The Ghanaian Voice says with the imminent exhumation and reburial of selected executed military officers, a call has gone to the government to also handover the bodies of Arthur and Yeboah to their families.
The two were executed after an abortive attempt to overthrow the National Liberation Council (NLC) government, which overthrew the CPP in 1967.
The abortive coup, which was primarily aimed at overthrowing the Kotoka and Afrifa – led Regime was programmed to bring back Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah from Guinea.
The two, Lt. Arthur and 2nd Lt. Yeboah were court martialed and executed for leading the coup which also claimed the life of general E.K. Kotoka who was the architect of the military putsch that overthrew Nkrumah.
Family sources told the Ghanaian Voice” that if for nothing at all, monuments and statues should be erected to immortalize the memory of those who took arms against the illegal military regime.
“We know who are villains of Ghana Politics, and we are aware who is now called the hero and his body is going to be exhumed and reburied. We also have suffered if Afrifa and co are going to be glorified for whatever reasons we also demand restitution for our fathers who were killed because they stood against an imposition” said two family spokesmen.
Source: GhanaWeb
