CONTENTIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO THE SECURITY SERVICES

1.       Placement and Deployment in the security services.

Within the security services, Army, Police, Prisons, Fire Service and immigration, the large number personnel from the Volta Region tends to show more sympathy towards NDC. Other state agencies largely have the CEOs and HR depts. coming from the Volta Region. The sensitive nature of this trend spans several years back. We should draw attention to the NDC as a party trying to politicise all states institutions. Using the Directive Principles of State Policy on Regional representation we need to openly publish office holders for the information of our Ghanaians. 

The NDC government has turned a blind eye to the following state of affairs seriously affecting the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).These were unfortunately superintended over by the current President, HE John Dramani Mahama as the Chairman of the Armed Forces Council. 

a)         Current Disposition and Appointments (GAF)

Name                                 Appointment                                        Tribe/Leanings

(i)                                              (ii)                                                                 (iii)

Lt Col Fred Ntiri                     CO 1 Battalion of Infantry                             CR/NDC

Lt Col GKT Sam                     CO 2 Battalion of Infantry                             CR

Lt Col C K Lithur                    CO 3 Battalion of Infantry                             V/R

Lt Col W K Parbey                  CO 4 Battalion of Infantry                             V/R

Lt Col Lawrence Gbetanu          CO 5 Battalion of Infantry                           V/R

Lt Col John Hagan                     CO 6 Battalion of Infantry                          C/R

Lt Col Twum AmpofoGyekye    CO Airborne Force       

Lt Col Ben Gah                           Recce Regiment                                           V/R

Lt Col INP Paintsil                      CO 64 Inf Regiment                                    C/R

Lt Col Selassie Gagakumah        CO Base Supply Depot                               V/R                 

Lt Col Anthony Ntem                   CO Def. Signal Regiment                           V/R

Lt Col S K Gameli                        CO Ghana Military Police                         V/R

Lt Col D K Amedoh                     CO GAFCSC                                             V/R

Col A K Dzisi                               CO Forces Pay Office                                V/R

State Enterprises Headed By Voltarians

1.      Council of State

2.      Bank of Ghana

3.      National Service Scheme

4.      NADMO

5.      SIC

6.      NHIS

7.      Airport Company Ltd

8.      DVLA

9.      Electricity Co

10.  SSNIT

11.  CMB

12.  GH Ports & Harbour Auth – Tema

13.  Tema Drydock

14.  Agriculture Dev. Bank

15.  National Identification Auth.

16.  Head of Civil Service

17.  VRA

18.  GNPC

19.  GH Water Co

20.  Ghana @ 50 Probe

21.  Constitutional Review Commission

22.  Deputy Chief of Staff

23.  National Security Coord

24.  EOCO

25.  BNI

26.  Ghana Labour Commission

27.  VAG

28.  GHA

29.  STC

   C) Tribal Based Compulsory Retirement

Career Officers in the prime of their careers were and are being compulsorily retired. Just a casual look at the list shows the retirement was tribally based. Some of the senior officers retired as at May 2012, among others, are as follows:

Ø  Brig Gen E Okyere                       -           (Ashanti)          AR.

Ø  Brig Gen R Debra                         -           (Kwahu)          ER.

Ø  Brig Gen Nana Acheampong        -            ( Koforidua)    ER

Ø  Brig Gen RO Sackey                     -           (Akwapim)       ER

Ø  Brig Gen Opong Kyekyeku           -           (Ashanti)         AR

Ø  Brig Gen GK Adjei                       -           (Ashanti)         AR

Ø  Brig Gen Owusu Ababio             -            (Ashanti)          AR

Ø  Brig Gen JS Nkrumah                   -           (Brong)            BA

Ø  Brig Gen Forkuo                           -           (Brong)            BA

Ø  Brig Gen CK Ocran                      -           (Ashanti)         AR

Ø  Col Damoah                                  -          (Brong )           BA

Ø  Lt Col Serebour                             -          (Ashanti)          AR

     

There are a lot of colonels in the retired list but they have been left out for want of space

·         Whereas Brig Gens and equivalent retire at age 60 and Cols retire at 57 the following are still in the service because of their tribes which are considered politically correct by the NDC administration:

• v  Cdre (GN) F Daley (Ewe) VR -66 years  (DOB 05/06/46)
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• v  Brig Gen PK Opoku (Ewe) VR -62 years (DOB 23/05/50)
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• v  Brig Gen MGK Ahiaglo (Ewe) VR-60 years (DOB18/04/52)
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• v  Brig Gen Partington (NR) 60 years. (DOB 18/10/51)
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• v  Brig Gen JK Klobodu (Ewe) VR 60 year (DOB 24/10/52)
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• v  Brig Gen Musah (NR) 60 years (DOB 24/06/52)
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• v  Cdre (GN) Biekro (Ewe) VR 60 years (28/08/52)
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• v  Cols who should have retired at 57 years:
• Col FK Kwashie (Ewe) VR 64 years (DOB 01/05/48)
• Col RPKZ Hatse (Ewe) VR 58 years (DOB 07/05/54)
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The following officers due for compulsory retirement by age by 2012 are being retained due to their political leanings:

Name	DOB	Age by 2012	ROD (Date  of Retirement)
Maj Gen Kwesi Yankson	18/08/49	63	18/8/12
Brig Gen Paul Kwabena Opoku	23/5/50	62	23/05/10
Brig Gen George EduamAmamoo	11/10/51	51	11/10/11
Brig Gen George Partingtonm	18/10/51	61	02/08/11
Brig Gen Bennet Kwaku Gborglah	16/07/52	60	16/07/12
Brig Gen Martin Koku Gameli Ahiaglo	18/04/52	60	18/04/12
Brig Gen Braimah Musah	10/06/52	60	10/6/12
Brig Gen Joseph Kwadjo Klobodu	24/10/52	60	24/10/12
Brig Gen Benjamin  Freeman Kusi	18/12/52	60	18/12/12
Col Raymond Paschal Kofi ZorHatse	07/05/54	58	07/05/11
Col Emmanuel Lante Lawson	23/05/55	57	23/05/12
Rear Adm Muhammed Munir Tahiru	07/02/49	63	07/02/12
Cdre Franky Daley	05/06/47	65	07/02/12
Cdre Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro	28/08/52	60	28/08/12

2.         The Police Service

                    i.            Senior Police Officers Current Deployment

As indicated in the GAF, the Police service current deployment is tribally as well as partisanly skewed. The table below clearly shows:

Name                                 Appointment                            Tribe/Leanings

(i)                                                        (ii)                                          (iii)

            DCOP Gyening                      Ashanti Region                                    NDC   

            DCOP Ayarlingo                    Brong Ahafo                                        NDC   

            DCOP DwamenaYeboah        Eastern Region                                    NDC  

            DCOP Bedie                           Volta Region                                       NDC   

            DCOP Moses Ninsin               Western Region                                   NDC   

            DCOP Annor Kwofie              Central Region                                    Not Certain    

            DCOP Addae Acheampong    Upper West                                                    

            DCOP Tufour                         Western Region                                                          

            DCOP Bright Oduro               Upper West                                                                

            DCOP Timbilla                       Greater Accra                                    

            COP Ablor                              Director CID                                     NDC

            COP Kudalor                          Director Ops                                     NDC

COP Rose Atinga Bio          Director Administration                          NDC

DCOP Gyening was transferred from Tamale to Ashanti Region for the election purpose. He has tried to put fear into NPP tough boys since his arrival in the region. He has made several attempts to arrest them without justification.

DCOP Ayarlingo like his Ashanti Region counterpart has been accused of intimidating NPP activists on several occasions. He should have proceeded on terminal leave since 2 September 2012 but retained because he has to do the bidding of NDC come December elections.

Chief Supt Ayittey, formerly in-charge of Madina was recently transferred to Tarkwa under frivolous and political reasons. 

According to reports, he was found to be NPP sympathizer and that his presence in Madina would not help the NDC party achieve its objective.

Comments: The transfer of DCOP Gyening and Chief Supt Ayittey as well as the retention of DCOP Ayarlingo form part of the NDC grand design to decrease the voter population especially in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions. The activities of such senior officers must be monitored and exposed to the public.

(ii)               Retention of Retired Senior Police Officers

The following senior police officers who are supposed to be on retirement are being retained in view of their learning’s and sympathy to the current government.

COP Alhaji Hamidu Mahamah                      Director Human Resource

DCOP Ayarlingo                                            Brong Ahafo Region

C/Supt Hamza Ayikambe Yakubu                   Office of the President

Other Security Services

Recruitment: Recruitment is going on in all the other security services. This exercise which is supposed to offer employment opportunities to the youth and to help strengthen the services to protect the territorial integrity of the country is being done on partisan basis. There are reports that the NDC MP for Madina, Hon Amadu Sologo recently influenced the recruitment of 400 personnel into the Ghana National Fire Service.