Info For Yous Dr Robert Patrick Baffour: The Virile Someone Nurture Of Technology Scientific Discipline Instruction Inwards African Reason In Addition To Inventor Of Ghanaian-Made Car Boafo Motors.

The manful somebody parent of technology scientific discipline didactics on African soil, scientific inventor, establishment builder, administrator extraordinaire, adroit negotiator, lover together with patron of the arts, leading (pioneer stage) together with cinema actor, sportsman, philanthropist, mystic together with position unit of measurement man, DR ROBERT PATRICK BAFFOUR, was born to greatness together with achieved greatness. He was the the starting fourth dimension human being to position that Republic of Ghana has an crude oil potential together with also inventor of famous Ghanaian-made automobile "Boafo" motors.
Dr R P Baffour

Dr Baffour was born at Elmina on May 14, 1912. His manful somebody parent named him Papa Kweku Andoh, after the father's father, every bit Fante-Akan tradition demanded. To his many admirers, friends together with students, he was to hold out known only every bit Bob or R.P. R.P. Baffour Jnr was a scion of iv majestic houses.

The immature would-be Dr R P Baffour standing at an extreme corner inwards this painting amongst his position unit of measurement taken inwards the 1920's. His Father,Snr R P Baffour sits inwards the middle every bit it was really typical of our really respectable Fante tradition. Little did erstwhile Mr Baffour knows that his man child at the extreme corner was gonna hold out his Gold Coast (Ghana's) starting fourth dimension engineer together with an inventor,scholar together with scientist of international repute. — amongst medico Robert P. Baffour, Master Baffour (Robert P. Baffour Andoh), Francis Baffour, Josephine Baffour, Maria Frederica Okai, Magdalene Baffour, Victoria Baffour together with Joseph Eminsang Baffour.

His grandad was celebrated Chief Kweku Andoh, the regent of Elmina from 1872-1897 who served inwards Sir Garnet Wolseley's armed services motion against Prempeh I, Chief of the Ashanti. He was made regent of Edina State upon the expulsion of Chief Kobina Gyan yesteryear the British.
Chief Kweku Andoh of Elimina

His father's woman parent was the eldest immature adult woman of  Ya Na Yakubu I, the Chief of Yendi inwards the 1870's, named Napari.  She was rescued from the Ashanti yesteryear Chief Andoh during the motion against Prempeh together with was given the bring upwardly Efua Yendi. She was also known every bit Nana Awuyea.
R.P.’s mother, Mrs Frederica Baffour (Nee Okai), an educated lady to a greater extent than popularly known every bit Maame Fritsiwah, hailed from the majestic theater of Techiman together with the stool theater of Gbese inwards the Ga State.
His mother`s grandad was Chief Kofi Nii Okai of the Gbese quarter, Accra, who was ordinarily known every bit Joseph H. Kane. He had a career every bit a scholar together with a merchant. R.P. Baffour was also a nifty grandson of George Emil Eminsang, who was the really starting fourth dimension Western educated lawyer on the Gold Coast.

He began his formal schooling inwards 1917 at the Catholic School inwards Elmina. In 1924, his manful somebody parent took him to Nigeria where for ii years he attended the Okar Government School. He came dorsum abode together with inwards 1926 entered Richmond College (later Mfantsipim), joining inwards Form 2, a privileged band of brilliant mates, many of whom became prominent figures inwards Ghanaian national life. He sat his senior Cambridge Examination inwards 1930, obtaining exemption from the London Matriculation examinations.

Following the give-up the ghost of his manful somebody parent inwards 1931, he sat the competitive civil service entrance seek out together with came starting fourth dimension inwards the whole of the Gold Coast. He received an invitation to occur to Achimota to bring together the belatedly Charles Deakin who was together with then starting an technology scientific discipline schoolhouse at Achimota. Upon completing his course of instruction inwards 1935, R.P. Baffour passed his B.Sc. Engineering examination, i of exclusively 3 to transcend the seek out from the together with then British Empire exterior the United Kingdom. He became the starting fourth dimension Ghanaian to obtain a University of London marker inwards Mechanical technology scientific discipline on Ghanaian soil.

He produced master copy designs together with inventions which would get got given him wealth together with worldwide fame but for his colour. He designed the “Descender gear' for piece of occupation on locomotives to preclude the slipping on moisture rails. He followed this upwardly amongst the pattern of a locomotive (250 Classes). However, the marvel of his inventions was a clockwork device which inwards those early on days of aeronautic technology scientific discipline provided a agency of determining the flying path of an aeroplane. This navigational assist amazed the British Air Force.

R.P. also participated inwards the initial surveys to determine the potential of the Volta Hydro-electric project, inwards item the best site for the proposed dam.  In 1941, he was seconded to Achimota to assist Mr Deakin inwards the Engineering Department, thereby achieving the unique distinction of non exclusively beingness the starting fourth dimension African engineer trained on Ghanaian soil but also the starting fourth dimension African technology scientific discipline lecturer to learn Africans on African soil.

From 1946 to 1953, R.P. worked amongst the Accra City Council, designing together with edifice novel vehicles (Ewurakua together with King Kong). In 1952, amongst internal self-government inwards place, Nkrumah acted upon his recommendation together with the regime began the structure of prefabricated houses at the Kaneshie Estate. In 1958, every bit the starting fourth dimension African Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport together with Communication, he produced the programme for the Tema township every bit an integral component division of the Tema Harbour Project. He was commutation inwards the establishment of the Nautical College together with the Black Star Line.

Fully supported yesteryear Osagyefo, he realised inwards his term a academy that would plough the bicycle of progress inwards Africa. He initially took upwardly the transportation service of Principal of the Kumasi College of Technology, together with then became the starting fourth dimension Vice-Chancellor of the University of Science together with Technology, a transportation service he held till the overthrow of the CPP regime inwards 1966. The lecture rooms, the scientific laboratories, the pupil flats together with administrative buildings, the assembly hall, the swimming puddle together with the stadium stand upwardly every bit abiding monuments to his vision.

In 1961, spell administering KNUST, R.P. was appointed yesteryear Osagyefo to chair together with institute the Republic of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, an indication of the mensurate of confidence Dr Nkrumah had inwards R.P, who he only refered to every bit "Komfo". All these investments he made inwards the academy raised questions from some quarters together with the overthrow of Nkrumah inwards 1966 gave his detractors the peril to accuse him non exclusively of misuse of populace funds but also abuse of his office. Despite beingness cleared yesteryear a Commission of Public Enquiry, that seek to destroy his practiced bring upwardly remained his greatest sorrow.
medico R.P. Baffour amongst Queen Elizabeth II 1961 Kumase College/KNUST
His immature adult woman Winifred Amma Baffour gave the Queen a bouquet of flowers on her visit.

He had outstanding achievements inwards the advertisement of the arts together with acted inwards the pioneer developmental films- "Progress inwards Kojokrom", "The Boy Kumasenu" together with the BBC production, "A Day inwards the life of an African". He was a nifty sports enthusiast together with was i of the patrons of the Gold Coast squad to the 1956 Helsinki Olympic Games.

                R.P BFFOUR IN CLOTH IN MOVIE bOY kUMESENU

R.P. loved Elmina together with is credited amongst actively organising the Edina Korye Kuw together with the Edina Mpuntu Fekuw amongst such high personalities every bit the belatedly Messrs F. F. Plange, Wattenburg together with M.E. Adams. He worked tirelessly for the town's development, playing an instrumental component division inwards securing the Elmina Fishing Harbour Project together with was an exemplary Captain to the No.7 Asafo Company, Nyampafo.

While inwards England to process his threatened blindness inwards 1953, R.P. came into contact amongst a renowned homeopath inwards the UK who introduced him to the piece of occupation of the pendulum for dowsing together with that led to his active interest inwards the exercise of homeopathic medicine every bit a hobby.  For an active man, retirement had no important together with inwards 1979 he entered the presidential race every bit an independent candidate together with lost. Undaunted, he directed greater efforts to negotiating together with finding the resources for the establishment of an industrial complex amongst the Opon Manse Steel Works every bit its centre-piece.

Dr RP Baffour addressing a committte on Nuclear scientific discipline inwards Moscow early on 1960's. Look how attentively they listen. Dont heed his colour. He broke barriers amongst his mind. H5N1 genius without question!

R.P. Baffour won an OBE for his service inwards 1953. On the 18th September, 1962, RP was elected, yesteryear acclamation, every bit President of the 6th regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). At the destination of the 72nd plenary session on 26th September, 1962, after thanking the delegates, the Director General together with the Secretariat, RP inwards accordance to the tradition of Republic of Ghana recounted a fable amongst a powerful message for the delegates to ponder upon when they returned home.

RP every bit President of the IAEA at a Dinner Ball inwards Vienna, Republic of Austria early on 1960's. Yes - caput of delegation!

Taken from the minutes of that session (IAEA website):
“In the far-distant past, all the animals created yesteryear Nature had lived inwards a beautiful garden, where each had his ain fruit tree or meadow to render food. Then, through ill-will together with perversion, the animals had developed a gustation for their neighbours’ food, together with had begun to prey on each other. One day, Nature had returned to explicate that her intention had been for each to relish his ain food, without interfering amongst the freedom of his fellows. Afterwards, peace had reigned again.
However, i brilliant twenty-four hours yesteryear the side of a large lake, an elephant together with a rhinoceros were basking inwards the sun. The elephant all of a abrupt turned to his neighbor together with mischievously said that the rhinoceros was without doubtfulness the ugliest beast inwards the whole world. Infuriated, the rhinoceros denied the charge. There could hold out no doubt, he said, that of all God’s creatures the elephant was the most repulsive. H5N1 quarrel thereupon arose, which apace developed into a fight.
The other animals ran inwards terror to a serenity corner of the woods together with held counsel there. The lion’s take in was that when the ii biggest animals fought, the lesser ones ought to get got sides. He together with the tiger aligned themselves amongst the elephant, spell the hippopotamus together with the alligator stood describe solid behind their friend the rhinoceros. Finally, they decided to transportation the spider, noted for his wisdom, together with the monkey, famous for his diplomatic tricks, to intercede. Unfortunately, the ii enemies were inwards no mood for peace-making, together with the mission failed.
Finally, upwardly spoke the mosquito. Though neither wise nor strong, he had a plan. So, every bit a in conclusion resort, the animals sent him. Arriving at the scene of combat, he flew direct into the elephant’s ear where he began to buzz. The elephant grew frantic at the noise. He tried to boom the musquito out amongst his trunk, but exclusively forced him inwards further. He crunch his ear against a tree till it bled. But all to no avail. Eventually, inwards a ground of exhaustion, he agreed to hear to reason, stopped fighting together with stood inwards silence. Meanwhile, the musquito repeated the functioning amongst the rhinoceros, till he likewise was reduced to silence. Then the musquito addressed them both.
When within their ears, he said he had seen their brains. Both were white. So were their hearts; so were their intentions. Though dissimilar inwards appearance, they were the same underneath. Whatever a person’s size, his body covered exclusively i soul together with each had an equal correct to alive gratis together with unmolested.”
RP hoped “all delegates would retrieve nearly that primitive fable. The cloak, the mask together with the frightening lid amongst which a scarecrow was adorned represented political considerations. Underneath, all were brothers of a unmarried nation, a unmarried people together with a unmarried creation. He earnestly hoped that the cordial spirit inwards which the General Conference had met would hold out an omen for the future, together with that politics would hold out set aside for the practiced of mankind.”
After a minutes’ quiet dedicated to prayer or meditation inwards accordance amongst the Rules of Procedure RP together with then declared unopen the 6th regular session of the General Conference."

The "BOAFO" automobile. Its an project design of a Fante technology scientific discipline genius from Elmina,Dr Robert Patrick Baffour. Its was the best creation from an African inwards his ain homeland inwards the 50,s together with 60's. This machine was durable together with some people notwithstanding get got some inwards their possession. Before Kristo Asafo's apostle Kojo Sarfo started his Kantanka Nsoroma gear upwardly inventions lately at that topographic point was Dr R P Baffour amongst his "Boafo" motors way back. Dr R P Baffour was the starting fourth dimension Ghanaian engineer together with starting fourth dimension dark together with Ghanaian to hold out vice chancellor of KNUST.

 The regime of Republic of Ghana deigned to bestow on him the national award of the Order of the Volta inwards 1979. History beingness his arbiter, his academic colleagues together with products invited him to have the marker of Doctor of Science (Honoraris Causa).

He was an immense source of sustenance to his family. He pursued amongst determined vigour his responsibleness to his children. With the yoke of 81 years, R.P. Baffour adorned his life amongst such glittering achievements together with until sickness silenced his nifty voice, his soul never ceased to proclaim how form God had been to him.

R.P. found his terminal residuum at his position unit of measurement abode inwards Elmina on June 6th, 1993.

medico R.P. Baffour (Kweku Andoh Snr) together with babe Kweku Andoh!

All the photos are courtesyDr. R.P. Baffour@100 https://www.facebook.com/DrRPBaffour
source:http://www.knust.edu.gh/about/knust/past-vcs/rpbaffour






Dr R P baffour together with his relative Dr K E Blay

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