A confidant of the late President Jerry John Rawlings, Group Captain Richard Fordjour (Rtd.) has disclosed that the former military leader died while feeling betrayed by persons who worked closely with him.
Speaking at a vigil held in his memory at the Air Force Mess in Accra, Group Captain Fordjour (Rtd.) noted that Rawlings was hit hard by Prof Kwamena Ahwoi’s book, ‘Working with Rawlings’ which was very critical of him.
The book described Rawlings as a leader who always intimidated his subordinates.
Speaking on the former President’s last days, Captain Fordjour said “In his last days, he [Rawlings] died betrayed. That book, that was and the response that came from those he worked with, really hit him very hard. We did our best to restrain him from responding but it was a big blow to him.”
He further stated that the release of the controversial Ahwoi book, coupled with the death of Rawlings’s mother Madam Victoria Agbotui – both events occurring close to each other in 2020 – were a big blow to Rawlings.
“Given the benefit of hindsight, his late days [were] not his best, apart from the medical condition that got deteriorated,” Group Captain Fordjour stressed.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
