The news of the death of Former President of the Republic of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has taken the West African continent by surprise.
Thousands of Nigerians have taken to social media to react to his death which was announced today, November 12, 2020.
Sources reveal that he passed away after battling a short illness.
To some Nigerians, he was 'a great iroko tree which had fallen', and a leader who lived an exemplary life.
According to another group of Nigerians, he has greatly transformed Ghana into the great country it is today.
View some tweets below:
RIP Ghana's elder statesman and Ex-president pic.twitter.com/dMkV8xmo8B
— Moski_7 (@EffaKyeiR) November 12, 2020
The great Iroko tree has fallen ???????????????? R.I.P Papa J pic.twitter.com/N71jukWmsa
— AmG HomeBwoy (@HomeBwoyGH1) November 12, 2020
African lost a legend,may his soul be at rest???????????? pic.twitter.com/CbVhqAtpCY
— Maliya?????? (@AnacletMliya) November 12, 2020
Indeed is dead inevitable
— EDET LIVES IN CALABAR???????????????????????????????????????????????? (@EdetZamani) November 12, 2020
Everyone will definitely depart to this unknown world
Today is Jerry Rawlings tomorrow can be you or me
Rest In Peace Papa J J pic.twitter.com/dJZgyBuH62
The greatest Ghanian president ever ????????,RIP
— Unilag's Finest ? (@bluegirlolu) November 12, 2020
African hero! You made Ghana great again. Who will make Nigeria great again- God.
— M - C. K @nature/peace. (@mbah_kate) November 12, 2020
Oh! ????????????One day a JJ Rawlings will rise for Nigeria to set the records straight for a New Beginning. You fought for a new Ghana. Now take your rest. Adieu sir???????? #EndSARS #EndSARS
— NewDawnisHere (@TheRebirth2020) November 12, 2020
His role in governance transform Ghana... To what we have today.
— Kunle bodunrin (@lordgapson) November 12, 2020
Rest well general.
My dad (who lived in #Ghana for 29yrs) was a big fan of JJ Rawlings.
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) November 12, 2020
Him: ‘Rawlings is what we need to fight corruption in #Nigeria.’
Love him or loathe him, besides Kwame Nkrumah, no political leader has had much of an impact on Ghana as Rawlings. ???? pic.twitter.com/qFvpxnbtjK
Your parents were hoarding products in their houses just to sell them at higher prices when scarcity sets in and demanding goes high, Rawlings didn't allow so you people dey fell bad belle..
— Nungua Eminem ???? (@nunguaeminem) November 12, 2020
Abi you saw what happened to the COVID Palliatives in Nigeria?
Nigerians love JJ Rawlings more than Ghanaians. His revolution is romanticised in these parts. But his Ghanaian legacy is far more complicated. ????
— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) November 12, 2020
Former President JJ Rawlings die for Ghana Buh Buhari catch stray bullets for Nigeria pic.twitter.com/Xs7QyKLt89
— Laycon PA ?????? (@OlamideGh) November 12, 2020
