At a carefully chosen time in the night of 31 December 1981, when New Year’s parties were in full swing, Flt. Lt. Rawlings struck again to take over power. This was the culmination of a growing confrontation between the Limann Government and Rawlings and associates, typified by the harassment of the latter by the security apparatus of the Limann Government. Chris Asher, Editor-in-Chief of the Palaver, reportedly told the BBC that the Limann Administration had fed him with false information to wage an “orchestrated campaign” of lies against Flt. Lt. Rawlings. A top official of the Foreign Ministry told the National Investigations Committee (NIC) that a meeting of security agencies chaired by Dr. Nabila, Minister of Presidential Aff airs, decided to assassinate Flt. Lt. Rawlings and Capt. Kojo Tsikata (Rtd.). Rawlings was to be killed in Togo on his way back from Libya in 1979. Rawlings was saved because some Togolese officials opposed the involvement of Togo in the plot. The Togo plot was one of many against Rawlings and associates. THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF GHANA – 1950-2013..Dr. Obed Asamoah.
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