I am waiting for an opportunity to meet former President Rawlings- President John Mills

Though many Ghanaians have expressed their resentment over the seemingly good relationship between President Mills and former President Rawlings, it appears Ghanaians have no cause to worry because there is no acrimony between the President and the Rawlings' family.

Addressing the media today, President Mills has debunked any assertion that he and former President Rawlings are not on good speaking terms, hence, are at war with each other.

It is an incontrovertible fact that Rawlings' role in the 2008 run-off contributed immensely to the victory claimed by the ruling NDC government but after proceeding to the castle on full authority, what seemed to be trust turned into a battle as the former President has consistently accused the Mills' administration of appointing "Greedy Bustards" to lead the nation.

In President Mills' three years of reign as the Head of State, several arsenals have been fired at him from various quarters of the NDC party with the massive ones coming from former President Jerry John Rawlings.

The infighting between the Rawlings' loyalists and Mills' fanatics in government has been lingering around but all seems to come to a halt today after answering a question from the Editor of the Alhaji Newspaper, Alhaji Bature, President Mills discounts any misgivings between him and the former President.

Alhaji Bature had sought to find out from the number one citizen of the land, “given the strained relationship between you and the founder Rawlings do you think we (NDC) stand a chance of winning the 2012 elections?

Though he would not rule out their differences, President Mills says he is on amicable terms with Ex-President Rawlings and that nothing has changed. According to him, what the party needs is unity and so called on party functionaries to mend and dump their differences to ensure a united front.

Speaking to the Editors at the castle, President Mills said "in unity lies strength; a house divided cannot stand. It is our prayer that we come together as a party to be able to prosecute our agenda. My relationship with President Rawlings has not changed."
"I’m waiting for an opportunity, if it should come, the two of us will sit down and plan together. This is not strange, it happens with a number of parties”.

“However, we are working hard to bring all our parties together. It is not easy, but we have to make an effort. I want to appeal to all of us in the NDC to be able to sit down with one another to resolve all our differences. All of us should be able to realize that without a united front, things will not come easy for us, …"

Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Xfm 95.1/Accra/Ghana