Rawlings Honours June 4 Heroes

Former President Rawlings this morning laid a wreath at the revolutionary square in front of the Flagstaff House in memory of those he describes as the fallen heroes of the June 4th uprising. That uprising brought the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council to power in 1979. Wreaths and route matches by security agencies and Progressive Voluntary Organisations marked the June 4th celebrations for 21 years before it was scrapped as a national holiday last year.

President Rawlings dropped a single flower at the cenotaph today. Although some people have criticized the ex-President for laying the wreath without permission from the ruling government, he told JOY FM that he does not see anything wrong with laying a wreath at the Revolutionary Square.

According to Mr. Rawlings, he was just showing respect to those who died in the quest for probity and accountability. Members of the June 4 Movement will hold a lecture at the Arts Centre in Accra to mark the anniversary. The ex-President and other leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are expected to address the lecture.