FLASHBACK: Meet the 8 army generals executed under Jerry Rawlings' orders

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Sul 7 hours ago

SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT.

SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT.
Benji 7 hours ago

Rawlings cleaned the system. No more coups after him. Kotoka opened the era of coups in Ghana. Good thing his name will be removed from our international airport. If NPP loves him so much we can name Kumasi airport after him.

Rawlings cleaned the system. No more coups after him. Kotoka opened the era of coups in Ghana. Good thing his name will be removed from our international airport. If NPP loves him so much we can name Kumasi airport after him.
Nana 7 hours ago

@ Bemji
I pray there will be no Coup Derat in future, but if it shd happen it will be Bloody and Deadly.I an afraid many in NDC will lose their life.Their death will be used to appease the spirits & ghosts of the above-men ...
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@ Bemji
I pray there will be no Coup Derat in future, but if it shd happen it will be Bloody and Deadly.I an afraid many in NDC will lose their life.Their death will be used to appease the spirits & ghosts of the above-mentioned.
Mw 5 hours ago

Benji is that true

Benji is that true
AFTER JJ RAWLINGS REIGN OF TERROR, GHANAIANS DISCOVERED THAT COUPS WERE A VERY BAD IDEA. RAWLINGS HELD BACK GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT.HE AND HIS CRONIES ENDED UP TEN TIMES MORE CORRUPT THOSE HE EXECUTED. 4 hours ago

Rawlings reign of terror spanning nearly two decades held back Ghana's development by at least three decades. Today, only those who did not live through the dark period of his reign or who were too young to remember the clima ...
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Rawlings reign of terror spanning nearly two decades held back Ghana's development by at least three decades. Today, only those who did not live through the dark period of his reign or who were too young to remember the climate of fear, the widespread hunger and desperation that Ghanaians went through- mostly those below the age of 50 years or those whose families benefitted financially because they had links to the Rawlings government admire or worship him.
ALL THE VICES THAT RAWLINGS ACCUSED HIS PREDECESSORS OF AND FOR WHICH HE SUBSEQUENTLY MURDERED THEM, HE AND HIS CRONIES PERPETRATED 10 X WORSE ON GHANAIANS.
History will judge Rawlings harshly. He will be remembered for his hypocrisy,cronyism and institutionlizing corruption in Ghana.
John,Tema 7 hours ago

None of the above-mentioned qualifies to lace the Boots of Corruption Champions Emperor Julor Jeremiah Rawlings and Gonja King Dramani Mahama. If the same Laws shd be used to execute Mahama, who is the only Champion alive p ...
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None of the above-mentioned qualifies to lace the Boots of Corruption Champions Emperor Julor Jeremiah Rawlings and Gonja King Dramani Mahama. If the same Laws shd be used to execute Mahama, who is the only Champion alive probably we will use Machine Guns.
K Poku-London-UK 6 hours ago

Kotoka TOOK CIA SPY BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. KOTOKA MUST DIE BY FIRING SQUAD. A TRAITOR AND AN UNPATRIOTIC SELFISH MAN. KOTOKA HATED GHANA BECAUSE HE IS FROM THE TOGOLAND.
Kotoka is a MURDERER ...
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Kotoka TOOK CIA SPY BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. KOTOKA MUST DIE BY FIRING SQUAD. A TRAITOR AND AN UNPATRIOTIC SELFISH MAN. KOTOKA HATED GHANA BECAUSE HE IS FROM THE TOGOLAND.
Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE DEPUTY IGP DEKU WITH KOTOKA TOOK THE CIA BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS EACH TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. WE SHOULD NOT HONOUR TRAITORS AND UNPATRIOTIC PEOPLE. Will the white man and woman take you black MONKEY money to betray their countries. The answer is OBVIOUS NEVER. You see what the white man and woman have destroyed Libya bu killing Gadafi. Black people should be careful with the white man and woman because white people only want to take advantage of black people with our gold, cocoa, diamond etc etc. China is NOT a democracy but China is a Rich country and the French President Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the German Chancellor are going to China to beg for investments by kissing the arse of President Chi Jiping of China. What has democracy brought to Africa? Africa is destroyed through democratic governments. Look at what the Akyem Abuakwa CRIMINALS Akuffo Addo government arrogance and disrespect by borrowing over 51 BILLION US DOLLARS AND LOOTED AND LOOTED THEM ALL FOR OUR GRAND CHILDREN TO PAY FOR THEIR STEALING WHILST AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS 52 FAMILY MEMBERS ENJOY THE STOLEN MONIES. USA IS NOW IN A DICTATORSHIP WITH DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP DO NOT FOLLOW ANY LAW. DONALD TRUMP IS DEPORTING PEOPLE WITH USA GREEN CARDS TO THIRD COUNTRIES LIKE GHANA BY FORCE AND BREAKING THE LAW.88uhgfvg99988776000008888
Kojo poku-London UK 6 hours ago

THE UNSUNG HERO; IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG

A man who made life a bit easier and luxurious for women. For the sisterhood.

Right after leading the country into a broke state, due to his lavish lifestyle, he composed a slo ...
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THE UNSUNG HERO; IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG

A man who made life a bit easier and luxurious for women. For the sisterhood.

Right after leading the country into a broke state, due to his lavish lifestyle, he composed a slogan to calm the people and challenge foreign governments he owed.

Little did he know, that, his “ yen tua” chants, which translates to “ we won’t pay” doesn’t threaten foreign bodies.

Kutu Acheampong was born on the 23rd of September, 1931 in Kumasi. He became a head of state , through the removal of the then Prime Minister, Abrefa Abusia who was democratically elected.

He accused the Abrefa government of corruption and depreciation of the Cedis.

After he assumed office, he formed a political
Party called the National Redemption Council also known as the Supreme Military Council.

Acheampong was famous for promoting the use of home grown food. It was under his regime, that, “operation feed yourself” came about, where, citizens are softly forced to eat what they grow instead of relying heavily on foreign imports.

Under Kutu, the Kaneshie market was established. He also invested into affordable housing like the Dansoman Estates. The Coup maker had his achievements in Accra and his region, Ashanti.

Despite the positives he exhibited, Kutu is known for being a serious Bathalzar who nearly finished all the women in the Gold Coast, leaving most poor men angry and frustrated.

Reason is that, he took away their girlfriends and make them feel like Queens . A simple flexible “ distin” from Acheampong earned millions of women Mini Golf cars from the Kutu Government. While he made a coup to develop Ghana, he rather made huge investments into the pot of women.

Kutu was forced to embezzle state funds due to his lifestyle and corruption. Corruption, which he overthrew Abrefa for, became trippled in his era.

In 1978, he was overthrown in a coup by Akuffo. He wasn’t harmed, but placed on house arrest. On the 17th of June 1979, Kutu was shot to death, in a firing squad for corruption and embezzlement.

Recently in Ghana, Ken Ofori Atta, who is now a potential ex convict in America had called out the Ashanti’s. In his words, “ while they, the Akan akyems were fighting for Ghana, the Ashanti’s were eating cocoyam in the farms”. This was why they sidelined the Ashanti Region between 2017-2024 in their regime.

Do you think, this was one of the emotional reasons why the votes for the NPP declined in the Ashanti Region? Did they feel offended by their Fellow Akan’s utterance ?

#RealGist Ghkkk778
OGyam 7 hours ago

I will never shed abtear for them . Kalabule thrived under them . I suffered under that system, their kids and relatives did not.The French Revolution cost over 15,000 lives.I will be happy to chant "Let the blood flow" for ...
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I will never shed abtear for them . Kalabule thrived under them . I suffered under that system, their kids and relatives did not.The French Revolution cost over 15,000 lives.I will be happy to chant "Let the blood flow" for all the Eco-Terrorists in Ghana today as well as the thieves that constituted Akufo Addo's govt. That is my opinion and I do not give a damn what any other bleeding heart thinks!
Kwaku Tee 6 hours ago

Do you know France? Luckily I had the experience in Russia and UK which changed my opinion about JJ's revolution..You will cry for the above-mentioned if you ever used Russia underground train, one of the best in the world.Th ...
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Do you know France? Luckily I had the experience in Russia and UK which changed my opinion about JJ's revolution..You will cry for the above-mentioned if you ever used Russia underground train, one of the best in the world.The achievements of Russian Revolution is so numerous that I can't enumerate everything here.Come back to Ghana and ask yourself, what did Ghana achieve in the so called Ghana's revolution?One of my brothers used to work with late I.K. Acheampong's daughters in a Bank in Manhattan, NY. . My brother was her boss, so they were very good friends. If I tell you the problems the woman went through in the 80s, you will cry. Late JJ Rawlings hurt so many innocent Ghanaians.

Akua 6 hours ago

Tee this is very sad. Today JJ Rawling’s children are enjoying, riding in V8

Tee this is very sad. Today JJ Rawling’s children are enjoying, riding in V8
OGyam 5 hours ago

@Kwaku, I am not here to brag about places that I have been to and am not interested in yours.. Whether Russia is on top of the world or France is on top of the world is not the point, The point is: millions of people died d ...
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@Kwaku, I am not here to brag about places that I have been to and am not interested in yours.. Whether Russia is on top of the world or France is on top of the world is not the point, The point is: millions of people died during the French and Russian Revolutions. Something prompted those revolutions. And, people died . The best underground system you saw in Russia did not exist before the corrupt system gave way to that revolution. I am talking about my own experience under the corrupt Acheampong"s regime. The nonsensical "Operation Feed Yoursrelf Slogan"never fed anyone in Ghana. I only saw useless posters of Acheampong, Minyila, Bernasko, Baidoo etc given useless lectures about proffiteering, racketeering ,smuggling etc. The bad roads from Kumasi to Western Region were still there. A journey of 96 miles from Kumasi to Western Region in "Wato nkyene" took 9 to 10 hours under Acjeampong'regime which I had to endure. Meanwhile, those running GNTC, UTC etc stores were diverting goods for their wives and relatives to sell in the open markets at inflated prices. This is what I went through and this is precisely why i will not shed a tear for any of those rulers who were shot. .Afrifa and Kotoka did not shed a tear when they murdered Gen Bawa in cold blood at his home.. I do not give a rat's arse about your Manhattan nonsense! Those who keep whingeing about those awfull leaders were the beneficiaries of the "Kalabule System" I have nothing in common with them. Again, I will scream "Let the blood fow" If we collectively decide to cut corrupt people such as Ofori Atta and Wontumi into peices and skin them alive. I saw the clean state of River Tano, Ankobra, Offin, Densu, Bia, Pra etc in my youthful days ahd I have seen the state of them now. I will not shed a tear or bat an eyelid if those Eco-Terrorist are to be tied to a stake and burnt alive today. That is my firm opinion. Conversation over!
Pelicles. 3 hours ago

Before Kufuor left office, what was the state of our rivers, and when did we see pollutions of our waterbodies? Yes, your insatiable love for NDC is welcome but the Chinese came to Ghana and went straight into mining and that ...
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Before Kufuor left office, what was the state of our rivers, and when did we see pollutions of our waterbodies? Yes, your insatiable love for NDC is welcome but the Chinese came to Ghana and went straight into mining and that was the genesis of our environmental destruction.

It was the Chinese who introduced "Changfan Machines" into mining so, include all NDC executives including those who should be tied to the stake and shot through the mouth.

Now, NDC is buying gold from galamsey, and for your information, NDC has more MPs from galamsey areas than NPP and any meaning to that?

Yes, JJ was a murderer who killed for killing sake. He ruled for how many years and did he turn Ghana into a paradise?
OGyam 2 hours ago

Pel, just right off with your endless NPP this and NDC that nonsense!

Pel, just right off with your endless NPP this and NDC that nonsense!
Pelicles. 22 minutes ago

No, I am telling you the truth because as a Ghanaian, I know then and now. When we used to go to Enchi, Dadieso, Asankragwa, etc, we crossed the Ankobra river before Hiawa. It was clear and the people of Hiawa used it for the ...
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No, I am telling you the truth because as a Ghanaian, I know then and now. When we used to go to Enchi, Dadieso, Asankragwa, etc, we crossed the Ankobra river before Hiawa. It was clear and the people of Hiawa used it for the daily activities. That changed when NDC came to power, and with the loan agreement from China, we are now talking as if the pollution has no beginning.

Yeah, if you don't belong or support any political party, that is okay but, the narration today about illegal mining came as a result of a role played by a "Political Party" so, we have to say it.
Osei reply 1 hour ago

The economy that has been totally in jeopardy at that time which triggered the revolution..what are you blabbering.?
Ghana survived through internal monetary grants until things began to move at the level of a third world ...
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The economy that has been totally in jeopardy at that time which triggered the revolution..what are you blabbering.?
Ghana survived through internal monetary grants until things began to move at the level of a third world country.
Russian revolution was all about kicking out hierarchical dominion which denied the rights of the citizens in those days unlike Ghana's situation ..in those days .Russia had the means to transform their system.
To compare Russian revolution to that of Ghana's is really out of proportion. Long live Ghana
Papillon 7 hours ago

We need another revolution to sanitise our broken system. Firing squad is the most effective deterrent for Ghanaians and the next one will be massive.

We need another revolution to sanitise our broken system. Firing squad is the most effective deterrent for Ghanaians and the next one will be massive.
Nii 6 hours ago

Hahaahaaaaa imagine John Mahama, Asiedu Nketia, Cassiel Ato Forson, Haruna Iddrisu, Sammy Gyamfi, Tsatsu Tsikata etc all tied to Firing Squad Posts @ Teshie Military Range one morning waiting for assassination. The whole Gha ...
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Hahaahaaaaa imagine John Mahama, Asiedu Nketia, Cassiel Ato Forson, Haruna Iddrisu, Sammy Gyamfi, Tsatsu Tsikata etc all tied to Firing Squad Posts @ Teshie Military Range one morning waiting for assassination. The whole Ghana will be full of joy, NDC Lunatic Supporters will be put in their right senses.I hope they repent from their Foolishness else it will happen one day. We don't wish it happens but it seems some ppl did not learn from that animal behaviour.
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Pelicles. 18 minutes ago

All the leaders whose name were mentioned in connection with the "Airbus Scandal", it was Mahama who got off the hook due to our corrupt system. Try to read wide and understand that John Mahama is very dirty when it comes to ...
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All the leaders whose name were mentioned in connection with the "Airbus Scandal", it was Mahama who got off the hook due to our corrupt system. Try to read wide and understand that John Mahama is very dirty when it comes to political corruption.
Yaw Mills 7 hours ago

Why don’t you bring those people Afrifa killed. Stupid Ghana web.com

Why don’t you bring those people Afrifa killed. Stupid Ghana web.com

K Poku-London-UK 6 hours ago

Kotoka TOOK CIA SPY BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. KOTOKA MUST DIE BY FIRING SQUAD. A TRAITOR AND AN UNPATRIOTIC SELFISH MAN. KOTOKA HATED GHANA BECAUSE HE IS FROM THE TOGOLAND.
Kotoka is a MURDERER ...
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Kotoka TOOK CIA SPY BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. KOTOKA MUST DIE BY FIRING SQUAD. A TRAITOR AND AN UNPATRIOTIC SELFISH MAN. KOTOKA HATED GHANA BECAUSE HE IS FROM THE TOGOLAND.
Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE DEPUTY IGP DEKU WITH KOTOKA TOOK THE CIA BRIBES OF 10 MILLION US DOLLARS EACH TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. WE SHOULD NOT HONOUR TRAITORS AND UNPATRIOTIC PEOPLE. Will the white man and woman take you black MONKEY money to betray their countries. The answer is OBVIOUS NEVER. You see what the white man and woman have destroyed Libya bu killing Gadafi. Black people should be careful with the white man and woman because white people only want to take advantage of black people with our gold, cocoa, diamond etc etc. China is NOT a democracy but China is a Rich country and the French President Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the German Chancellor are going to China to beg for investments by kissing the arse of President Chi Jiping of China. What has democracy brought to Africa? Africa is destroyed through democratic governments. Look at what the Akyem Abuakwa CRIMINALS Akuffo Addo government arrogance and disrespect by borrowing over 51 BILLION US DOLLARS AND LOOTED AND LOOTED THEM ALL FOR OUR GRAND CHILDREN TO PAY FOR THEIR STEALING WHILST AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS 52 FAMILY MEMBERS ENJOY THE STOLEN MONIES. USA IS NOW IN A DICTATORSHIP WITH DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP DO NOT FOLLOW ANY LAW. DONALD TRUMP IS DEPORTING PEOPLE WITH USA GREEN CARDS TO THIRD COUNTRIES LIKE GHANA BY FORCE AND BREAKING THE LAW.88uhgfvg9998877600000
Kojo poku-London UK 6 hours ago

THE UNSUNG HERO; IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG

A man who made life a bit easier and luxurious for women. For the sisterhood.

Right after leading the country into a broke state, due to his lavish lifestyle, he composed a slo ...
read full comment

THE UNSUNG HERO; IGNATIUS KUTU ACHEAMPONG

A man who made life a bit easier and luxurious for women. For the sisterhood.

Right after leading the country into a broke state, due to his lavish lifestyle, he composed a slogan to calm the people and challenge foreign governments he owed.

Little did he know, that, his “ yen tua” chants, which translates to “ we won’t pay” doesn’t threaten foreign bodies.

Kutu Acheampong was born on the 23rd of September, 1931 in Kumasi. He became a head of state , through the removal of the then Prime Minister, Abrefa Abusia who was democratically elected.

He accused the Abrefa government of corruption and depreciation of the Cedis.

After he assumed office, he formed a political
Party called the National Redemption Council also known as the Supreme Military Council.

Acheampong was famous for promoting the use of home grown food. It was under his regime, that, “operation feed yourself” came about, where, citizens are softly forced to eat what they grow instead of relying heavily on foreign imports.

Under Kutu, the Kaneshie market was established. He also invested into affordable housing like the Dansoman Estates. The Coup maker had his achievements in Accra and his region, Ashanti.

Despite the positives he exhibited, Kutu is known for being a serious Bathalzar who nearly finished all the women in the Gold Coast, leaving most poor men angry and frustrated.

Reason is that, he took away their girlfriends and make them feel like Queens . A simple flexible “ distin” from Acheampong earned millions of women Mini Golf cars from the Kutu Government. While he made a coup to develop Ghana, he rather made huge investments into the pot of women.

Kutu was forced to embezzle state funds due to his lifestyle and corruption. Corruption, which he overthrew Abrefa for, became trippled in his era.

In 1978, he was overthrown in a coup by Akuffo. He wasn’t harmed, but placed on house arrest. On the 17th of June 1979, Kutu was shot to death, in a firing squad for corruption and embezzlement.

Recently in Ghana, Ken Ofori Atta, who is now a potential ex convict in America had called out the Ashanti’s. In his words, “ while they, the Akan akyems were fighting for Ghana, the Ashanti’s were eating cocoyam in the farms”. This was why they sidelined the Ashanti Region between 2017-2024 in their regime.

Do you think, this was one of the emotional reasons why the votes for the NPP declined in the Ashanti Region? Did they feel offended by their Fellow Akan’s utterance ?

#RealGist Gh
Chief Biney 6 hours ago

GhanaWeb and it partisan nature. So in conclusion what do you seek to achieve?.

GhanaWeb and it partisan nature. So in conclusion what do you seek to achieve?.
Ama 6 hours ago

We need to be reminded as often as they can in order for us to improve how we play our politics. Renaming KIA will never change the current difficulties in our transportation sector or give job to the jobless. Let's do the ne ...
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We need to be reminded as often as they can in order for us to improve how we play our politics. Renaming KIA will never change the current difficulties in our transportation sector or give job to the jobless. Let's do the needful.
Meet the eight Generals 6 hours ago

We pray that no soldier. ..would come and execute those corrupt politicians of now days.
Their number would be more than eight this time.

We pray that no soldier. ..would come and execute those corrupt politicians of now days.
Their number would be more than eight this time.
Pelicles. 3 hours ago

If Kotoka is a murderer, Rawlings is mean-spirited person who killed for killing sake. How many people did Kotoka kill, and what about JJ?

The February 24th, 1966, coup was welcome and during that day, the mood in Ghana c ...
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If Kotoka is a murderer, Rawlings is mean-spirited person who killed for killing sake. How many people did Kotoka kill, and what about JJ?

The February 24th, 1966, coup was welcome and during that day, the mood in Ghana changed with a breath of fresh air because Nkrumah sent people to prison on mere hearsay through his "Young Pioneer movement".

Why was Kotoka named after the airport because he was killed around the area and NLC decree made that changes which is still stand as legitimate. NDC is doing the name change due to stupid politics and nothing else.
Esa 32 minutes ago

Death awaits the descendants of J J Rawlings together with accomplices whether dead or alive, whether mps or not. Tooth fot tooth. Eye for an eye. Amen

Death awaits the descendants of J J Rawlings together with accomplices whether dead or alive, whether mps or not. Tooth fot tooth. Eye for an eye. Amen
Agbelimor Paris 22 minutes ago

JJ was a good man

JJ was a good man
Pelicles. 17 minutes ago

JJ was a good man in what sense?

JJ was a good man in what sense?

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