In the early years after Jerry John Rawlings’ second coming in 1981, military deployments in and around the state broadcaster increased significantly. This is according to one man who was at the center of the action after he had been appointed Director General of GBC shortly after Rawlings took over – that man is Professor Kwame Karikari. Then I was there when Major Quashigah also rushed to my office and said they were doing something because there was this coup attempt. “So suddenly the whole place was full of soldiers and Rawlings called me to stay put. Stay put, stay put, stay put and I stayed in that very little office without washing, with very little food from the staff canteen for 48-hours.

Source: GhanaWeb August 02, 2021 06:11 UTC