Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has responded to criticisms by former President Rawlings that he demeaned Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy in his time as president.
In a very harsh tone, Mr Kufuor’s spokesperson, Frank Agyekum, described Mr Rawlings’ criticism as baseless.
Former President Kufuor has described as baseless criticisms from his predecessor, Jerry John Rawlings, that he demeaned the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Dr Nkrumah, during his tenure.
According to him, he only fulfilled the dying wish of Dr Nkrumah’s wife, Fathia, and that could not have by any means demeaned his legacy.
Former President Rawlings, in an interview on Tuesday, criticised the presidents who have come after him for their poor handling of the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
The harshest of the criticism went to his successor whom he accused of desecrating Dr Nkrumah’s graveyard by burying his wife in the same grave as him. This gesture from Mr Kufuor, which he described as pretentious, turned the mausoleum into a family graveyard, effectively demeaning Nkrumah’s legacy.
According to him, he only fulfilled the dying wish of Dr Nkrumah’s wife, Fathia, and that could not have by any means demeaned his legacy.
Former President Rawlings, in an interview on Tuesday, criticised the presidents who have come after him for their poor handling of the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
The harshest of the criticism went to his successor whom he accused of desecrating Dr Nkrumah’s graveyard by burying his wife in the same grave as him. This gesture from Mr Kufuor, which he described as pretentious, turned the mausoleum into a family graveyard, effectively demeaning Nkrumah’s legacy.
Source: Daily Graphic
