{"id":451370,"date":"2018-01-01T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/01\/politics-in-ghana-now-synonymous-to-wealth-creation-rawlings\/"},"modified":"2018-01-01T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T12:34:21","slug":"politics-in-ghana-now-synonymous-to-wealth-creation-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/01\/politics-in-ghana-now-synonymous-to-wealth-creation-rawlings\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics in Ghana now synonymous to wealth creation &#8211; Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday,  1 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-01-01<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/15752932.295.jpg\" alt=\"Rawlings Speak New\" title=\"Rawlings Speak New\" width=\"295\" height=\"169\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former President Jerry John Rawlings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1514810061_734_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Many perceive politics as being synonymous to acquiring wealth at a fraudulently rapid pace and has nothing to do with service to country, according to former President Jerry John Rawlings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics to some is no longer about the right of every individual\u201d, he observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNational decision-making through the District Assemblies and other grassroots political structures that were created to enhance equity and create a national wealth of ideas and sense of belonging\u201d, he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday our politics is one of patronage and dependence on cash cows\u201d, the former military ruler bemoaned at this year\u2019s edition of the 31st December Revolution Anniversary held in Volta Regional capital, Ho.<\/p>\n<p>According to the anti-corruption crusader, some people have used the leadership opportunities offered them to acquire ill-gotten wealth, which they now use to manipulate the citizenry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who have today turned the clock of progress around and allowed kalabule to confidently walk back into the soul of the country, history has to be re-told\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir arrogance and indifference has almost brought the country to its knees\u201d, former President Jerry John Rawlings stated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGhanaHomePage%2Fvideos%2F1752686288142095%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() 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