Audio Attachment:Listen to Major Boakye Gyan. |
One of the architects of the June 4th uprising, Major(RTD) Osahene Boakye Gyan has described former President Jerry John Rawlings as a 'foolish', but a very honest and truthful man.
Major Boakye Gyan who spoke on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme on the commemoration of the June 4th uprising explained that Jerry John Rawlings was brought in to lead the June 4 after they (Osahene Boakye Gyan and other high ranking officers in the military) had led a successful uprising.
"He invited me for a meeting at the Continental Hotel where he told me about the need to go and takeover, and I said takeover what?" Major Boakye Gyan recalled on Okay FM.
According to Major Boakye Gyan, he asked him to stop the careless talk otherwise he will be a "cannon fodder".
" . . one thing about him (Rawlings) is that he doesn't lie . . . he's a fool but he doesn't lie," he told Kwame Nkrumah.
Major Boakye Gyan who was asked to withdraw his detestable comment by the host (Kwame Nkrumah Tikese) noted that he has been charitable with him looking at the comments Rawlings made during the time.
Commenting on the June 4 uprising, Major Boakye Gyan noted that the uprising was for the whole African continent.
He added that though Nkrumah fought for the liberation of the whole African continent, they were still under the rule and control of the colonial masters.
"We used to have quiet meetings, so we needed to give it a political spin.
"Africa was not free though Nkrumah had led the independent struggle. We still were struggling to develop as a country and as a continent.
"Though we had been put in a commodity situation where annually we were free, we were not free to determine the prices of cash crops like cocoa and other commodities.
"We therefore decided to set up a secret movement know as the Free Africa Movement (FAM) which is what drove June 4 uprising," he explained.
History
The June 4th Revolution[1] or June 4th Uprising was a violent uprising in Ghana in 1979 that arose out of a combination of corruption, bad governance, frustration among the general public, and lack of discipline and frustrations within the Ghanaian army.
It was sparked when the then military government of the Supreme Military Council (SMC II) of General F K. Akuffo put then flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings on public trial for attempting to overthrow the government on May 15th 1979.
This happened because Rawlings was a junior soldier in the Ghanaian Army who with other soldiers were refused to be given their salaries.
Rawlings turned the trial against the government by accusing it of massive corruption and requesting that his fellow accused be set free as he was solely responsible for the mutiny.
He was incarcerated for sentencing. His diatribe resonated with the entire nation as there was massive suffering.
In the night of June 3rd 1979, junior military officers including Major Boakye Djan broke into the jail where Rawlings was being held and freed him, and ostensibly marched him to the national radio station to make an announcement.
The first time the public heard from Rawlings was a now legendary statement that he Rawlings had been released by the junior officers and that he was under their command.
He requested all soldiers to meet with them at the Nicholson Stadium in Burma Camp in Accra.
The entire nation went up in uproar. The soldiers rounded up senior military officers including three former heads of states, General F. K Akuffo, Ignatious Kutu Acheampong and Afrifa for trial. They were subsequently executed by firing squad.
Aftermath
Rawlings was appointed the head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) by the revolting Junior military officers to run the country until the ongoing election was completed.
Rawlings handed over Power to Dr. Hilla Limann in September 1979. But Rawlings again overthrew Limann on 31 December 1981. Though the June 4th became a noted date in Ghana's history. it has been said to be a date that brings a lot of pain to people who either lost loved ones, lost businesses or had to flee the country.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
Boakye Djan the Wiseman who staged a coup to release Flt Lt JJ Rawlings from jail and handed the ultimate position to Rawlings who is the F0000***000l? Is that man alright upstairs or getting dementia out of his failures and frustrations! Boakye Djan is the most idi**ot on this planet earth. You staged a coup with your colleagues, released your junior from jail to head the AFRC and you becoming the spokesperson, who is much more idi**0***t than you! ***barred word*** like that, and then he went for ndc constituency chairman when Rawlings had become Head of state and president for 8 years making his reign 17 years and the longest and you call him a f00**00l and what about you? Kwas****amu kwas***ia like you Boakye Djan ! A disgrace to where you come from and your family. Animguase3ni!
what is wrong with this man?
SHEER ENVINESS. YOU AND THE LOTS OF YOU WERE COMING FROM THE CPP AND NKRUMAIST FOLD AND WERE SO ***barred word*** OF AFRIFA AND KOTOKA FOR OVERTHROWING THE CPP GOVERNMENT. YOU THREW GHANA INTO CHAOS AND YOU ARE NOT ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. WHO IS MORE FOOOOOLISH THAN YOU WHEN YOU OVERTHROW AND LEGITIMATE REGIME AND PREFERS SOMEBODY ELSE TO CLAIM THE UNWHOLESOME "GLORY". NOW, YOU ARE WORSE OFF. APUUUUUU!!!!!
YOU BOAKYE GYAN AND YOUR ENTOURAGE HAVE DONE A DE SERVICE TO MANKIND IN GHANA.IF YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DIGNITY YOU WILL REMAIN IN YOUR TINY HOLE WITHOUT RECOURSE TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY.YOU CALL YOUR FAKE REVOLUTION A BLOODY REVOLUTION? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE FOUGHT AND DIED IN AFRIFA'S REVOLUTION? AND WHAT DID YOU ACHIEVE AFTER ALL YOUR KILLINGS? LOOK AT GERMANY TODAY. HITTLER DESTROYED MANY LIVES AND GERMANY WAS ITS SELF DESTROYED AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR YET LOOK AT GERMANY AS COMPARED TO GHANA TODAY.YOU RIFFRAFF'S WILL NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME.YOU KILL TO STEAL AND YOU WANT US TO CELEBRATE YOUR THIEVERYYYY. WHERE IS OUR MONIES IN ACCOUNT 48? THE DAY OF RECKONING IS FAST APPROACHING AND LOT MUST BEWARE.TIME ALONE WILL TELL.
You idiotttti. Why was Afrifa killed? Didn't he also make coupe because he believed that Ghanaians were suffering at that time under Nkrumah regime? Therefore, there is no justification, what so ever today, for any military coupe. Indeed, I would have accessed Rawlings 20-year Regime like any failed African State in terms of Governance. But unfortunately, I couldn't have done that in the case of Rawlings because he committed himself so much by killing unnecessarily the former military Heads of States whose performances in Governance were remarkably better than that of Rawlings 20-year reign. The 20 years of Rawlings, at that same time was used remarkably and commendably by Mohammed of Malaysia to develop his Country. If you ask me, Rawlings is a devil and a rouge walking in his own shadow which is haunting him. I would advise his wife Nana Konadu-Rawlings should help him to seek the help of Psychiatry.
It makes me too sad to see that assshii licker adoring a monster they have over the years created, in the person of Rawlings. A self-centered man who finds no fault in himself but in his counterparts, former Presidents in the fourth Republic of Ghana. Ironically all the Ex-Pr performed better than him in terms of accountability, integrity, probity and good Governance and Leadership. Strangely he seems to be so much obsessed with himself that he doesn't realize how bloody, inhumane, bully-like and undemocratic his term of office was, let alone to be ashamed of numerous corruption and killings which took place under his watch. Indeed, if I had to rank all the former Presidents in the 4th Republic of Ghana on their performance in office in terms of integrity, accountability, and probity I would rank Rawlings the worst of all. Though, and paradoxically, he affectionately preaches those virtues which he awfully lacks. Please, dear Anita, don't kneel before this feeble man.he is mentally sick and I bet, you can better help him if you take him to Psychiatry.
if He rawlings is not a ***barred word*** he wouldn't have campaign against his own party after his sides defeat in the NDC primaries leading to the 2012 and 2016 election.A good leader must follow the majority. it was evidently clear that majority of his party followers were against him at that time
CALL SOMEBODY A FOOOL. WHO IS MORE ***barred word*** THAN YOU?
You idiotttt.Why was Afrifa killed? Didn't he also make coupe because he believed at that Ghanaians were suffering under and there is no justification today for those coupes.
What legacy did that revolution leave for Ghana? NDC Party? Now the Leader himself says that Party is a den for rogues, sharp-toothed ***barred word*** and greedy corrupt people. And now also "***barred word***"? Ghana abrɛ!