Renowned statesman, seasoned shot administrator, and erstwhile diplomat, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has called for an impartial and thorough enquiry into the decease of Ghana’s erstwhile President, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, citing “unexplained circumstances” and increasing nationalist suspicion surrounding the events starring to his passing.
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe’s appeal, contained successful his latest book, A Nation into Retirement: The Narrative of a Statesman, stressed that Ghana owed it to the representation of Rawlings and the conscience of the federation to prosecute information and transparency.
“These unexplained circumstances deepen the enigma surrounding Rawlings’s death,” the ex-military aesculapian doc remarked.
“It is important that we uphold the principles of accountability and transparency, peculiarly successful matters involving nationalist figures. Only done clarity and information tin we code the concerns of those near down and sphere the integrity of our systems.”
In a startling revelation, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe hinted astatine the alleged engagement of 2 retired Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) captains, whose conduct, pursuing Rawlings’s death, has raised eyebrows.
“There are whispers of engagement from 2 retired captains of the Ghana Armed Forces. I americium acquainted with these individuals, and they cognize maine personally. Their actions pursuing Rawlings’s death—particularly their alleged remark, ‘Mission accomplished’—warrant scrutiny. In subject parlance, specified a connection carries sedate implications,” helium said.
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe’s comments reenforce increasing calls for a Commission of Inquiry to analyse the circumstances surrounding the decease of the erstwhile president, who led Ghana from 1981 to 2001.
“Such an enquiry indispensable compel each applicable individuals, including these captains, to stock what they know,” helium urged.
He besides questioned the aesculapian protocols observed during Rawlings’s last days astatine the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, insisting that an autopsy and afloat pathology report, particularly 1 including chemic analysis, should person been conducted and publically disclosed.
“In each civilised nations, autopsies are standard, pursuing the decease of a erstwhile caput of state. If specified an introspection were carried out, the findings should beryllium disclosed to the public. This is important for clarity and accountability.”
Adding to the mystery, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe raised interest implicit reports that 5 nurses who attended to the erstwhile president astatine the Cardiothoracic Unit had allegedly near the state soon aft his death.
According to him, Rawlings’ cousin, “Michael Sosuoudis, informed maine that these 5 nurses vanished from the state soon aft Rawlings’s passing.
Allegedly, they were flown overseas and person lone maintained sporadic interaction with Michael, expressing their condolences,” helium revealed.
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe’s 700-page memoir chronicles his idiosyncratic travel and reflections connected Ghana’s analyzable governmental landscape.
“This publication is to thatch and fto the younker cognize what happened 68 years ago, due to the fact that that volition assistance them set themselves to the contiguous challenges facing not lone this state but the satellite astatine large,” Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe said.
He described the publication arsenic a heartfelt reflection connected his lifelong committedness to nationalist service, leadership, and truth-telling, particularly during Ghana’s turbulent subject era.
“It appears determination person been a batch of distortions successful our past books. The existent authorities of what happened has not been reported, and I consciousness the younker indispensable cognize the truth, peculiarly astir the subject regimes,” helium said.
A Nation into Retirement is described arsenic a bold effort to reclaim humanities integrity and usher the adjacent procreation towards a much informed and principled future.