Historically, Ghana has witnessed a rise of military dictatorships of generals who were no less venal than today's politicians. Most of them had a re
Historically, Ghana has witnessed a rise of military dictatorships of generals who were no less venal than today’s politicians. Most of them had a reputation of the worst kind, and achieved nothing good to write home about.
The country became a Republic in 1960. On the 24th February 1966, Afrifa and his cohorts aborted the first Republic with a heavy coup d’etat, but they failed to give us the heaven people thought it was located in military governments. Further, on the 13th January 1972, Gen. I.k Achiampong proscribed the Second Republic led by Busia with yet another dramatic coup. Many were those who saw Acheampong’s military government to be the divinely selected regime, but we recall the infamous ‘Fawoto Begye Golf’ under Acheampong.
On the 5th of July 1978, Fred W.K Akuffo on the other hand emerged as a head of state through coup d’etat, but nothing enviable was established for the nation under his watch.
Deceptively, Rawlings was dubbed the Messiah by a section of the people of Ghana, but in reality, he failed woefully on that mandate. What happened on June 4th 1979 was actually a controversial revolution. A revolution must change a certain status quo and usher in another one permanently. Remember the French Revolution abolished hereditary rule, the Right of Man was designed and all inclusive governance was permanently established. The American Revolution dismantled the Stamp Act, British occupation was utterly proscribed and permanent democratic dispensation that later defeated the USSR was indoctrinated. The question is, Rawlings abolished what and ushered in what?. He composed that, he came to end corruption and corruptible tendencies, and to further change the attitude of the recalcitrant Ghanaian citizenry. If indeed he succeeded on that mission, then he shouldn’t have charged his own party NDC that was coined after the so called revolution for being incurably corrupt. Heads of military governments Ghana has recorded in history couldn’t tell the difference between their personal wealth and the funds of the state.
Dear all, there has been a consistent military takeovers from 1966 till 1991. No military regime has been able to rescue the nation from her predicaments. Military government is never the solution. Let’s keep on holding government through a democratic guidance. Ghana shall surely get there.
I still have hope
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