Former President Jerry John Rawlings has stated that Ghanaians should blame the former president John Agyakum Kufour for the economic misery in the Country.
He said while he was advocating for less child bearing, his predecessor was campaigning for more child births.
He noted that he eagerly campaigned for family planning because a lack of it undermined development by starving government of much-needed resources for economic development at the time.
“…And mind you, when I am talking on subjects persistently, like family planning, family planning…it was a subject I always spoke about … because a lack of family planning virtually undermines your development programme; you’re creating starvation for yourself, of resources, et cetera. So when I am, even during the campaign period, advocating for family planning, and there is in the next corner another politician saying: “mun wu ba[ give birth to children], mun wu ba, mun wu ba,” that’s, what’s his name? Kufour for you! How? I am wondering: What the hell is wrong with this guy?…I wouldn’t say this if it wasn’t true!” He told Kwaku Sakyi-Addo in an excerpt of the interview sighted.
Mr Rawlings also revealed that serving as Head of State after his coup and even after he became President was tiresome because he had to be on the ground instead of just issuing instructions.
“It was very tiring business because you were not just enjoying the luxury of just giving orders. You had to be on the ground and have the time to lead things,” he disclosed.
The full interview with Rawlings will air at 7pm today on Asaase Radio.
