Face to Face with Esther Odartey Wellington: Daughter of Army Commander slain in 1979 coup

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5 жыл бұрын

On this edition of Face to Face, Godfred Akoto Boafo has a conversation with the daughter of Major General Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington, former Chief of Army Staff, Ghana Armed Forces, who was lost his life in the 1979 coup.
She tells the story of what happened to her father and life after that.
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@josephakwa7718 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview! Ms. Esther Odartey Wellington - you make a lot of sense - you have my complete and unfetted regards.

@herculesskinny2030 4 жыл бұрын

I think families of the murdered generals must joint hands with this brave woman and speak up.

@kinggeorge2100 3 ай бұрын

😂

@znmaf 5 жыл бұрын

Calmly articulate.Endearingly introspective

@jonesanku2357 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview, learning a look about our history. Sorry madam for the Lost of your father.

@Cory_Bates1989 5 жыл бұрын

i love how she compared 1983 to 2019 and if not the same was even better back then

@DavidOfosuAppiah 4 жыл бұрын

Dark #history of #Ghana and it's turbulence ,my late Mum was a very good family friend to the Odartey-Wellington family ,they lived at Osu ,

@herculesskinny2030 5 жыл бұрын

I remember paa o when your dad was given an awam crocodile tears state burial, sad, may his soul rest in perfect peace. Have my sympathy beautiful sister. Every road has a bend and every wicked has an end.

@kinggeorge2100 3 ай бұрын

😂😂 ahhhhh

@albertfiifipeters3641 5 жыл бұрын

Esther thank you very much and God blesses you and your family. You're indeed a strong woman just like your father General Odartey Wellington. Your are 100% right .what has changed after they sacrificed the generals. Ghana is worse of than that time .corruption is still the same.

@youssefcamara3916 5 жыл бұрын

You want to say that Ghana is worse off today than 1978-1979. I visited Accra in 1978 from Abidjan, l couldn’t even found bathing soap and toothpaste.

@Atlas24gh 4 жыл бұрын

@@youssefcamara3916 stop commenting on issues you don't know. Let it rest you are not a Ghanaian and you do not know anything about what went on

@kwadwoanowuoh5971 Жыл бұрын

Very articulate lady. Would not believe she's a Ghanaian if not told.

@kinggeorge2100 3 ай бұрын

😂

@theodoreafum1918 4 жыл бұрын

A day will come

@karlm8067 3 жыл бұрын

Very strong woman!

@hiprofael Жыл бұрын

Great interview. I must say, though, that her views on the country at the time are likely from the bubble she lived in. She can't even appreciate the situation the masses were in. Even if it's what the country has degenerated into again today, it doesn't make it right. Excellent interview though

@danielmensahtetteh9977 5 жыл бұрын

Well said Esther... Ghana needs to learn lessons from this and Never again should this happen again. GOVERNMENT should be up to task and publish the NRC Report and go ahead and implement its recommendations

@petitben5240 4 жыл бұрын

The same thing will happen again in the future. Because, the same cause produce the same effect.

@benardboateng8291 4 жыл бұрын

If the west gets involve it won't happen

@petitben5240 4 жыл бұрын

@@benardboateng8291 No chance that my own country Canada will be involved in any mess outside our borders.

@graneekfinancialcapitalsol6836 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had to go through that. Honestly thr republic of Ghana needs to pay Esther 10's of millions of pounds and dollars as a settlement if they havent already.....

@yawjay7049 5 жыл бұрын

BRAVE WOMAN

@TheMuzikall 5 жыл бұрын

It's rather unfortunate but her dad was Killed in The Line of Duty. ....unlike the others who were arrested and tried b4 a Kangaroo Court and Swiftly executed executed. ..no chance to appeal...they didn't even have a Catapult to fire back at their captors😥...June 4th was Kill or be Killed...

@OKURU100 4 жыл бұрын

Berba, do you know how much Rawlings is worth now? Can you proudly say he and his cohorts didn’t do worse than those officers and others he helped killed. Many will continue to be fooled since we haven’t learned sense now.

@yahdiloveangi-yahushahm8423 3 жыл бұрын

Rawlings is worth nothing but his so called NDC party taken away from him to technocratic leadership to embrace all Ghanaians ridden of the ineptitude ewe Rawlings factor and possibly shipped to the Hague service as a detarent others in armed forces .

@OKURU100 4 жыл бұрын

Esther, your dad was a brave soldier who lived the discipline life of a real soldier. Those who killed him love riches more than what they claimed to stand for. They will surely reap what they sowed. An incurable disease will plague them one by one

@kinggeorge2100 3 ай бұрын

Eeeeiii 🤣🤣🤣

@justicea.d2790 3 жыл бұрын

Most people were babies and weren’t born when all these happened but are here passing comments like they know what actually happened. I wasn’t around so I will rather listen to people who were present

@Amnotcrazy8440 4 жыл бұрын

42 minutes: Rawlings was given a trial over the 15th may failed coup like you rightly said but don't forget also that there was advised from Nigeria leader to stop the trial and get rid of Rawlings and his friends which got leaked and ignited his friends to take action on the June 4th to rescue him.

@emmanuelobanor1721 3 жыл бұрын

Rawlings need to tried

@petitben5240 8 ай бұрын

Too late now for that!

@kinggeorge2100 3 ай бұрын

@petitben5240 hmmmm

@goldheartdc5756 5 жыл бұрын

you were young at then how would you know what was happening in the in terms of salary and others?

@georgeboateng2190 5 жыл бұрын

I was standing right across from Nima police station when those two young Navy guys run from broadcasting direction to station to commit that atrocity

@danielmensahtetteh9977 5 жыл бұрын

You mean to say a Teenager has no remembrance?? I must be frank with you if you can't remember things that happened when you @gold...whatever were a Teen then it means you have a low retentive memory.🤔

@danielmensahtetteh9977 5 жыл бұрын

U better shut up... You should take lessons from this. Rather than ask silly questions

@goldheartdc5756 5 жыл бұрын

comprehension is your problem...... sometimes you've got decipher emotions to reality. In as much as i dont support killing of anybody, she shouldn't be spewing untruth

@goldheartdc5756 5 жыл бұрын

i dont support that heinous act by those soldiers but to trying to paint the picture as if all was well within rank and file of the army then, i found that problematic.

@freddybshowtime4815 5 жыл бұрын

Make we think both ur father and Rawlings were both wicked soldiers

@ntl3352 4 жыл бұрын

Ghana is much better now than 79 where you couldnt even get soap to bath. Admit it

@pkennethokyereboatenk4683 4 жыл бұрын

Stupid full what do you no

@ntl3352 4 жыл бұрын

@@pkennethokyereboatenk4683 With the exception of the honourable odartey Im glad those corrupt bastards were lined up like chicken and slaughtered .

@petitben5240 Жыл бұрын

People seem to have forgotten all that now. I was in Accra in summer 1978 on school vacation from Paris. As much l feel for her lost, her dad and his cohort were dragging Ghana.

@sylvestercudjoe6027 5 жыл бұрын

Rawlings didn't killed anyone Ghanaians should put stop of mention his name ,#I'm done❌

@opokusarkodie4625 5 жыл бұрын

You dont know what u r saying

@MrHakeem115 4 жыл бұрын

R you sure you completed JHS?

@rukyskitchen7196 4 жыл бұрын

I loved Rawlings as a kid. I’m a grown man now. To be just to my intellect, I have to have a tangible reason for loving him knowing very well that he played a major role in the dark history of Ghana. I have already confirmed that Boakye Gyan was a devil and still laughs and acts like one. It’s time we all start learning the history of our dear nation from our elder ones not from any book written by their family members.

@benardboateng8291 4 жыл бұрын

Of course it is to you , you fante

@manmanny6528 4 жыл бұрын

doughnut

@ntl3352 4 жыл бұрын

i regret odarteys death. That is the sad part of June 4th. Such a brave warrior. But for the rest of the thieves Rawlings didnt slaughter enough

@garbi27 5 жыл бұрын

Blame the first coup makers that overthrew Nkrumah, it started and energized ever subsequent ones. Wellington was corrupt commander, I had a terrible experience with him.

@akisibadeka.c.4213 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Togbe I will like to understand where you are coming from. Saying he was a corrupt commander is not Enough - give instances abd don't leave it to Wind for Ghanaians to guess

@opokusarkodie4625 5 жыл бұрын

Gen Odartey was gallant, those who killed him are worse than what they thought he was. May he rest in peace

@paulboakye2380 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha know who's given that comments, that's togbe,the evil ewes in our midst,the unpatriotic and unproductive people

@mathieubrobbey1843 4 жыл бұрын

Nonsense

@snyperjoesnyper1750 4 жыл бұрын

Togbe Amega you are horrible and a highly tribalistic person. No wonder you are always spewing hate. I have encountered your writings on numerous occasions and it's filled with animosity. No problem but one day will be a beautiful day for you to be shamefully exposed. You are no different from Amedeka.