The Al-Hajj Got It Right Again
Yes, Rawlings Met Mills
…At The Osu Castle – Kofi Adams


The Al-Hajj has again scored another credibility points when it reported in the last three editions that former President Rawlings and his one-time confidante and Vice-President, President J.E.A. Mills have smoke the peace and have girded their loins to work together to secure a resounding victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in this year’s elections.

The Special Aide to Former President Rawlings has confirmed that his boss had a meeting with the sitting President John Evans Atta Mills at the Osu castle last week.

According to Mr. Adams the meeting, which was more of a visit by the former President was quite brief adding that Mr. Rawlings went to the castle to see President Mills to find out his state of health after he returned from his medical checkup in the United States.

Speaking on Accra-based Joy Fm, Mr. Adams dismissed speculations that the two – Mills and Rawlings, met in Equatorial Guinea at the behest of the President of that country – Obiang Mbasogo Nguema.

He added that former President Jerry Rawlings was in Equatorial Guinea but on a totally different mission contrary to speculations that the two were invited by Mr. Mbasogo Nguema who is alleged to be trying to mediate peace between the two.

According to Mr. Adams, he cannot tell whether other meetings are scheduled or not.











In a related development, aide to the Rawlingses, Kofi Adams has denied Daily Guide report that former President Jerry Rawlings conferred with President J.E.A Mills in Equatorial Guinea under the aegis of that country's President, His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguama Mbasogo, ostensibly to smoke the peace pipe.

According to him, information at his disposal clearly indicates that there was never any meeting between the two in Equatorial Guinea.

The Daily Guide newspaper, in its Monday, July 16 publication, reported that President Mills has moved to the international arena, soliciting support from international figures to broker peace with the NDC founder.

The newspaper further published that President Mills held an unplanned and unannounced meeting with the former president.

But speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on PeaceFM's "Kokrokoo" Morning Show, the spokesperson for the Rawlingses said though the NDC founder was in Bata, the home country of President Mbasogo, he (Rawlings) was only honouring an official invite thrown his way.

"The former President was officially invited together with the Surinam leader by President Mbasogo...they did not meet with President Mills for any discussion in Equatorial Guinea...I'm not sure President Mills was even in that country. If he was there, it might have been after the former First Family had left...," Kofi Adams said.

Meanwhile, ex-president Rawlings is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for an African Union summit as the AU Special Envoy to Somalia. He is expected back home on Tuesday.



Additional Files from: Beatrice Adepa Frempong/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana and citifmonline.com