Rawlings says to Ghanaians "Don’t
doubt my integrity"
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Oct 1, Ghanadot - The
Former President, Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has urged
Ghanaians to count on his integrity and that of his wife in
the raging Mabey and Johnson scandal that is threatening to
bring down key Ministers in President Mills’ administration.
Speaking briefly to journalists at the Kotoka International
Airport on his return from a trip abroad yesterday, Mr.
Rawlings, whose wife Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has been
linked to the scandal, declined to comment on the details of
the allegations, except to call on Ghanaians never to doubt
his integrity and that of his wife.
“There is a lot my wife would like to say but I think let’s
give it a break for some time. Ghanaians will certainly hear
from us. You can count on our integrity for a start. Never
doubt my integrity and don’t doubt my wife’s integrity as
far as these allegations are concerned.” He said.
The allegations are currently being investigated by the
Attorney General and Minister of Justice on the instructions
of President John Mills.
President Atta Mills ordered the
investigations after an English court ruling indicted some
top Ghanaian politicians, including NDC officials serving in
the current government of taking huge bribes in the 1980s
and 1990s to influence the award of government contracts to
Mabey and Johnson, a UK Construction firm.
The ruling NDC party has since
tried to de-link itself from the scandal.
In a statement signed by the Party's Chairman, Kwabena Adjei
on Tuesday, the NDC said it had never received funds from
Mabey and Johnson and that records available do not reveal
receipt of any such funds from the UK firm.
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