As the Head of State, J J Rawlings signed for the executions so what are talking about? Did you ever hear from Rawlings stating that he did not assent to the executions? Please don’t twist history!!!
Well you have some points there but the reality of the situation as recorded and upon reflections of some main actors of the time, did indicate that: -i) Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John's coup of 15th May 1979 failed and he was adopted by the Capt. Biakye Djan's 4 June 1979 coup dètat; -ii) Capt. Boakye Djan was the spokeman and the real leader of AFRC coup notably when Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was locked up and awaiting his sentencing for treason; -iii) Thus making Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John the chairman of AFRC was nothing but as a facade for public acceptance as at the time he was the being clamoured for by loads of Ghanaians from his comments during his court marshall. But the true leader of AFRC was Capt. Boakye Djan and he was their spokesman; -iv) It was an intelligent move by AFRC to use Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John as their chairman though without authority, but so as the coup gains public or civilians support and acceprance which is mandatory for any government.
Thank you Daniel for disagreeing with my analysis, but as intellectuals when you disagree with an article or a view you do not describe the antagonist as a fool. I wish you had given your 'wise' account as counter to debunk that of the fool's. I hope in future you learn to tolerate divergent views and not use uncivilised and indecent words in public space as it rather describes you unfavourable.
What you are Saying doesn't really make Sense! Once you are a leader ,If anything goes well you get the Reward, So If we blame him for the Killings, why try to defend him?
In principles I can understand your point and it is logically reasonable but not necessarily correct boss Akwesi. Because understanding events of humans is not only about logic, hence making the June 4, 1979 case an exceptional one with Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John's who lead the abortive coup of May 15, 1979 as neither the brainchild nor the leader of June 4, 1979 coup and invariably making him a follower disguised as the leader. Following this understanding, whatever he Fly Lft. Jerry Rawlings John thinks or feels or verbalises carries no weight and can be rubbished by the orchestrators of the June 4, 1979 coup, and this was confirmed by Gen. Joshua Hamidu who was the then Chief of Army Staff. Below are some clicks that may help throw more post mortem light to appreciate the analysis of the vlog. www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/110793/why-afrifa-could-not-have-been-my-hero.html www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/45180/justice-afreh-corroborates-rawlings.html allafrica.com/stories/200008240209.html Thank you Akwesi for watching and sharing your views. 🙏🏿😀
It is not about me exonerating Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlimgs John but the facts as published by main actors of the time and analytic reasoning. Please read my various responses to similar questions and familiarise yourself with the publications indicated.
What nonsense, your attempt to exonerate Rawlings falls flat! Rawlings had so much opportunity for many years to set the record state if he were innocent but he did not! He kept justifying the killings and bragging too. What stupidity!
He is a stupid and tribalistic guy who wants to defend the indefensible tribal man, Rawlins. How can you blame NPP for such barbaric crime that went on in 1979, while every right minded Ghanaian knows that it was Rawlins and his people who did that? Those Major Suleman and General Ahmidu joined NPP because of how they were betrayed by the greedy Rawlins. Don't forget that they had to run away from the country, and they were all living in exile. The only way they could return to Ghana was to support the NPP to get rid of Rawlins.
These killing was unfortunate . But the bad eggs 🥚 of blood shared was laid by Gen.Afrifa and those Ghanaian,and powerful Kings and some chiefs which continues in to the 1979 and 31,December 1981.
Your analysis seems credible. I have watched interviews of Boakye Gyan, he basically validated your claim -- that Rawlings was a puppet of theirs. He said they called the shots from behind but put forth Rawlings as the face of the revolution because the people had fallen in love with him. Notwithstanding, Rawlings must still bear blames or share accolades over whatever the AFRC did. I have watched Rawlings in one interview, where he nonchalantly said that some of those officers/leaders, even though they could have been innocent, had to be sacrificed. Even though I was a fan of Rawlings', I was still appalled that he would cavalierly say or do something that Hitleric/Stalinistic.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 Let me add that Boakye Gyan also said that Rawlings, after visiting Cuba, reneged (in private to them) on handing over power to civilians as had ben planned but they overruled him. Yes, the Rawlings of 1979 was not fully or solely in charge of the government of Ghana, as did the Rawlings of the 1980s through the early 2000s.
@@Zaramoku You have detailed and credible information of that era, hence please Zaramoku do share these accounts in a vlog form so future generations would learn from them for the improvement in leadership and society. I would be on the look out for your narration please. 😀🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏
Yes Misty_Blow if you claim you will pass your views to your children and grandchildren, it is your right and also the right of your listeners to critically think through your narratives and compare with many other counter accounts which are online. Thank you for watching 😀🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼
Please your emphatic statement is in line with claims by prof. Agyeman Duah of Kuffuor Foundation who am about to speak with, however other accounts points to the converse. I would leave you with these links for your reading and hindsight analysis. adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-tragedy-of-ignatius-acheampong.html?m=1 www.rawgist.com/ghana-retrospect-part-8-fall-acheampong/ In other to avoid doubts it is worth reading the AFRC/Ghana Armed Forces trial of Gen. Acheampong as heard by the 15 member panel, of which am yet to retrieve from the Ghana Armed Forces. This court marshall report if received or declassified would be of immense help. In the face of the contrasting reports some issues stands out as: - Gen. Acheampong being the main signatory of the only window of a 'chit' system of an import licence. Such has the tendency of favouritism and possible corruption of 10% creaming off as personal gains for being the signatory. Am not by this claiming Gen. Acheampong was involved in taking 10% bribe before issuing out the import 'chit' as I have no evidence to this effect: - other accounts has it that he was nepotistic and appointing his cousin as supply commission boss, and two others to state offices that were aligned to imports; - most heard was the allegation of he favouring women with gifts of an automobile in exchange for sex. This is another allegation yet to be substantiated but we have lost that opportunity. Postmortem thought that is in favour of Gen. Acheampong was the lack of a proper trial given him. Such hindsight error makes a strong case for him, though it can be countered with his 1972 coup being a treasonable offence. It is a mixed bag kind of case for now until more evidence especially the Ghana Armed Forces court marshall hearing report is made open. Generally as a democratic country, persons are innocent until proven guilty.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274a lot have said the man wasn’t corrupt so where’s your evidence that shows that he’s corrupt? Go and listen to what Zaye Yebo (a member of the AFRC/PNDC and part of the investigation team). He said they found not a single charge against the man and he had nothing apart from his house in his hometown. others who were part of the AFRC like Baah Acheamfour have also supported this claim so what’s your point here? The document you put here has mistakes too. Acheampong isn’t from Trabuom. Bring facts sir to support anything you put here. If it’s treasonable offense, then right but not corruption. And the treason charge also comes with questions. Why wasn’t he executed with the likes of Agbo and Solemey? Why was General Ankrah not charged with that too? Let’s just be straight and say the truth as it is. There were ulterior motives. Those killings were unnecessary and not done right. Don’t justify it in anyway. It changed nothing. The one who punished them for the alleged reasons also did same thing but who attacked him? You see how hypocrite some people can be? Never again! People’s lives were just wasted.
Thanks for watching Rockson 🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏😀. Please do well to read the links I did share as part of my responses to previous comments and you would appreciate the vlog better.
You may be rather sick, what’s your meaning of sacrifice and you want we to believe in you as if you were the only person living at that time. Do you think you are talking to your children.
I appreciate your second comment, and be informed thatper the video the word 'sacrifice' was used as a quote of a principal. In sharing ideas, no one is the repository of knowledge so do share yours in a logical chronological sequence for us to learn from please.
I appreciate your second comment, and be informed thatper the video the word 'sacrifice' was used as a quote of a principal. In sharing ideas, no one is the repository of knowledge so do share yours in a logical chronological sequence for us to learn from please.
Please learn your history well. The aborted coup in 15 May, 1979 was not by FAM. And Maj Sulleyman was not the leader of FAM it was Major Boakye Gyan the then a Private
Please I have provided more than enough published evidence (as responses to others of same thinking below) of some key actors in the May 15, and June 4 1979 coup detats as sources of my analysis, thus confirming that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against killing of the top military officers and the three former heads of state.
There is too distortion in your narration. The free African movement was formed in 1970 and to strike in 1984.However 15th may insurrection preempted them to turn june 4,th into an emergency or else all of them would have killed as they were friends of Rawlings The afrc was formed on 5,th June The leadership was bicephelous. Like Akuffo Addo and Dr Busia,in 1969.Jerry was ceremonial head of state whilst Boakye Djan was spokesman running govt. General Hamidu capitulated and was given a prepared speech to announce the overthrow of his own govt. Yes,Jerry hands could have been forced by other shadowy hands .Unfortunatly uneasy lies the head that wears the crown There were agendas every where .
Thank you Ben 😀🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏 for confirming some aspects and key sections of the vlog while adding more information that would serve as the basis for further reading and research.
At the time in June 1979 till they handed over in September 2024 do not forget that Flt Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was a captive of the AFRC as they freed him from cells and a would be pronouncement of guilty of treason and sentenced to death by the court marshall on the same June 4, 1979. The instructive word is captive, hence he could not resign from the AFRC, else what was pending on him could or may have to be executed. Implying he only had to obey the instructions of his captors or he gets executed by death sentence. Thus it is natural he would rather stay with his captors and save his life, which is a sense of self preservation instinct in every human than think of resigning and being killed.
Motive - Presenting the facts out of analysis that has eluded a good number of people globally for years. Evidence - Please if you read my responses to previous comments I did share accounts of the main actors of the coup dètat. Below is the unambigious claim by Gen. Hamidu the then Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html Please read the full publication and you may be glad to knoe that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the firing squad that took the lives of the threr former heads of state and other military top brass.
@@niiago73 Thank you Nii 🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏😀 for watching the vlog. As to your question and its pre-emptive conclusion it is difficult to respond. Specifically you asked the question 'so who to blame' then continued your question with a judgemental comment being 'stop those lies' all as one sentence without a question mark. Hence we live it as a comment or better put your opinion. However if you were intending to ask a question, then I would plead with you to come again and this time round do be specific and delineate the question from judgemental comments and I would be glad to respond. Thank you again and do follow us as we also would do likewise.
On the contrary June 4, 1979 was an inevitable event of a turning point in Ghana's political history, I would think. Prior to the coup detat in 1979, there were widespread unethical practices in Ghana as: - hoarding of goods including food; - 100% price hikes of goods deliberating and seeking over and unethical profits (kabule); - shortage of essential commodities including toilet soap; - democracy was frozen and governing the country was moving from a military rule to a union government without a chance of a choice of political parties participation in governance; - foreign currency was hard to get and dollars or punds sterling were not available on the market; - importation of goods was a major challenge with a strict approval regime in place with only the head of states (Gen. Acheampong) import chit being the only option; - society's morals were degenerating with instances of makola women pouring urine on soldiers through the markets amidst hooting; - senior military officers were frequently using the junior ranks as gardeners and house keepers; - wives of junior officers who were not military officers were used as maids to the wives of the officers; - junior officers of the armed forces had torn clothes and worn out boots, and many more were the malpractices of that era. The whole country like a system had reached its kink point and needed to be reformed in form or another called a revolution or change. On hindsight, Ghana in 1979 needed a change from military rule to civilian rule, then a free market economy, general liberalisation of the money market, increased local consumables production and importantly ceasation of disrespect towards middle class public servants and replaced with respect for the working class.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 all said,including moral compass June 4th 1979,and how about 31st December 1981 of #PNDC #NDC too,that was the worst cancer,canker and slime and #nathema of a #kleptocracy and organised thugs. Happy #Sunday
@@DavidOfosuAppiah Enjoy your Sunday David. 🤠👍🏿 On the subject matter, what precisely in your view are the issue with 31st Dec 1981 revolution? This way we can have a better discussions.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 the rogue corrupt thugs from June 4th 1979 extended their rogue system to 31st December 1981 through to 31st December 2000. Happy #Sunday 😊🤗🤫
@@DavidOfosuAppiah Despite the AFRC and PNDC alleged corrupt pratices and rogue governance they did not borrow money to run the country into the irredeemable debts as this so-called competent Nana Addo-NPP government. Nothing gets worse than thd hair cut of bond holders in Ghana and foreigners plus Cecilia Dapaah's Home Bank.
Please let us say, this video is a documentary to unearth the facts of events of that time in history based on published literature and analytic reasoning.
U don't know what u talking abt Gatsiko was de one who shot nd killed Gen.Odartey Wellington. Pls don't distort history. Who told u Rawlings didn't ve intentions of killing de Generals? Who told u Gen Hamidu was in support of de AFRC.Listen to Baah Achamfour continue shifting blame
It is nice reading you again and having loads of questions for me to respond to. Sorry for my laye response though. From your last question as to Gen. Hamidu's support of the June 4, 1979 coup, it ia reported that he made a public broadcast as the Chief of Defence Staff at the time in support of the 1979 June 4 coup per link below. www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=154370§ion=2.6
I would try not to distort history and am yet to read published literature that it was Lance Corporal Gatsiko who shot amd killed Gen. Odartey Willington. Would look into this and revert please
@@mohammedabdulateef9615 Good reading from an eye witness of the murder or killing of Gen. Odartey Wellington, unfortunately I did not witness it like you. Am reviewing and analysising literature (secondary sources), so it would be good to get your third party account published for other researchers to analyse. Alternatively, please Mohammed have you released/published your memoire so I can source for it and read? Please those of you who participated in the May 15 and June 4, 1979 revolts must do well to publish your account to serve as lessons for the future. Until you do this (publish), whatever you claim to have witnessed as a third party is considered oral and unheard by a researcher who does not know you and may never meet you during his/her work, unfortunately. What makes it worse is third party account veracity is worth taking serious within hours or few months of event, as memory fades with time but written literature gains more credibility over time. Over to your Mohammed, let us read your memoire about the incidences that you witnessed, and waiting to read you please.
You're a tribalistic guy who wants to defend the indefensible tribal man Rawlins. How can you blame NPP for such barbaric crime that went on in 1979, while every right minded Ghanaian knows that it was Rawlins and his people who did that? Those Major Suleman and General Ahmidu joined NPP because of how they were betrayed by the greedy Rawlins. Don't forget that they had to run away from the country, and they were all living in exile. The only way they could return to Ghana was to support the NPP to get Rawlins out of power.
Yes Abrewanana, I agree with you that I do have some ethnicentric tendencies, however it does not take precedence in my work. If you are in doubt about the fact that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the killing of the top military officers that including three heads of state (Gen. Acheampong, Gen. Akufo and Gen. Afrifa) do read the link below and specifically paragrah 3 lines 6 to 10 where it is better captured by Gen. Hamidu himself. www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html For the purposes of objectivity do read the Washington Post or New York Times publications of 4 -26 June 1979 on events in Ghana at the time. On your submission that the popular accepted view be it in Ghana or external that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was the one who executed the top military officers in 1979 is near correct because I do not have empirical data to that claim, all the same the vlog under discussions is to help clarify the situation and exonerate the innocent who has been vilified and blamed for those murders based on analysing various publications. Do me a favour if you can to help locate the recording of the military hearing of those murdered military officers before the firing squad of the top in 1979, as this would help resolve alot. Abrewanana, it is incumbent on us as educated people to investigate issues for facts irrespective of whatever the popular view is, as this way we should be establiahing facts and not be pushing popular views that are sometimes erroneous. Also be reminded that it would be disingenuous and unethical on our part to keep blaming the innocent person(s) for crimes we know out of investigations they did not commit. God save the innocent ones from persecution and help us uphold our jurisprudence pointer of 'innocence until proven guilty'.
You might have observed I did not comment on the NPP bid aspect of your response as it is deliberate and am waiting for your reading of the link I provided you and your subsequent comment or queation(s). Please ask yourself these questions, - Who were peeved with the overthrowal of the UP (Dr. Abrefa Busia and Papa Akufo Addo) from power? - Who would be happy and the beneficiary of the coupists of the second republic and would advocate for their punishment for treason? Must likely UP turned into NPP.
Good morning Victor. Hope you are keeping fine? Wishing you a Happy Fathers Day. Thank you for watching the vlog and to your substantive message, please am not into propaganda. Propaganda is where one receives a message and runs with it as though it is originating from him or her, however in the vlog under discussions I did make reference to published materials of which are available online thus a secondary data analysis, so it ceases to be propaganda to start with. There is a gulf of a difference between propaganda and research and the vlog you watched is a researched work in visual form for oir children and grandchildren to learn from in the future. With regards to those of us watching today, it serves as reminder and offering a retrospective thought to events as against rumour that we might have bought into as believe without seeking authentication. Then, that of your question of my geographical location in 1979, I was shutting inbetween Dansoman and Bubuiashie in Accra Ghana with the Ghana Armed Forces fighter jets flying over during the coups of that time in Ghana. I hope my responses are adequate but am open for more comments. Least I forget, please Victor if you have more and authentic information about the coup dètat of 1979 in Ghana to share that can be corroborated by a source do not hesistate to let me know. Thank you again for watching 🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏😀
I don't know how much this guy had been paid to tel usl all this kwaku Anansesem.or just to make money out of utube.J J happiest time was whenever he sees blood,so plz just go to bed and sleep,bye bye
🤣😀😂 Before hitting my straw bed, please click and read the links I have shared above and tell me this vlog is nothing but fibs when it has been corroborated. Good night boss 🛌🏿
😀 Sure you have a right to your comment however the world has departed from criticising into the phase of critiquing, so do come clear with your views backed by references to establish that the documentary is nonsense please. Welcome boss Kweku to the new world of critiquing and not criticising.
@@kwakuboachie6152 😀 Sure you have a right to your comment, however the world departed from criticising in the 1970s to the new phase of critiquing, so do post your views backed by verifiable primary or secondary data for learning in this contemporary world. Welcome boss Kweku Boachie to 2024 where we critique and not criticise.
There's nothing wrong if what one is saying have no sense, and some one point to him And what you're saying was not making any sense. J J did the killing, including the three judges and the army officer. Everyone knows that
What is your intent for this video? Struggling to defend indefensible? You deserve insult but I won't because, what stopped JJ from apologizing to the family when he had 19year rule. He was the leader so who we blame? The painful aspect is that he had the opportunity to defend himself while in office for 19 years. Do you remember his defense on Afirifa case when he met Kwaku sakyi Addo? Why didnt he speak about how the rest were killed. Pls STOP THAT! STOP KORAA!! What about over 900 people who mysteriously disappeared during the PNDC/NDC era? Your bias depicts where you are coming from and what you seek to achieve.
@@awuahjonathan3045 Well thank you Jonathan for watching and commenting. 🙏🏽🙏🏿😀 A careful read of your comments is ypu answering your own questions and leaving me no room for responding as you indicated 'Please STOP ...' Then your concluding paragraph is another inhibitive sentence and judgmental, of which is rather discriminatory and unpleasant in progressive societies. Need I indicate any more than that the vlog is an analysis of secondary data that exonerates the person Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John from the firing squad of the three former heads of state and other senior military officers. Please take your time and read the link below of which Gen. Hamidu the then head of military indicated Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the executions. 👇🏿👇🏽👇 www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html As to your question of 900 or so missen people, that was not part of the vlog so I reserve the right not to speculate outside the video. Thank you again Jonathan for reaching out and let us discuss issues in an environment deviod of written aggression while remaining inquisitorial.
Mmmhh...from Namibia, I feel equally fitting in this discussion just as much as an original Ghanaian does, indeed by virtue of our shared common African citizenship between the two of us. Well, there are numerous documentries produced on multiple occasion as of recent times on these military sanctioned killings in Ghana in yesteryears. I mean, Rymond Aquah, England-based Andy and others have done excellent work in trying to paint a more pedantic picture on all what ensued then. Personally, I came to the drawing of this conclusion regarding responsibility to many of these killings to the following dignitaries of the period in Ghana...please do not overlook the these potential culprits into these killings: Boeke Gyan, Josua Hamido, a certain Lebanee Hozaiffe,Kojo Tshikatah and of course the main black elephant in the room around it all...JJ Rawlings. These ones, ooo noo, God forgive! I so submit
Thank you Uniteekandjo 🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏 for sharing your views. Please could you clarify this issue from your post. 1) With regards to the persons mentioned as the perpetrators of violence and murderers, it would be good if you can help me by establishing which of the two periods of revolution (June 4, 1979 or and 31 December 1981) did they operate. Pleaae do name them one after the other and their associated revolutionary times You mentioned Tsikata and I suspect you meant Captain Kojo Tsikata, however he was not part of the June 4, 1979 revolt but was a key figure of the 31 December 1981 revolution of Ghana. General Joshua Amidu as started in the video was the Army General of the June 4, 1979 era but he was not a part of the 31 December 1981 revolution. Let us be minded the vlog under consideration is soley a June 4, revolution era.
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As the Head of State, J J Rawlings signed for the executions so what are talking about? Did you ever hear from Rawlings stating that he did not assent to the executions? Please don’t twist history!!!
Well you have some points there but the reality of the situation as recorded and upon reflections of some main actors of the time, did indicate that:
-i) Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John's coup of 15th May 1979 failed and he was adopted by the Capt. Biakye Djan's 4 June 1979 coup dètat;
-ii) Capt. Boakye Djan was the spokeman and the real leader of AFRC coup notably when Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was locked up and awaiting his sentencing for treason;
-iii) Thus making Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John the chairman of AFRC was nothing but as a facade for public acceptance as at the time he was the being clamoured for by loads of Ghanaians from his comments during his court marshall. But the true leader of AFRC was Capt. Boakye Djan and he was their spokesman;
-iv) It was an intelligent move by AFRC to use Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John as their chairman though without authority, but so as the coup gains public or civilians support and acceprance which is mandatory for any government.
In 1979, I was 26 years old working in Accra. I know what happened, DON’T BE A FOOL!
Thank you Daniel for disagreeing with my analysis, but as intellectuals when you disagree with an article or a view you do not describe the antagonist as a fool.
I wish you had given your 'wise' account as counter to debunk that of the fool's.
I hope in future you learn to tolerate divergent views and not use uncivilised and indecent words in public space as it rather describes you unfavourable.
Foolish boy, so tell us what happened.
What you are Saying doesn't really make Sense! Once you are a leader ,If anything goes well you get the Reward, So If we blame him for the Killings, why try to defend him?
In principles I can understand your point and it is logically reasonable but not necessarily correct boss Akwesi. Because understanding events of humans is not only about logic, hence making the June 4, 1979 case an exceptional one with Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John's who lead the abortive coup of May 15, 1979 as neither the brainchild nor the leader of June 4, 1979 coup and invariably making him a follower disguised as the leader.
Following this understanding, whatever he Fly Lft. Jerry Rawlings John thinks or feels or verbalises carries no weight and can be rubbished by the orchestrators of the June 4, 1979 coup, and this was confirmed by Gen. Joshua Hamidu who was the then Chief of Army Staff.
Below are some clicks that may help throw more post mortem light to appreciate the analysis of the vlog.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/110793/why-afrifa-could-not-have-been-my-hero.html
www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/45180/justice-afreh-corroborates-rawlings.html
allafrica.com/stories/200008240209.html
Thank you Akwesi for watching and sharing your views. 🙏🏿😀
Is this man trying to exonerate Mr Rawlings?History cannot be changed.
It is not about me exonerating Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlimgs John but the facts as published by main actors of the time and analytic reasoning.
Please read my various responses to similar questions and familiarise yourself with the publications indicated.
What nonsense, your attempt to exonerate Rawlings falls flat! Rawlings had so much opportunity for many years to set the record state if he were innocent but he did not! He kept justifying the killings and bragging too. What stupidity!
Thank you Joseph for sharing your vituperation though disappointing and unfortunately not good for a two-way round communication.
He is a stupid and tribalistic guy who wants to defend the indefensible tribal man, Rawlins. How can you blame NPP for such barbaric crime that went on in 1979, while every right minded Ghanaian knows that it was Rawlins and his people who did that? Those Major Suleman and General Ahmidu joined NPP because of how they were betrayed by the greedy Rawlins. Don't forget that they had to run away from the country, and they were all living in exile. The only way they could return to Ghana was to support the NPP to get rid of Rawlins.
These killing was unfortunate . But the bad eggs 🥚 of blood shared was laid by Gen.Afrifa and those Ghanaian,and powerful Kings and some chiefs which continues in to the 1979 and 31,December 1981.
Naagodey (Thank you) Isaac 🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏
How?
Your analysis seems credible. I have watched interviews of Boakye Gyan, he basically validated your claim -- that Rawlings was a puppet of theirs. He said they called the shots from behind but put forth Rawlings as the face of the revolution because the people had fallen in love with him.
Notwithstanding, Rawlings must still bear blames or share accolades over whatever the AFRC did. I have watched Rawlings in one interview, where he nonchalantly said that some of those officers/leaders, even though they could have been innocent, had to be sacrificed. Even though I was a fan of Rawlings', I was still appalled that he would cavalierly say or do something that Hitleric/Stalinistic.
😀👏🏿👏🏻👏 Thank you boss Zaramoku for your confirmatory insight, and moreso your high level of honesty.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 Let me add that Boakye Gyan also said that Rawlings, after visiting Cuba, reneged (in private to them) on handing over power to civilians as had ben planned but they overruled him. Yes, the Rawlings of 1979 was not fully or solely in charge of the government of Ghana, as did the Rawlings of the 1980s through the early 2000s.
@@Zaramoku You have detailed and credible information of that era, hence please Zaramoku do share these accounts in a vlog form so future generations would learn from them for the improvement in leadership and society.
I would be on the look out for your narration please. 😀🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏
You go explain taya but for majority of Ghanaians we know and will tell our children children and grand grandchildren that NDC is a Coup Party
Yes Misty_Blow if you claim you will pass your views to your children and grandchildren, it is your right and also the right of your listeners to critically think through your narratives and compare with many other counter accounts which are online.
Thank you for watching 😀🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼
Yes tell your children, NDC is a Coup, justice and a powerful party, by saying that your children will even love NDC the more.
There was no corruption charges leveled against Gen Acheampong
Please your emphatic statement is in line with claims by prof. Agyeman Duah of Kuffuor Foundation who am about to speak with, however other accounts points to the converse.
I would leave you with these links for your reading and hindsight analysis.
adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-tragedy-of-ignatius-acheampong.html?m=1
www.rawgist.com/ghana-retrospect-part-8-fall-acheampong/
In other to avoid doubts it is worth reading the AFRC/Ghana Armed Forces trial of Gen. Acheampong as heard by the 15 member panel, of which am yet to retrieve from the Ghana Armed Forces. This court marshall report if received or declassified would be of immense help.
In the face of the contrasting reports some issues stands out as:
- Gen. Acheampong being the main signatory of the only window of a 'chit' system of an import licence. Such has the tendency of favouritism and possible corruption of 10% creaming off as personal gains for being the signatory. Am not by this claiming Gen. Acheampong was involved in taking 10% bribe before issuing out the import 'chit' as I have no evidence to this effect:
- other accounts has it that he was nepotistic and appointing his cousin as supply commission boss, and two others to state offices that were aligned to imports;
- most heard was the allegation of he favouring women with gifts of an automobile in exchange for sex. This is another allegation yet to be substantiated but we have lost that opportunity.
Postmortem thought that is in favour of Gen. Acheampong was the lack of a proper trial given him. Such hindsight error makes a strong case for him, though it can be countered with his 1972 coup being a treasonable offence.
It is a mixed bag kind of case for now until more evidence especially the Ghana Armed Forces court marshall hearing report is made open.
Generally as a democratic country, persons are innocent until proven guilty.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274a lot have said the man wasn’t corrupt so where’s your evidence that shows that he’s corrupt? Go and listen to what Zaye Yebo (a member of the AFRC/PNDC and part of the investigation team). He said they found not a single charge against the man and he had nothing apart from his house in his hometown. others who were part of the AFRC like Baah Acheamfour have also supported this claim so what’s your point here? The document you put here has mistakes too. Acheampong isn’t from Trabuom. Bring facts sir to support anything you put here. If it’s treasonable offense, then right but not corruption. And the treason charge also comes with questions. Why wasn’t he executed with the likes of Agbo and Solemey? Why was General Ankrah not charged with that too? Let’s just be straight and say the truth as it is. There were ulterior motives. Those killings were unnecessary and not done right. Don’t justify it in anyway. It changed nothing. The one who punished them for the alleged reasons also did same thing but who attacked him? You see how hypocrite some people can be? Never again! People’s lives were just wasted.
Initially I thought he was making sense..
Thanks for watching Rockson 🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏😀.
Please do well to read the links I did share as part of my responses to previous comments and you would appreciate the vlog better.
You may be rather sick, what’s your meaning of sacrifice and you want we to believe in you as if you were the only person living at that time. Do you think you are talking to your children.
I appreciate your second comment, and be informed thatper the video the word 'sacrifice' was used as a quote of a principal.
In sharing ideas, no one is the repository of knowledge so do share yours in a logical chronological sequence for us to learn from please.
I appreciate your second comment, and be informed thatper the video the word 'sacrifice' was used as a quote of a principal.
In sharing ideas, no one is the repository of knowledge so do share yours in a logical chronological sequence for us to learn from please.
Please learn your history well. The aborted coup in 15 May, 1979 was not by FAM. And Maj Sulleyman was not the leader of FAM it was Major Boakye Gyan the then a Private
Thank you Samuel 😀🙏🏻🙏🏿🙏
Twisting history. That's unfortunate.
Please I have provided more than enough published evidence (as responses to others of same thinking below) of some key actors in the May 15, and June 4 1979 coup detats as sources of my analysis, thus confirming that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against killing of the top military officers and the three former heads of state.
This man is completely sick
😀😂🤣 Yes am sick and hope you are very well. Always keep in mind everyone including yourself has one form of illness or the other.
There is too distortion in your narration.
The free African movement was formed in 1970 and to strike in 1984.However 15th may insurrection preempted them to turn june 4,th into an emergency or else all of them would have killed as they were friends of Rawlings
The afrc was formed on 5,th June
The leadership was bicephelous.
Like Akuffo Addo and Dr Busia,in 1969.Jerry was ceremonial head of state whilst Boakye Djan was spokesman running govt.
General Hamidu capitulated and was given a prepared speech to announce the overthrow of his own govt.
Yes,Jerry hands could have been forced by other shadowy hands .Unfortunatly uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
There were agendas every where .
Thank you Ben 😀🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏 for confirming some aspects and key sections of the vlog while adding more information that would serve as the basis for further reading and research.
Is Chemogo Dodzil Benni still alive
Please online records have the former appointee under Col. Acheampong as dead in 1987.
Why did Rawlings not resign ???
At the time in June 1979 till they handed over in September 2024 do not forget that Flt Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was a captive of the AFRC as they freed him from cells and a would be pronouncement of guilty of treason and sentenced to death by the court marshall on the same June 4, 1979. The instructive word is captive, hence he could not resign from the AFRC, else what was pending on him could or may have to be executed. Implying he only had to obey the instructions of his captors or he gets executed by death sentence.
Thus it is natural he would rather stay with his captors and save his life, which is a sense of self preservation instinct in every human than think of resigning and being killed.
What is your motive for such an unfounded presentation? What is your evidence?
Motive - Presenting the facts out of analysis that has eluded a good number of people globally for years.
Evidence - Please if you read my responses to previous comments I did share accounts of the main actors of the coup dètat. Below is the unambigious claim by Gen. Hamidu the then Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces
www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html
Please read the full publication and you may be glad to knoe that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the firing squad that took the lives of the threr former heads of state and other military top brass.
So who to blame stop those lies
@@niiago73 Thank you Nii 🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏😀 for watching the vlog.
As to your question and its pre-emptive conclusion it is difficult to respond. Specifically you asked the question 'so who to blame' then continued your question with a judgemental comment being 'stop those lies' all as one sentence without a question mark. Hence we live it as a comment or better put your opinion.
However if you were intending to ask a question, then I would plead with you to come again and this time round do be specific and delineate the question from judgemental comments and I would be glad to respond.
Thank you again and do follow us as we also would do likewise.
June 4th 1979 was a dark chapter and evil timeline .
On the contrary June 4, 1979 was an inevitable event of a turning point in Ghana's political history, I would think. Prior to the coup detat in 1979, there were widespread unethical practices in Ghana as:
- hoarding of goods including food;
- 100% price hikes of goods deliberating and seeking over and unethical profits (kabule);
- shortage of essential commodities including toilet soap;
- democracy was frozen and governing the country was moving from a military rule to a union government without a chance of a choice of political parties participation in governance;
- foreign currency was hard to get and dollars or punds sterling were not available on the market;
- importation of goods was a major challenge with a strict approval regime in place with only the head of states (Gen. Acheampong) import chit being the only option;
- society's morals were degenerating with instances of makola women pouring urine on soldiers through the markets amidst hooting;
- senior military officers were frequently using the junior ranks as gardeners and house keepers;
- wives of junior officers who were not military officers were used as maids to the wives of the officers;
- junior officers of the armed forces had torn clothes and worn out boots, and many more were the malpractices of that era.
The whole country like a system had reached its kink point and needed to be reformed in form or another called a revolution or change.
On hindsight, Ghana in 1979 needed a change from military rule to civilian rule, then a free market economy, general liberalisation of the money market, increased local consumables production and importantly ceasation of disrespect towards middle class public servants and replaced with respect for the working class.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 all said,including moral compass June 4th 1979,and how about 31st December 1981 of #PNDC #NDC too,that was the worst cancer,canker and slime and #nathema of a #kleptocracy and organised thugs. Happy #Sunday
@@DavidOfosuAppiah Enjoy your Sunday David. 🤠👍🏿
On the subject matter, what precisely in your view are the issue with 31st Dec 1981 revolution?
This way we can have a better discussions.
@@politicallycorrectghana1274 the rogue corrupt thugs from June 4th 1979 extended their rogue system to 31st December 1981 through to 31st December 2000. Happy #Sunday 😊🤗🤫
@@DavidOfosuAppiah Despite the AFRC and PNDC alleged corrupt pratices and rogue governance they did not borrow money to run the country into the irredeemable debts as this so-called competent Nana Addo-NPP government. Nothing gets worse than thd hair cut of bond holders in Ghana and foreigners plus Cecilia Dapaah's Home Bank.
So you’re here to defend Rawlings ?
Please let us say, this video is a documentary to unearth the facts of events of that time in history based on published literature and analytic reasoning.
U don't know what u talking abt Gatsiko was de one who shot nd killed Gen.Odartey Wellington. Pls don't distort history. Who told u Rawlings didn't ve intentions of killing de Generals? Who told u Gen Hamidu was in support of de AFRC.Listen to Baah Achamfour continue shifting blame
It is nice reading you again and having loads of questions for me to respond to.
Sorry for my laye response though.
From your last question as to Gen. Hamidu's support of the June 4, 1979 coup, it ia reported that he made a public broadcast as the Chief of Defence Staff at the time in support of the 1979 June 4 coup per link below.
www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=154370§ion=2.6
I would try not to distort history and am yet to read published literature that it was Lance Corporal Gatsiko who shot amd killed Gen. Odartey Willington.
Would look into this and revert please
You are not talking as a knowledgeable person.
I witness live in Accra.
@@mohammedabdulateef9615 Good reading from an eye witness of the murder or killing of Gen. Odartey Wellington, unfortunately I did not witness it like you.
Am reviewing and analysising literature (secondary sources), so it would be good to get your third party account published for other researchers to analyse.
Alternatively, please Mohammed have you released/published your memoire so I can source for it and read?
Please those of you who participated in the May 15 and June 4, 1979 revolts must do well to publish your account to serve as lessons for the future. Until you do this (publish), whatever you claim to have witnessed as a third party is considered oral and unheard by a researcher who does not know you and may never meet you during his/her work, unfortunately.
What makes it worse is third party account veracity is worth taking serious within hours or few months of event, as memory fades with time but written literature gains more credibility over time.
Over to your Mohammed, let us read your memoire about the incidences that you witnessed, and waiting to read you please.
My friend stop that nonsense. Ayigbe man.
Hahahaha! 🤣😂😀 Please friend enjoy the nonsense as 'nonsense syllables' (check meaning in psychology please).
You're a tribalistic guy who wants to defend the indefensible tribal man Rawlins. How can you blame NPP for such barbaric crime that went on in 1979, while every right minded Ghanaian knows that it was Rawlins and his people who did that? Those Major Suleman and General Ahmidu joined NPP because of how they were betrayed by the greedy Rawlins. Don't forget that they had to run away from the country, and they were all living in exile. The only way they could return to Ghana was to support the NPP to get Rawlins out of power.
Yes Abrewanana, I agree with you that I do have some ethnicentric tendencies, however it does not take precedence in my work.
If you are in doubt about the fact that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the killing of the top military officers that including three heads of state (Gen. Acheampong, Gen. Akufo and Gen. Afrifa) do read the link below and specifically paragrah 3 lines 6 to 10 where it is better captured by Gen. Hamidu himself.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html
For the purposes of objectivity do read the Washington Post or New York Times publications of 4 -26 June 1979 on events in Ghana at the time.
On your submission that the popular accepted view be it in Ghana or external that Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was the one who executed the top military officers in 1979 is near correct because I do not have empirical data to that claim, all the same the vlog under discussions is to help clarify the situation and exonerate the innocent who has been vilified and blamed for those murders based on analysing various publications.
Do me a favour if you can to help locate the recording of the military hearing of those murdered military officers before the firing squad of the top in 1979, as this would help resolve alot.
Abrewanana, it is incumbent on us as educated people to investigate issues for facts irrespective of whatever the popular view is, as this way we should be establiahing facts and not be pushing popular views that are sometimes erroneous.
Also be reminded that it would be disingenuous and unethical on our part to keep blaming the innocent person(s) for crimes we know out of investigations they did not commit.
God save the innocent ones from persecution and help us uphold our jurisprudence pointer of 'innocence until proven guilty'.
You might have observed I did not comment on the NPP bid aspect of your response as it is deliberate and am waiting for your reading of the link I provided you and your subsequent comment or queation(s).
Please ask yourself these questions,
- Who were peeved with the overthrowal of the UP (Dr. Abrefa Busia and Papa Akufo Addo) from power?
- Who would be happy and the beneficiary of the coupists of the second republic and would advocate for their punishment for treason?
Must likely UP turned into NPP.
Stop your proporganda! Where were you in 1979?
Good morning Victor. Hope you are keeping fine?
Wishing you a Happy Fathers Day.
Thank you for watching the vlog and to your substantive message, please am not into propaganda. Propaganda is where one receives a message and runs with it as though it is originating from him or her, however in the vlog under discussions I did make reference to published materials of which are available online thus a secondary data analysis, so it ceases to be propaganda to start with. There is a gulf of a difference between propaganda and research and the vlog you watched is a researched work in visual form for oir children and grandchildren to learn from in the future. With regards to those of us watching today, it serves as reminder and offering a retrospective thought to events as against rumour that we might have bought into as believe without seeking authentication.
Then, that of your question of my geographical location in 1979, I was shutting inbetween Dansoman and Bubuiashie in Accra Ghana with the Ghana Armed Forces fighter jets flying over during the coups of that time in Ghana.
I hope my responses are adequate but am open for more comments.
Least I forget, please Victor if you have more and authentic information about the coup dètat of 1979 in Ghana to share that can be corroborated by a source do not hesistate to let me know. Thank you again for watching 🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏😀
I don't know how much this guy had been paid to tel usl all this kwaku Anansesem.or just to make money out of utube.J J happiest time was whenever he sees blood,so plz just go to bed and sleep,bye bye
🤣😀😂 Before hitting my straw bed, please click and read the links I have shared above and tell me this vlog is nothing but fibs when it has been corroborated.
Good night boss 🛌🏿
You're talking nonsense
😀 Sure you have a right to your comment however the world has departed from criticising into the phase of critiquing, so do come clear with your views backed by references to establish that the documentary is nonsense please.
Welcome boss Kweku to the new world of critiquing and not criticising.
@@kwakuboachie6152 😀 Sure you have a right to your comment, however the world departed from criticising in the 1970s to the new phase of critiquing, so do post your views backed by verifiable primary or secondary data for learning in this contemporary world.
Welcome boss Kweku Boachie to 2024 where we critique and not criticise.
There's nothing wrong if what one is saying have no sense, and some one point to him
And what you're saying was not making any sense. J J did the killing, including the three judges and the army officer. Everyone knows that
What is your intent for this video? Struggling to defend indefensible?
You deserve insult but I won't because, what stopped JJ from apologizing to the family when he had 19year rule. He was the leader so who we blame? The painful aspect is that he had the opportunity to defend himself while in office for 19 years. Do you remember his defense on Afirifa case when he met Kwaku sakyi Addo? Why didnt he speak about how the rest were killed.
Pls STOP THAT! STOP KORAA!!
What about over 900 people who mysteriously disappeared during the PNDC/NDC era?
Your bias depicts where you are coming from and what you seek to achieve.
@@awuahjonathan3045 Well thank you Jonathan for watching and commenting. 🙏🏽🙏🏿😀
A careful read of your comments is ypu answering your own questions and leaving me no room for responding as you indicated 'Please STOP ...'
Then your concluding paragraph is another inhibitive sentence and judgmental, of which is rather discriminatory and unpleasant in progressive societies.
Need I indicate any more than that the vlog is an analysis of secondary data that exonerates the person Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John from the firing squad of the three former heads of state and other senior military officers.
Please take your time and read the link below of which Gen. Hamidu the then head of military indicated Flt. Lft. Jerry Rawlings John was against the executions.
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www.google.com/amp/s/www.modernghana.com/amp/news/19311/jj-opposed-afrifas-execution-hamidu.html
As to your question of 900 or so missen people, that was not part of the vlog so I reserve the right not to speculate outside the video.
Thank you again Jonathan for reaching out and let us discuss issues in an environment deviod of written aggression while remaining inquisitorial.
Mmmhh...from Namibia, I feel equally fitting in this discussion just as much as an original Ghanaian does, indeed by virtue of our shared common African citizenship between the two of us. Well, there are numerous documentries produced on multiple occasion as of recent times on these military sanctioned killings in Ghana in yesteryears. I mean, Rymond Aquah, England-based Andy and others have done excellent work in trying to paint a more pedantic picture on all what ensued then. Personally, I came to the drawing of this conclusion regarding responsibility to many of these killings to the following dignitaries of the period in Ghana...please do not overlook the these potential culprits into these killings: Boeke Gyan, Josua Hamido, a certain Lebanee Hozaiffe,Kojo Tshikatah and of course the main black elephant in the room around it all...JJ Rawlings. These ones, ooo noo, God forgive!
I so submit
Thank you Uniteekandjo 🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏 for sharing your views. Please could you clarify this issue from your post.
1) With regards to the persons mentioned as the perpetrators of violence and murderers, it would be good if you can help me by establishing which of the two periods of revolution (June 4, 1979 or and 31 December 1981) did they operate. Pleaae do name them one after the other and their associated revolutionary times
You mentioned Tsikata and I suspect you meant Captain Kojo Tsikata, however he was not part of the June 4, 1979 revolt but was a key figure of the 31 December 1981 revolution of Ghana.
General Joshua Amidu as started in the video was the Army General of the June 4, 1979 era but he was not a part of the 31 December 1981 revolution.
Let us be minded the vlog under consideration is soley a June 4, revolution era.
Stop your nonsense
If you want to learn which we all are into till death, then there is nothing like nonsense syllabus.
Enjoy your week Augustine
If you want to learn which we all are into till death, then there is nothing like nonsense syllabus.
Enjoy your week Augustine