Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has paid
tribute to former party chairman, Dr. Kwabena Adjei, describing him as a
very strong and passionate man who lived his conviction.
The
founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), said he had a great
deal of respect for Dr. Adjei because he stood for his beliefs and was
not a materialist.
Describing the late Adjei as a fighter during
a call on his family at his Agboba residence in the outskirts of Accra
on Monday, former President Rawlings said the deceased was however very
sad and disappointed about a lot of things.
“Adjei was
disappointed in terms of our own weaknesses as a party. He was
disappointed about the politics of our party and the fact that it had
been monetized and held hostage. He was hurt about the loss of the value
systems of the party,” Flt Lt Rawlings said.
The former
President urged the family to stay strong and united during this
difficult period and expressed the hope that his children will carry
some of his fighting spirit.
An associate of the former
President and good friend of Dr. Adjei, Dr. Anthony Dzegede, who knew
Dr. Adjei from his Nigeria days said as a thinker and a philosopher, it
was only natural that Dr. Adjei became a politician.
Dr. Dzegede described the late Adjei as a genius with brilliant ideas, witty and full of humourous insinuations.
The
late Dr. Adjei served as party chairman from 2005 to 2014. Prior to
that he had a rich political history, serving in several capacities
under the PNDC and NDC governments.
NDC Disappointed Kwabena Adjei – Rawlings
