KWEGYIR AGGREY OF AFRICA His Life and Achievements Woeli Dekutsey WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES ACCRA i ii Published by Woeli Publishing Services P. O. Box NT 601 Accra New Town Ghana Tel.:0243434210 Email:woeli@icloud.com © Woeli Dekutsey, 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ISBN 978-9988-8510-7-1 This book is protected by copyright. No part may be reproduced, translated, or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the copyright owner. Cover design by Senanu Dovoh Contents 1. HISCHILDHOOD 2. HISYEARS IN CAPE COAST 3. LIFEIN AMERICA 4. AGGREYRETURNS TO AFRICA 5. HISLAST DAYS Bibliography iii 1 8 13 22 32 40 iv To SETH ADONU in memory of the seed he sowed in love, which blossomed into a giant baobab tree under which birds take shelter in the scorching harmattan sun A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER v The inspiration for this series on the lives of great Ghanaians stemmed from the fact that our children nowadays have no good role models to inspire them. On the television and in other national media networks, we see scantily dressed young women and shabbily attired young men being paraded as stars for young people to emulate. In our political life, we see fallen politicians and VFDWWHU EUDLQV EHLQJ JLYHQ IURQW SDJH FRYHUDJH DQG DLU WLPH WR LQÁLFW WKHLU inept views upon the right thinking members of the Ghanaian society.