President Jerry John Rawlings, in a gesture of reconciliation...

President Jerry John Rawlings, in a gesture of reconciliation as he neared the end of his final term, offered an apology to those who suffered as a result of the decisions he took during almost two decades of power. He said, "We could not have turned the country round, nor come this far, without some difficult, painful, unpalatable but necessary decisions. In the process, we have offended some people. We have upset some people. We have hurt some people. To all such persons, I say we are sorry".