'Chappie' passes away
Popularly known as "Chappie", the late Mr Hutton-Mills was born in Accra on December 26th, 1935. After his primary and secondary education in Accra he came to the United Kingdom. and went to Dulwich college and then read Law at Keeble, Oxford.
He started work as a broadcaster with the External Service of the BBC in London and when he went back to Ghana, joined the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
A thoroughly political person, if ever there was one, "Chappie" was always in the midst of political controversies and activities and was never short of ideas or comments on any issue that affected Ghana. In a country where most people preferred to keep their comments on political issues to themselves, "Chappie" was always ready with a public airing of his opinions, predictably ruffling many feathers and making some life-long enemies.
His charm and ready-wit won him an even greater number of life-long friends.
He was a member of Parliament for Ga Rural in the second Republic of Ghana and the first managing director of the Greater Accra Development Corporation when it was set up. Since 1978, he had lived in London and was a successful businessman, spending much of his energy and resources on trying to popularise the case for a return to constitutional rule in Ghana. Listeners to the Network Africa programme of the BBC World Service, will remember many of his forthright and provocative interviews.
He left behind his wife Lucy, the former Miss Banson and their five sons.
