General News of Friday, 7 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comRawlings was adamant returning Ghana to constitutional rule – AhwoiFormer President Jerry John RawlingsJerry John Rawlings’ obsession with power as a military ruler became very difficult for him to return the country to constitutional rule, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi has disclosed. “This obsession with power was clearly one of the reasons Rawlings fell out with his comrades,” Prof Kwamena Ahwoi wrote in his book. Due to his oratory skills, Rawlings became the de facto head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), a third military administration in a row. Supreme Military Council I (SMC I) was led by Lt. Col. Isaac Kutu Acheampong who had ruled from 13 January 1972. It was military versus military; junior ranks versus senior ranks…...to return the soldiers to the barracks and restore civilian rule.

Source: GhanaWeb August 07, 2020 06:11 UTC