Former President Jerry John Rawlings has added his voice to growing hardship in the country and has finally admitted for the first time that times are hard in Ghana and that under the current dispensation, nothing seem to be working.
Mr Rawlings who was among dignitaries at the funeral of Nana Ama Obu Derby-Michaelis, mother of Vice President of the Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG), Adam Imoru Ayarna observed that the situation is so bad that it has a toll on persons performing even funerals.
He advised that in such times, Ghanaians must support one another.
The former President and founder of the leading opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) really emphasized the need for Ghanaians to support another since that is the only way they can face the “hardship” head on.
’We all know how hard things are in Ghana right now. Times are really hard and during critical moments such as this funeral, the expenses family incurs is a not a joke. Things are not going too well for a lot of people. So I am pleading with all of you, the way things are we have no choice but to help one another. I wish I could support’’ he said to the applause of other mourners.
According to him, things are not going too well for many persons in the country, including himself; indicating that he wished he could do more in support of the bereaved family but “it is not easy” for him.
He explained that he attended the funeral because the son of the deceased, Adam Imoru Ayarna as a man who has a lot of courage to stand his grounds to defend noble values and integrity.
“He is a man who has got a lot of courage. Courage to stand his ground in defense of noble values, in defense of integrity and what it journeys. That is one of the main reasons I have come here and I am glad to see so many of you including our traditional leaders and opinion leaders also gathered here”, he said.
