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20-703: The agency was established in 1974 by the National Redemption Council . It partners with organisations and is demarcated into various units to ensure the effective execution of its mandate to the Ghanaian society. The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established in 1974 as a part of the Public Service of Ghana by the National Redemption Council under the National Redemption Council Decree (NRCD 247). It

40-556: A retired Ghana Army captain, Victor Latzoo, a retired lieutenant in the Ghana Army, Staff Sergeant Godfried K. Amereka, Warrant Officer H. Raphael Nyatepeh, Captain Gustav K. Banini, Corporal John Gbeeze, Francis Agboada and Michael Hamenoo. Tsikata, Staff Sergeant Godfried Amereka, Warrant Officer Raphael Nyatepeh, Francis Agboada and Michael Hamenoo were sentenced to death. Two others were sentenced to eighteen years in jail. The NRC

60-624: Is ultimately seen as a failure in the end. It was during this era that the National Pledge was also introduced. This was to be recited on national occasions. The government also revalued the national currency which had been devalued by the Busia government by 42 per cent. It also repudiated some of the national debt in February 1972. On 4 August 1974, the "Operation Keep Right" was implemented which changed Ghana's road traffic from driving on

80-566: The Chief of Defence Staff , and the army, navy, air force and Border Guards commanders respectively. Some officers were promoted, some changed portfolios and many others were dropped. The Commanders of the First and Second Infantry Brigades of the Ghana Army were also included. It is thought that this coup removed Agbo, Baah and Selormey, whom Acheampong had begun to see as a threat. It also made

100-838: The Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School in Odumase Krobo . He then enlisted in the Ghana Army in 1957 and trained at the Royal Military Academy , Sandhurst , UK among others, receiving his commission in 1960. He was married to Mrs. Emily Akuffo . He also attended the National Defence College in India in 1973. While in the army, he served as commanding officer of the Airborne Training School at Tamale and later

120-585: The 6th Battalion of Infantry of the Ghana Army between 1969 and 1970. He rose to become the 2nd Brigade Commander . He supervised the change over of traffic flow in Ghana from driving on the left to driving on the right as part of 'Operation Keep Right' which was effected on 4 August 1974. This changeover was successful and largely accident free. He rose to become the Army Commander in April 1974 and Chief of

140-665: The Constitution is withdrawn, Parliament is dissolved, the Progress Party and all political parties are banned. On 9 October 1975, the NRC was replaced by the Supreme Military Council . Its composition consisted of Acheampong, the chairman, who was also promoted straight from Colonel to General . The others included the military hierarchy including all military service commanders such as Lt. Gen. Akuffo

160-489: The Defence Staff in April 1976. On 9 October 1975, Fred Akuffo was appointed a member of the ruling Supreme Military Council government due to his position as Ghana's army commander. On 5 July 1978, he led a palace coup to overthrow the head of state, General Ignatius Acheampong . He continued with the ongoing preparations to return Ghana to constitutional rule but his government was also cut short on 4 June 1979 by

180-559: The First Infantry Brigade at the time (now Southern Command of the Ghana Army ). He collaborated with three officers, Major Agbo , Major Baah and Major Selormey , whose military units were vital for the bloodless coup. Agbo is quoted as stating that Acheampong was brought in at the latter stages to support the coup. Agbo was the second-in-command of the First Infantry Battalion at Tema , Selormey

200-571: The Ghana Education Service are: National Redemption Council The National Redemption Council ( NRC ) was the ruling Ghana military government from 13 January 1972 to 9 October 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I. K. Acheampong , who was thus also the head of state of Ghana . The NRC came into power through a bloodless coup d'état , led by Acheampong, which overthrew the democratically elected Progress Party (PP) government of Dr. K. A. Busia , taking place while Dr. Busia

220-465: The NRC government. None of them resulted in bloodshed. In November 1972, 8 people were found guilty by a military tribunal for plotting to overthrow the government. They were Staff Sergeant S. J. Opon-Nyantekyi, Daniel D. O. Attakora, Emil W. K. Adzima who was the former press secretary to Kofi Busia, George K. A. Ofosu-Amaah, who was a senior lecturer in law at the University of Ghana and Director of

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240-589: The Special Branch (national intelligence unit) in the Busia regime, Private C. Adu Boateng, Sergeant W. Agyare, Private K. Oduro and Sergeant G. Nimako. In August 1973, Kojo Botsio , a minister in the Nkrumah CPP government together with others was arrested for planning to overthrow the government. In December 1973, three out of five accused persons were found guilty of subversion by a military tribunal. The guilty were Imoru Ayarna , former leader of

260-407: The disbanded People's Action Party , Kojo Botsio and John Tettegah. Albert Kwaku Owusu-Boateng was jailed for 30 years for concealing the plot while Air Force Major Alexander A. Awuviri was acquitted and discharged. In 1976, a coup plot referred to as the "One Man One Matchet" coup was foiled. The plotters included Brigadier Khattah, the leader, who escaped arrest and the others were Kojo Tsikata ,

280-559: The left as introduced by the United Kingdom to driving on the right in harmony with its neighbouring West African states where traffic circulation was on the right. This was supervised by Akuffo who was the Border Guards commander at the time. The NRC government also implemented the official conversion of units of measurement in the country to the metric system on 1 September 1975. There were several attempts to overthrow

300-546: The various service commanders in charge of both the military and the state as there had been some tensions between relatively junior officers in government and the senior commanders of the Armed Forces. The NRC government embarked on various programmes to help improve the economy. One of its most successful was the "Operation Feed Yourself" programme which encouraged self-reliance on home-grown food by encouraging both large scale and small scale farming. This started well but

320-583: Was Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from 1976 to 1978, and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979. He became leader of the government in a palace coup against General Kutu Acheampong , and was overthrown and executed in another military coup less than a year later. Fred Akuffo was born at Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He completed his secondary education in 1955 at

340-563: Was in the United Kingdom for medical reasons. The constitution was suspended and all political parties banned. One of the main grievances leading to the coup had been the currency devaluations undertaken under the PP regime. Acheampong is reported to have been promoted to Colonel just two days prior to the coup to "secure his loyalty" for the Busia government . He was also the commander of

360-772: Was later amended by the NRCD 252, NRCD 357 and the Supreme Military Council Decree (SMCD 63). In the Constitution of the Fourth Republic , the earlier legislations have subsequently been amended by Acts of Parliament; Act 506 (1994) and Act 778 (2008). The Ghana Education Service is responsible for; The following organisations and stakeholders partner the GES in the implementation of its programmes and activities: The current programs being run by

380-548: Was made up of Acheampong, the various service commanders of the Ghana Armed Forces , the Inspector General of Police , four other army officers of the rank of Major and a civilian who was the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Fred Akuffo Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo (21 March 1937 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He

400-656: Was the second-in-command of the armored regiment and Baah was the second-in-command of the Fifth Infantry Battalion in Accra . Acheampong stated in the nationwide broadcast to announce the coup that: I bring you good tidings; Busia's hypocrisy has been detected. We, in the Ghana Armed Forces, have today taken over the Government from Busia and his ruling Progress Party. With immediate effect,

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