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June 4 was ‘justifiable intervention’ against graft – Rawlings

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33 ) 7 years ago

    Author:-Banda..... John Mahama has packed the Jubilee-Flagstaff House with tribalists, rapists, good-for-nothing staffers, fraudsters, liars, political nincompoops, thieves, and scoundrels, thus denying jobs to trained profes ...
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  • eddie 7 years ago

    Rawlings and the military set get back 50 years.

  • Agbesi 7 years ago

    Rawlings daughter trying to enter parliament through the back door is that not corruption?

  • Sam 7 years ago

    Rawlings, after your first coup, what was the reason for your second coup, overthrowing a government voted into power by the people in Ghana?

    Rawlings thinks he is the only smart person in Ghana, yet his background proves ...
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  • Joe 7 years ago

    Good governance doesn't need strong men and coup makers, good governance needs strong state institutions with check and balances and the rule of law, that is, nobody should be above the law.

  • SAY IT LOUD ! 7 years ago

    GHANA REALLY HAD GONE BESECK LIKE IT IS TODAY UNDER THIS CORRUPT GOVERNMENT. SO THAT 1979 COUP WAS 'JUSTIFIABLE' BUT ONLY FOR THE FACT THAT IT WAS AGAINST AN ILLEGAL MILLITARY, BUT NOT BCOS GHANA NEEDED YOU OR SOME SOLDIERS.
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  • thief rawlings 7 years ago

    Nonsense! June 4th was born out of jealous of the hard working asantes

  • NO NONSENSE TAKER 7 years ago

    One thing is certain, the statistics could tell you that Pepeni is a waste and can't rule. Putting all these Zongo men together as NDC and all these pollutions including the scrumbling of Fulani headsmen to bring cattle to th ...
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  • Kofi 7 years ago

    What stops you today. It was thousands then and you killed. Now it is in millions and unfortunately its the same NDC you helped set up to destroy Dr Nkrumah's CPP. Arise and do it again you con man.

  • OKOTO 7 years ago

    Sometimes I feel for J.J. because his so called June 4th values have been betrayed by his own people. Yes, the very people he brought into politics to continue from where he left off have messed up big time. Corruption be wha ...
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  • mayor 7 years ago

    What a load of rubbish. Tell that to the dogs.Change comes through a collective will of the people.This criminal should stand trial.

  • Kudjo. 7 years ago

    You have been great. The country Ghana was under the rule of corrupt military senior officers including Lebanese as i can remember as young guy working at Burma Camp then. You have been honest to Ghana people, only they canno ...
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  • Adu,Kumasi 7 years ago

    Ghanaians are dishonest people,God bless you JJ my man

  • Akans Prophecies 7 years ago

    Idiots ! Was the corruptions in Acheampong's time more insidious than what we have today with NDC ? The SMC never borrowed to share among themsevles. There were low prices and recessions on the world market , and that needed ...
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  • Ragmzo 7 years ago

    DO YOU STILL FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THE BETRAYAL OF THE COMRADES WHO SUPPORTED YOU?

  • TD 7 years ago

    Greedy Scotish Bustard needs to be punish. Remember the evil that man do lives after them. You and your family will surely pay for your evil.

  • But Let's Forgive The Rawlings's. 7 years ago

    Wait! Wait! His daughter is waiting on the sidelines to be president also. They all thrive on the ignorance and naivety of the Ghanaian populace. Accountability, my foot! His daughter is clearly breaking the rules for standin ...
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  • Akans Prophecies 7 years ago

    Human beings might forgive them but never their maker for it is written by the word of God that every Evil or Sinner belongs to Hell. But the conception of christianity is out of control these days , so we have the obligat ...
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  • ATM 7 years ago

    the corruption again is too much, please do something

  • Chief Vandal 7 years ago

    Jerry keep on dreaming.

  • HONESTLY 7 years ago

    WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.

    DONT COMPARE YOURSELF TO JESUS CHRIST PLEASE

  • Jay 7 years ago

    But mr.jj has that reason why u kill those officers ceased when u took over administration with your friends? I hope it came worse off and does that also smack injustice? I am glad u brought some sections of the bible to supp ...
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  • TULA 7 years ago

    If June 4th is of any 'justifiable intervention' as JJ Rawlings claims what lessons did Ghanaians learn from this intervention ; it killing and stilling and racism ; what did he have on people or what lessons did learn after ...
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  • Revulva 7 years ago

    Kwaseampanin. May you die a very painful death. I hate this half-caste bastard and his fucking greedy shitty family. Why is this man always hurting our feelings and insulting our intelligence, huh? This murderer should be kil ...
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  • Funtuzy 7 years ago

    Look at this fool, you and non of your family members is qualified to even Polish the rawlings' shoes let alone to be his house boy. You hate them and so what? Foolish talk, go burn the sea, your curses will return to hunt ...
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  • Akans Prophecies 7 years ago

    I wonder if you have brains and commonsense. Who was rawlings before turning his guns against his senior officers?. A poor church mouse ! Borrowing yoko gari because his monthly pay could not support his living. Idiot ! How d ...
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  • NDC 7 years ago

    What has been the outcome of your probity and accountability coup? Is your NDC any better?
    I think you are a misersble motherfucker.

  • THE GREATEST 7 years ago

    We don't want to hear about any June 4 nonsense. The great Mohamed Ali is dead and we are mourning him.
    By the way, why must we commemorate a "revolution" that got rid of lightweight thieves and replaced them with heavyweigh ...
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  • huuuuh 7 years ago

    Let it happen again now!! Because the people u trained are doing worse than what u preached against which eventually brought about your so called June 4th. So I asked where lies your honesty as far as staging that coup is con ...
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  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    Rawlings is the only criminal coup maker left since he killed all those he took power from. He must be arrested, tried and executed like he did to others.

  • JB 7 years ago

    No comment

  • kk 7 years ago

    What about now your ndc party

  • Preman 7 years ago

    Miserable jj,you killed our elders and stole from our motherland,you sold all our properties to your friends and family in the name of divestiture,you protected yourself with an indemnity,posterity will judge you!

  • Lotsu Bless 7 years ago

    Indeed, we owe you a sincere gratitude, cos you are the bedrock of the peace and harmony we are enjoying today. If for nothing at all, we the current generation and the unborn shall have you as the Pilar upon which democracy ...
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  • London man 7 years ago

    Thumps up bros

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  • BILLA PHILEMON 7 years ago

    Bravo

  • Addai Sarfo Yeboah - Canada 7 years ago

    You can say all you want till you die, Ghanaian will not forgive you. You are criminal,divisionist,selfish,hipocrite and thief.

  • kwame larbi 7 years ago

    Your were born as a leader bravo

  • Adjapong NTRA SAKYI 7 years ago

    You talk about probity and accountability which necessitated the coup because of the prevailing corruption at the time. We can all agree but what happened the money collected in AFRC A/C NO. 48?

  • sibruku Tifalo 7 years ago

    IF EWE JATO justifies his mad hatred coup against graft and Rape on the country then,WHAT CAN WE SAY OF THE PRESENT GREEDY CORRUPT FOOLS ON THE HELM OF AFFAIRS NOW? WHY DOES HE CRITIZE THIS Gorvt.dailly and do NOTHING NOW! Gr ...
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  • Kwaku Fosu 7 years ago

    You cowards you only murdered my dear brother Gen. Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa. Because you and your gangsters cowards were afraid of my brother.
    My dear brother would have lived to be 80 on 16 June 2016
    Now all our f ...
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  • kelley 7 years ago

    africa in general are all corrupted .every body is fighting for his self

  • KILLING GHANA 7 years ago

    Even in the advent of so-called multi-party democracy,corruption,indiscipline and institutional paralysis is at crescendo.
    Endemic corruption in this country has been institutionalized and same promoted with impunity.During ...
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  • ATAAKA T T. 7 years ago

    Papa J, has done a lot if possible Ghanaian we say the truths,a man in a low rak in army fighting,to input justice n disobedience,but peoples forgotten whom were the coup decterters in 1966n co,(papa j) l kooooo......

  • jonathan Amegashie 7 years ago

    I wish some one today can standout for another June 4 exercise which will clean up the huge corruption that HSS amount to suffering in this country.
    Ghanaians know the truth, don't let any selfish politicians make see June 4 ...
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  • ============= 7 years ago

    I BET IT,S ONLY THIS IDIOT CALLED RAWLINGS WHO CELEBRATES JUNE 4th.

  • # VOTE MAHAMA OUT ! 7 years ago

    Rawlings is an agent of lucifer. Rawlings should stay away and Allow Ghanaians to peacefully elect their leaders to give democracy a chance to work !

  • AMB 7 years ago

    JJ justifiable or not not your wife nullified your good intentions by looting state properties ie GREL, Nsawam etc. Remember recent case between Barnafo and your wife. Did she become shareholder of GREL legitimately?

  • Jay 7 years ago

    You are a hypocrite that is self seeking and self centred. You assume we are all fools who don't know how you wanted to be leader of the country for life. I'm happy NDC has sidelined you and your evil intentions. Cancel June ...
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  • Concern citizen 7 years ago

    why is Ghanaians tend to the freedom whiles the justice is now overlooked.

  • Jay jay 7 years ago

    as far as I can remember you are a very big fool a good for nothing idiot and I will sue Ghana Web for not reading through such a stupid comments how can you call your president an Idiot can your mother father any any member ...
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  • VOICE OF REASON 7 years ago

    So therefore June 4 cannot be said to be a "justifiable intervention"......period

  • E. T. Mensah 7 years ago

    ... the financial problems of Rawlings and his ewe cohorts!

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  • OGA BUTUBUTUBUTU 7 years ago

    Let's pray for Ghana

  • Sir Bob 7 years ago

    In de second paragraph of de extract, Flight Lieutenant is not a rank in de Army but in de Air Force. Flight Lieutenant equivalent rank in de Ghana Army is Captain.
    Thank u

  • OPANINPA 7 years ago

    WHAT RAWLINGS SAW IN 1979 AS CORRUPTION AND GRAFT HAVE BEEN DWARFED BY THE NAKED THEFT OF MONEY AND STATE ASSETS BY RAWLINGS AND HIS FAMILY. HE SHOULD LOOK AROUND AND TELL THE COUNTRY WHETHER THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF ACHEAMP ...
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  • VOICE OF REASON 7 years ago

    Boakye Gyan,Akata-pore,Rawlings and co all wanted to taste power and 'chop' the country's money......nothing more nothing lless

  • YTy 7 years ago

    June 4 for all its worth will be a footnote in Ghana's history Rawlings will barely get a mention. Mark my words.

  • Odikro 7 years ago

    Se the lawlessness you mutiny and stupidity has brought onto Ghana. Shut your fucking mouth while we clean up the mess.

  • Adu Poku 7 years ago

    Is a real shame that we're still afraid of trying you.You should be hanged at the same place you shot your comrades so that birds eat you slowly before you perish.God should send you to hell before Hitler.You thief

  • Adu Poku 7 years ago

    The new revolution is coming.Ghanaians will seize everything we know from every politician and dictators and their cronies everything they have acquired from the time of independence to deterr new politicians from stealing in ...
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  • KOTIASO GYATABA TORONTO 7 years ago

    Rawlings count your curses one by one.
    You killed people because of money, now you're richer than many others in Ghana. Your selfish interest has been accomplished. FIEMODINNNNNNN.

  • wiseco, usa 7 years ago

    Is Rawling's and the family still leaving at Rigde house, that belongs the government. He should shut up with his so call June 4 uprising n let the people of ghana think. He preaches corruption, but has amass worth with his w ...
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  • NPP KWASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO 7 years ago

    No one benefited from your June 4th shit! You were the biggest beneficiary of your dictatorship. From "yo ke gari" creditor to a billionaire. Where is your money coming from? Tell us how you make your bread.

  • Kwakuo Twumpuduo 7 years ago

    This man deserves firing squad for the blatant distortion of facts and killing innocent people in Ghana from 1979 to 2001. Corrupt despot who hides behind propaganda to carry out policies. He is a cheat,liar very dishonest an ...
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  • Maame 7 years ago

    We are tired of you seeking ATTENTION and DISHONESTY to people who SACRIFICE their lives for you and your selfish CORRUPT BITCH, you cannot even CONTROL. Yet you insult the Leanders because you are jealous of the good things ...
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  • Maame 7 years ago

    We are tired of you seeking ATTENTION and DISHONESTY to people who SACRIFICE their lives for you and your selfish CORRUPT BITCH, you cannot even CONTROL HER, Yet you insult the Leanders because you are jealous of the good th ...
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  • AFTER 59 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE? 7 years ago

    Interesting.

    It just occured to me to google "Rawlings", spelt backwards.

    What I got was:
    "Rawlings spelled backwards is Sgnilwar. The meaning of Rawlings is: Son of the little wolf counsellor.

    We are Ghanaians an ...
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  • JM 7 years ago

    JJ now no more JUNE4th, NOW 3rd JUNE covered it all..

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 7 years ago

    REFRESHING MEMORIES AND TO RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT YESTERDAY, JUNE 5, 2016 MARKED THE HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY OF MY DEAR LOVING BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER KEKELI AMA AMEKUDZI BORN IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND RESIDENT IN NE ...
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