The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr, has highlighted aspects of the June 4, 1979, uprising often overlooked in public discourse.
He believes key details particularly concerning the legacy of General Kutu Acheampong should feature prominently in discussions bothering on the historical event.
In a post on his X account on June 5, 2025, Pratt said, "So much has been written and said about the June 4 uprising of 1979 in the last few days. "What has not been said is the fact that it led to the public execution of General Kutu Acheampong, who overthrew the neo-colonial regime of Dr KA Busia." Pratt's commentary pointed to Acheampong's often-concealed achievements, notably his economic policies. "It was General Acheampong who introduced a self-reliant economic programme for Ghana under which the country became self-sufficient in food production in only two years," he stated.
Furthermore, Pratt underscored Acheampong's efforts to rekindle the vision of Ghana's first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. "General Acheampong sought to revive all of Nkrumah's projects which were abandoned after his overthrow," he noted.
