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Rawlings: Democracy should reflect Africa’s culture

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  • dudda 10 years ago

    BRAVO

  • ZoRRo 10 years ago

    It is nice to evolve from a "revolutionary" to the richest man in the country; with your wife owning most of the previous state enterprises. Who gives these crooks the stage to deceive the poor. We have copied democracy from ...
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  • preman 10 years ago

    look at the controversial jj,the originator of vote buying!

  • SLY 10 years ago

    FADA OF VOTE BUYING.

  • AOW 10 years ago

    YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED U THIEF AND MURDER!! U CONNIVED WITH THE WEST TO SELL OFF ALL GHANAS STATE ENTERPRISES IN THE NAME OF PRIVATIZATION AND TAKING % KICK BACK! 20 YEARS RULING GHANA WHAT HAVE U TO SHOW FOR? YOUR ARROGANCE ...
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  • Daavi 10 years ago

    JJ BRAVO. SIT DOWN AND REST FOR ITS AOW TURN TO DO SOMETHING FOR MOTHER GHANA.

  • AOW 10 years ago

    I HAVE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY!!WHAT ABOUT U?

  • Ibrahim 10 years ago

    We need rawlings and martin amidu to really consolidate our democracy through d fight against corruption that has really shaken the basis of our survival.. Thank you rawlings

  • Concerned 10 years ago

    Ibramin, we need maybe Amidu but why Rawlings.Did you see the comments from AOW? were you too young to remember what Rawlings did? If you are, then you will be too young to remember AJAX or OPIA.Like Rawlings, they were grea ...
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  • Dr. Appocco 10 years ago

    Do we have a Ghanaian culture that our brand of democracy must reflect?
    So Rawlings think culture is static? Because culture is dynamic must of our traditional institutions have become anachronistic and are not suited for t ...
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  • Martin Kex 10 years ago

    Is JJ NOW AGREENING WITH KUTU'S UNIGOV IDEA?

  • Daavi 10 years ago

    IF UNIGOV THE RIGHT WAY, NOTHING WILL STOP JJ FROM ADVOCATING THE RIGHT CAUSE OF ACTION. JJ HATED THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION THOSE DAYS. WHEN WE GHANAIANS QUEUED IN TOGO SHOOPING FOR BASIC ITEMS i.e. T.ROLLS - NEVER AGAIN!

  • Dr. med.William Acquah,Germany 10 years ago

    Just look at a very poor guy,who has become rich through politics and never believed in democracy!What are his educational credentials?He was a brutal ruler for almost two decades!Ghana had to join HIPC after he had handed ov ...
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  • Mohammed 10 years ago

    ,I know it always take a revolution to make a solution.Please Rawlings, where is the solution.what you did was to make your way.Instead of killing bribery,you make it survive the more.Sixteen (16)years of military revolution ...
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  • Yaw Adu-Asare 10 years ago

    Is Rawlings relevant?

  • OKOROMANSA 10 years ago

    THIS LUNATIC CAN'T STOP BARKING. AND HE IS TALKING ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND CORRUPTION, GOD HAVE MERCY ON THIS LUNATIC. ONE DAY WILL BE FOR YOU.

  • BEST 10 years ago

    Be ashamed for calling Rawlings lunatic! You are expected to freely comment on the article you have just read and, if possible, make alternative suggestions, but you are not permitted to use your right to free speech in this ...
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  • JERRY JOHN PETERS 10 years ago

    TRUTH IS ALWAYS BITTER BUT FOR SOME OF US WHO ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF TOMORROW, WE WILL FOREVER LISTEN TO THE "WISE WORDS" OF HIS EXCELLENCY, FLT. LT. (RTD.) J.J RAWLINGS. LONGLIVE AND MORE GREASE TO YOUR ELBOWS.

  • Faiza Umar 10 years ago

    I can't believe this guy can still talk to ghanaians about democracy,why can't heleave us alone and start looking for his father.Ghanaian need their child support from this bastard son of a gun...

  • Kwabena nyarko 10 years ago

    Ha haa

  • Akans Prophecies 10 years ago

    Someone must stop this loudmouth monster from screaming his thoughless thesis on Africa's democracy. His arguments are baseless. Its perfomance has no major conclusion. It is a cry of desperation coming from an ancient comm ...
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  • Faiza Umar 10 years ago

    I can't believe this guy is preaching about democracy in ghana,why can't he leave us alone after butchering our people he should start looking for his father because this bastard son of a gun father owns ghanaians child suppo ...
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  • NATTY BISCOT 10 years ago

    Papa J when did democracy become relevant to you? Democracy had long existed before you embarked on your June 4th revolutionary escapades to gratify your own egocentric ambitions.

    Do you remember you odered my father to be ...
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  • TAKYI GABRIEL 10 years ago

    i believe that if we follow the speech of our formal president ;democracy can be authenticated for democratic development.

  • LUCIFER 10 years ago

    I AGREE WITH PAPA RAWLINGS

  • Kwabena nyarko 10 years ago

    Who owns M plaza hotel

  • Kwabena nyarko 10 years ago

    There seem to be many unreconciled souls in Gh n the tot n hear of any utterances by rawlings sends Shivers through the spine the many who have lost their loved ones , the many who have gone missing n declared dead n the thou ...
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  • KwaBena Nyarko 10 years ago

    Let peace reign

  • fuad awuni 10 years ago

    what ever that is about you and not frm u cnt b best fr u.prez Rawlings jst said it all.our system shud reflect us