Joseph Adjei Buadi
Joseph Adjei Boadi | |
|---|---|
| Provisional National Defence Council member | |
| In office 31 December 1981 – December 1984 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings (Head of state) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Nkawie |
| Died | 2016 |
| Resting place | Kumasi |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Branch/service | Ghana Army |
| Years of service | 1963 – ? |
| Rank | Warrant Officer 1 |
| Unit | Armed Forces Fire Training School |
Joseph Kwame Adjei Buadi ( 1946 – 2016 ) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was one of the original members of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military government which came to power following the overthrow of the Limann government on 31 December 1981.
Adjei Buadi was born in 1946 at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region. He enlisted in the Ghana Army in 1963.[1] Adjei Buadi was Chief instructor and second-in-command at the Armed Forces Fire Training School prior to becoming a member of the PNDC.[2][3]
In the PNDC, he was the coordinator for the Armed Forces Defence Committees which had been formed following the 31 December 1981 coup d'état. He testified to the National Reconciliation Commission in March 2003 that he resigned from the PNDC because he was not happy about the killing of the three serving high court judges and the retired army officer by individuals related to the government.[4]
Rawlings described him as a "rare gem who was extremely efficient, highly disciplined soldier and materially incorruptible."[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Military Ruling Council Named". Ghana News. 11 (1). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 3. January 1982.
- ^ a b "Rawlings mourns Adjei Boadi". GhanaWeb. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Akonor, Kwame (2006). Africa and IMF conditionality : the unevenness of compliance, 1983-2000. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415979474. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "PNDC Killings: For Ritual Purposes - Ex-WO Adjei-Boadi". GhanaWeb. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2021.