Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (Rtd), a key architect of the June 4 uprising of 1979, has described former President Jerry John Rawlings as a radical liberal.
Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (Rtd), a key architect of the June 4 uprising of
1979, has described former President Jerry John Rawlings as a radical liberal.
He said although Ghana s former leader may have appeared tough and strong headed to many, he had a listening ear, and could be persuaded so far as he considered an argument convincing enough.
The retired Major recalled that former President Rawlings was not hard wired towards any
particular political ideology, but was basically a person who believed in doing what it took to solve a problem.
Rawlings was a radical liberal – (Rtd) Major Kojo Boakye-Djan LISTEN
FEB 2, 2021
Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (Rtd), a key architect of the June 4 uprising of 1979, has described ex-President Jerry John Rawlings as a radical liberal.
He said although Ghana s former leader may have appeared tough and strong headed to many, he had a listening ear, and could be persuaded so far as he considered an argument convincing enough.
The retired Major recalled that former President Rawlings was not hard wired towards any particular political ideology, but was basically a person who believed in doing what it took to solve a problem.
Major Boakye-Djan, spokesperson for the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) of 1979, which had former President Rawlings as its chairman, told the Ghana News Agency in an exclusive interview, that the Former President was highly drawn to wisdom and intelligence, and would listen if one struck him as worth listening to.
Rawlings to be buried today LISTEN
JAN 27, 2021
The mortal remains of the late ex-President Jerry John Rawlings will be laid to rest today at the Military Cemetery, in Accra.
This will be preceded by a state burial service at the Black Star Square, climaxing a four-day elaborate state funeral.
The burial service will be attended by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and some heads of states in the sub-region.
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the burial service is expected to attract hundreds of Ghanaians from across the country, with calls on many to follow the event on television or online.