The Workplace of the President has taken word of a publication on social media alleging a deliberate try by the Presidency to orchestrate politically motivated modifications throughout the hierarchy of the Armed Forces, with the only purpose of utilizing the Navy to brutalise residents through the conduct of the December 7 normal elections.
The publication alleges additional {that a} assembly was held on the Presidency on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024, to debate the so-called politically-motivated modifications within the Ghana Armed Forces.
Certainly, the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, held a gathering with Heads of Safety companies at Jubilee Home on 2nd January 2024, a gathering which has change into an annual function on the President’s calendar at the start of the New 12 months.
At these conferences, the Heads of Safety companies name on the President to supply him their greatest needs for the approaching 12 months, with the President additionally utilizing the chance to precise his appreciation to them for his or her continued dedication to safeguarding the peace and stability of the nation.
Opposite to the allegations made within the publication on social media, no such discussions about modifications to the hierarchy of the Armed Forces had been held through the assembly. It’s crucial to notice {that a} change within the management of the Armed Forces is embarked upon by the President in accordance with the Structure and well-established conventions, devoid of any political issues.
Any future change made on this regard won’t be a brand new phenomenon that ought to warrant unfounded speculations.
The Armed Forces is a crucial establishment of State that has, through the years, constructed an enviable fame for its professionalism within the conduct of its duties, each at nationwide and worldwide ranges.
The Akufo-Addo-led administration shall proceed to protect earnestly this fame by guaranteeing that partisanship is eschewed from the operations of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The President assures Ghanaians that the 2024 normal elections can be carried out in a free, honest and clear method, devoid of electoral violence. Entities or individuals who will try and disrupt the elections can be handled in accordance with the legal guidelines of the nation.
Within the curiosity of safeguarding the peace and stability of Ghana, the general public is urged to ignore such unfounded speculations and publications aimed toward triggering agitations throughout the rank and file of the Armed Forces.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency, Republic of Ghana.
