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The family of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings has welcomed any decision to name the University for Development Studies (UDS) after him.
According to the family, it has never been against such a ‘forward looking’ decision, thus, it welcomed the naming of the institution after him.
“We have quickly checked with her excellency and I have her authority to inform you that the family has never been against this forward-looking suggestion and we would have absolutely no objection if your university can achieve that,” a member of the family and former diplomat, Mr Victor Gbeho, said on Monday when a delegation from the UDS, led by its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, visited the residence of the late Rawlings to commiserate with the family.
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.
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In the pantheon of great African leaders who have joined the ranks of the ancestors, Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe, Muammar Gadhafi, Sekou Toure and Gamal Abdel Nasser, it would be impossible to exclude Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings from that number.
Mr. Rawlings led the Republic of Ghana for 19 years from 1981 to 2000 as its longest serving president and is credited with successfully transforming Ghana from military rule to a multiparty democracy with consecutive smooth power transfers.
An official state funeral for Mr. Rawlings was held Jan. 27 in Accra, Ghana, the nation’s seaside capital.
Leaders and voices globally remembered the statesman, who passed away in Ghana on November 12, 2020, after a short illness. He was 73-years old.