NPP Opens Fire On Rawlings

Posted to the web 9 October 2008 Bismark Bebli THE RULING New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened more fire on the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings over his consistent allegations of corruption against government officials, including the sitting President, Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor. The NPP has also delved into the manifesto of the NDC, describing it as a document that lacks original ideas and has a sense of inertia that presage how they (NDC) will approach the problems of the country if elected. Addressing a news conference in Accra, yesterday, the National Chairman, Mr. Peter Mac Manu accused the former President of collecting kickbacks from GHACEM- SCANCEM but failed to prove his innocence except to deny it. "Indeed last year, a Norwegian court, the Norwegian owners of GHACEM... [read full story]