Rawlings came through for me in my difficult moments as President – Akufo-Addo Listen to article President Akufo-Addo has described the late former President Jerry John Rawlings as his “good friend and a repository of sound advice.” According to Mr Akufo-Addo, in moments of difficulty in his presidency, he could count on Mr Rawlings’ considerable “wealth of experience and knowledge,” and “on those occasions, he came through for me.” Nana Akufo-Addo said these in a tribute to Mr Rawlings during his final funeral rites at the Black Square in Accra on Wednesday, 27 January 2021. The President admitted that although Mr Rawlings and himself were not the best of friends at a point, with time, things changed and they came to see value in each other.