The Managing Editor of the Al Hajj newspaper, Alhaji Iddrisu Bature has jumped to the defense of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration on claims that they (NPP) frustrated former President Jerry Rawlings in his bid to establish a foundation. “This is totally false and I don’t expect Kofi Adams to be embarrassing the former President with this kind of statements. There is no evidence to support that” he added. Alhaji Bautre’s outburst was a reaction to an earlier statement by the spokesperson of former President Rawlings, Kofi Adams that the Kufuor-led NPP impeded his boss’ effort to set up a foundation. Kofi Adams said even though a parcel of land had already been acquired for the purpose, the NPP prevented it from materializing. He revealed that former President Rawlings will soon set up his own foundation. Kofi Adams' comment come after Mr. Rawlings’ successor, John Agyekum Kufuor launched his foundation on Tuesday September 20, 2011 in Accra. The foundation dubbed the John A. Kufuor Foundation would include the John A. Kufuor Centre for Leadership, Governance and Development, at the University of Ghana, Legon and a Presidential Library and Museum at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. But on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday, Alhaji Bature said Kofi Adams is being economical with the truth. He noted that former President Rawlings never had any intent to set up a foundation. The Al-Hajj editor explained that even though former President Rawlings devoted about 50 per cent of the money he won through the Hunger Project in the establishment of the University of Development Studies (UDS), he (Rawlings) never mentioned it as being part of a foundation he intends to set up. Alhaji Bature who conceded that the Kufuor administration sabotaged Mr. Rawlings from receiving an award from UDS said, that incident should not have prevented Mr. Rawlings from establishing his foundation. He empathized the need to give credit where it is due irrespective of political affiliations to move the country’s democracy forward. “If Kufuor has done it, let's give him the credit for doing it and it doesn't stop Rawlings from doing same”.