Kwesi Pratt Jnr has advised Paul Adom-Otchere to read enough
The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has taken strong exception to recent historical claims made by broadcast journalist and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere.
Pratt questioned the broadcast journalist’s credibility on national history, asserting that Adom-Otchere’s public narratives are often at odds with documented facts regarding Ghana’s liberation struggle.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on February 11, 2026, Kwesi Pratt said he feels pity for Paul Adom-Otchere, claiming that the broadcaster does not have a firm grasp of historical facts and advised him to read more to educate himself.
“I will advise Paul to read enough,” he said, adding that reading widely would help him better educate and equip himself on national issues.
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Kwesi Pratt further criticised what he described as confident displays of ignorance, urging Paul to desist from making uninformed comments.
He stressed that certain historical narratives, including the 1966 coup, must be properly contextualised.
“He should read and stop talking like an ignorant person. It is complete ignorance displayed with confidence and bravado,” he stated.
Addressing the historical facts himself, Kwesi Pratt asserted that the 1966 coup was not organised by Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kotoka, challenging Adom-Otchere’s attribution of the coup to him.
He claimed the overthrow was instigated, sponsored and organised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, insisting that evidence exists to support that position.
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Pratt further urged the government to place greater emphasis on the teaching of history in schools to ensure that the youth and future leaders are well-informed.
“All of this emphasises the need for Ghana as a country to place some emphasis on the teaching of history. Because if we don’t, we are going to get leaders who don’t know anything about our history and who, on the basis of their own conjecture, will make policies,” he appealed.
He indicated that policies formulated without a sound understanding of history could prove disastrous.
Kwesi Pratt Jnr recommended that Adom-Otchere read ‘The Great Deception: How the CIA Overthrew Nkrumah – JFK’s Ordeal in Africa’, to gain a deeper understanding of the events surrounding the 1966 coup.
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Source:
www.ghanaweb.com
