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Col. Acheampong Joins Students & Soldiers Helping to Build Irrigation Canal | Dawhenya | July 1973

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Friday, July 13th 1973.
Footage of Ghanaian Head of State, Colonel Ignatius Acheampong visiting the site of of the Dawhenya Irrigation scheme.
Reuters Text:
"At the big volunteer camp near the Accra Plains in Ghana on Friday, Head of State Ignatius Acheampong was greeted by Army officials when he arrived to inspect the site of the Dawhenya Irrigation scheme. The camp was built to house thousands of volunteers who'll help to construct the channel.
Three-hundred-thousand students have joined the Armed forces workers already busy on the five-and-a-half mile canal, and they'll soon by joined by women volunteers from the Ghana National Youth Council.
Colonel Acheampong was shown the existing dam, some of the ricefields, and then, then he watched the volunteer force at work in the new canal, which is a forerunner of a giant irrigation scheme for the Accra Plains.
Then the Mead of State rolled up his sleeves and joined the team of workers in the canal with his own shovel.
Before he left, Colonel Acheampong asked everyone to help make the project successful."
Source: Reuters News Archive.

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Комментарии : 7

@captainfrankasuakokwapong6151 4 года назад

I salute you General Acheampong. I am going to honour you once I assume power as leader of our great nation Ghana . Long life General, long life legend

@yinsam233 4 года назад

one of Ghana's gtratest Head of State

@JJ_Goldman 4 года назад

This was the glorious times of the Acheampong regime. He was a better leader but his inability to fight corruption caused him.

@herculesskinny2030 4 года назад

Even though Acheampong's regime was illegal and couldn't control prices during the latter part of his era, and the accusation of having multiple girl friends, Acheampong did way way better than some who ruled for close to 20 years and planted corruption, hatered, mismanagement, nepotism deceit etc, etc. Even during Acheampong's era, state businesses were functioning eg. OSA busses, Akasanoma, Black star line, Also chain of stores like Kingsway, UTC, GNTC, SD KARAM, GLAMOR, etc, etc. Acheampong brought about operation feed your self. His regime developed new neighbourhoods in Ghana eg. Dzorwulu and Ablenkpe in Accra. He did a lot for Ghana football . eg. Ghana won the 1978 edition of Afcon in Accra for keeps. He made sure there was stability. School children were provided with free text or exercise books pens pencils, crayons etc, etc. Our cities were kept clean. I can go on and on and on. Rest in Peace I.K. Acheampong you have done your part for Ghana and can never be swept under the carpet.

@MegaJohny56 4 года назад

isnt this the sort of practical example which Rawlings later became famous for?

@Cory_Bates1989 4 года назад

This Acheampong guy contributed to the bad state Ghana is in right now

@rabinanaman1856 4 года назад

CHRISTOPHER AIKENS General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong helped put Ghana on the right way providing food for the masses ( Operation Feed-yourself) Agriculture awareness which caught up with Ghanaians both schools and households. Again he strengthened the Ghana Armed Forces namely the Air Force by providing squardrons of Fokker 27’s, Skyvan shorts, Bull dog trainers. The fleet of ships including Achimota and Gyata. For the Army he ordered Pinzegauer and the Mowag (armoured cars even for the police ) All these created jobs for the people Ghana was a great place to live Not to even talk about sports!