General News of Thursday, 19 November 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.com‘People didn’t know how kind Rawlings was’ - Teary Gerald Annan pays homageplay videoGerald Annan Forson was the personal photographer for the late Jerry John RawlingsFounding member of the Ghana Union of Professional Photographers (GUPP), Gerald Annan Forson, has established that former President Jerry John Rawlings was one of the kindest souls he has ever encountered. Speaking to GhanaWeb after signing the late JJ Rawlings’s book of condolence, Mr. Annan Forson said despite the fact that the former president was very emotional, he was also extremely kind. He gets very emotional about things sometimes and loses his cool but he is a very kind person. Recounting his fondest memories with the late Rawlings, Mr. Gerald Forson recalled how he almost chewed “KpaKposhito” (Pepper) during dinner at the castle with the Rawlingses because he left his spectacles at home and couldn’t exactly see what he was eating. According to Mr. Annan Forson, the former president’s death came as a shock to him because their friendship lasted for 60 years.

Source: GhanaWeb November 19, 2020 12:11 UTC