The seven original members of the PNDC from its inception were as follows: • Flt. Lt.
Jerry John Rawlings - Chairman • Brigadier
Joseph Nunoo-Mensah - retired
Chief of Defence Staff • Reverend Dr.
Vincent Kwabena Damuah •
Warrant Officer I Joseph Adjei Buadi • Sergeant
Daniel Alolga Akata Pore •
Joachim Amartey Quaye •
Chris Bukari Atim Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah, who had been retired by the Limann government, was recalled as Chief of Defence Staff and the second-in-command of the PNDC. Reverend Damuah was an outspoken priest of the
Roman Catholic Church in Ghana. Joachim Amartey Quaye was a labour leader who led a strike at the
Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) and was removed by
Hilla Limann's government. Chris Bukari Atim was a student leader and friend of Jerry Rawlings. Adjei Buadi and Akata Pore were junior ranks in the Ghana Air Force.
Departures and replacements Over the years, some people were added to the membership and others left. A number left in 1982 due to ideological differences. Joachim Amartey Quaye was executed for his involvement in the murder of three senior judges and a retired army officer. Rev. Damuah who was suspended from the Catholic Church because of his involvement in the government left in late 1982 and started his own church later called the Afrikania Mission, an organization devoted to the promotion of
African Traditional Religion.
Additions • Mrs.
Aanaa Naamua Enin- appointed August 1982 •
Ebo Tawiah - appointed August 1982 • Alhaji
Mahama Iddrisu - appointed October 1984 • Captain (rtd)
Kojo Tsikata - July 1985 • Chris Bukari Atim - resigned 1982 • Ebo Tawiah • Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri - died 25 August 1984 • Brigadier W. M. Mensa-Wood - died 1992 • Captain Kingsley Bruce • Mrs. Susanna Al-Hassan - departed 1987 • Mrs. Aanaa Naamua Enin - left in 1989
August 1992 onwards — final membership • Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings - Chairman • Justice D. F. Annan • Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu • Captain (rtd) Kojo Tsikata • P. V. Obeng • Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo • Air Vice Marshal Dumashie • Dr. Mrs.
Mary Grant ==Membership==