The majority members in the parliament have booed formal President Rawlings
at President Nana Akufo-addo’s final state of the Nation Address.
The New Patriotic Party MPs took to shouting “away,away,” when the speaker of the parliament announced former President Rawlings and former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings among the roll call of dignitaries in the House for the address on Thursday.
The NPP MPs shortly before that had booed the minority NDC MPs who walked out of the chamber over the failure of the common fund.
The minority boycotted the address after the police band played the national anthem, launching into the verse that says …”resist the oppressors rule.”
Rwalings became the next target of disapproval as some NNP MPs shouted ‘away’ at the former President.
The Former President and Nana Addo have been enjoying a much-publicized romance. Rawlings has grown increasingly fed up with the NDC which he formed and appears to support the NPP government.
Rawlings has been at his quiet best under the Akufo-Addo’s government after lambasting all other previous government.
Never in the political history of Rawlins has he heaped praises on another Ghananian politician than President Akufo Addo.
His criticism of former Ghanaian leaders appears to have ended with Nana Addo.
The founder of the National Democratic Congress found problems with the late President Atta Mills and former President John Mahama-both from NDC.
John Kufuor, his successor in 2001 endured heavy criticism that still lasts to date.
But Nana Akufo-Addo, the 4th President after J.J Rawlings, appears to have dodged a bullet.
Source: theindependent
