{
  "id": 19864760,
  "title": "Sir Sam Jonah calls on Mahama to restore General Acheampong’s military rank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sir-sam-jonah-calls-on-mahama-to-restore-general-acheampongs-military",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T20:53:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/sir-sam-jonah-calls-on-mahama-to-restore-general-acheampongs-military-rank/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Business magnate Sir Sam Jonah has called on President John Mahama and the Ghana Armed Forces to restore the military rank of former Head of State General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Jonah argues that Acheampong's execution in 1979 without trial should not permanently erase his military identity and years of service. He urges the authorities to restore Acheampong's rank of General, reinstate his name on the rolls of the Ghana Military Academy, and return the honours associated with his rank to his family. Jonah emphasizes that due process is a protection for all and urges Ghanaians to acknowledge some of the initiatives associated with Acheampong's administration, such as Operation Feed Yourself and policies relating to Ghanaian participation in the mining industry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Sam Jonah calls on Mahama to restore Gen Acheampong’s military rank, says Ghana must correct injustice of 1979 execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sam-jonah-calls-on-mahama-to-restore-gen-acheampongs-military-rank",
        "published": "2026-11-13T19:50:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}