Is it not for same hidden agenda of the “Mad Man’s
Eye” that Major General Samson Kudjo Adeti, an Ewe, is the Chief of Staff of
the Ghana Armed Forces? Yes. The truth of the matter is that Major General
Samson Kudjo Adeti is to play and coordinate the roles of hatchet man, master
strategist and even master tactician. This wicked, insensitive and ‘greedy’
General is to be merciless, brutal and repressive.
He is to take direct command of some troops to
undertake all kinds of nefarious activities with or without the prior knowledge
of Service, Command and Formation Chiefs. He was able to undertake these types
of “clandestine operations” in the Central and Northern Commands of the Ghana
Army when in fact he was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Southern
Command of the Ghana Army until he was elevated to the status of Chief of Staff
early this year.
The man ADETI has been so powerful and untouchable
that all forms of allegations concerning his morality, sincerity, uprightness
and integrity had to be brushed aside by the Armed Forces Council and even
resulted in the termination of appointment of a Service Commander, Major
General Richard Opoku Adusei.
He is believed to be more suitable for the
criminally –minded operations that are to be undertaken between now and January
2017. That explains why Major General Bobson Gbemmieh Saagbul (the immediate
past Chief Of Staff) was retired at the age of 61 years instead of the possible
allowable 63 years for Major Generals and their equivalents.
Major General SG Saagbul had been appointed Chief Of
Staff and given a two star General status to appease the Sissalas of the Upper
West Region after the PNDC and its off-shoot NDC had humiliated Dr. Hilla
Limann, the first Northerner to be elected as a President of the Third Republic
of Ghana.
With Brigadier Generals Musah Whajah (no nonsense
Ranger), Stanley Brian Alloh, Comas Bretu Alhassan in charge of the Southern,
Northern and Central Commands respectively of the Ghana Army, members of this
community are not in doubt at all about the changes that happened on 1 July
2016.
Other strategic appointments at the General
Headquarters and Service Headquarters have been made in a well-crafted and
coordinated manner.
For instance, the appointment of Brigader General
Nicholas Kwami Kporku (my best friend…laugh out loud wai) as the Director
General (Joint Operations) is very critical and relevant for the ‘criminal
operations’ to be conducted against the enemies.
With Major General Adeti as the Chief Of Staff,
Brigadier General NK Kporku will have the necessary support, assistance,
encouragement and motivation to plan and execute these operations. Before this
current appointment, my friend Kporku had been the Director of Army
Peacekeeping Operations (DAPKOP) at the Army Headquarters for over three years
(since 26 April 2013) where he showed his no nonsense but tribally motivated
colours and got himself axed or replaced by sacked Major General Richard Opoku
Adusei.
Another strategic appointment reserved for the Volta
Region is the Office of the Military Secretary. This is the office that makes
or unmakes an officer whether in the Army, Navy or Airforce.
The Military Secretary’s appointment has been given
to Brigadier General Christopher Kwadwo Gyasensir from Northern Volta Region.
The appointment had been in the hands of Naval Commodore Moses Beick-Baffour
(from Central Volta) since 20 December 2013.
Naval Commodore Moses Beick-Baffour had been
appointed Deputy Military Secretary in February 2009. He was deputy to
Brigadier General Seidu Mumuni Adams, a friend of our leader of our community.
When Brigadier General SM Adams was “rewarded” with the appointment of DMNAA
Washington DC (USA) in October 2013, then Naval Captain Moses Beick-Baffour was
made to act and later confirmed as the Military Secretary. Thus, since the
Atta-Mahama and Mahama-Arthur regimes took power on 7 January 2009, the
powerful office of the Military Secretary has been in the hands of the
‘Batakari and Agbadza’ fraternities only with the ‘ABEs’ being offered
short-lived Deputy Military Secretary appointments intermittently.
As a matter of fact, Seidu Adams-Beick-Baffour
periods saw the premature retirement of several officers from the ‘ABEs’ and
the retention of the ‘Batakari and Agbadza’ dynasties. Over-aged ‘Batakari and
Agbadza’ members were cleverly posted, appointed and promoted to undeserving
higher ranks to ‘escape’ retirement while deserving ABEs were denied postings,
appointments and promotions that could ensure their retention or stay for at
least a few more years (such as three years).
Whereas very young in age and service ‘Batakari and
Agbadza’ members were promoted to have longer stay in our community, several
ABEs were deliberately pushed into the “relegation zone” to be retired. Three
specific examples were the promotions of Brigadier Generals Anthony Komla
Adokpa (GH/1957), Enusah Abdulai (GH/1915) and Anthony Kwasi Dzisi (GH/2334).
In the case of Brigadier General E Abdulai, he was
promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General on 26 April 2013 when had reached
his compulsory retiring age on 10 April 2013. He was promoted Brigadier General
when he was the Deputy MILAD in New York, USA and seconded to the Controller
and Accountant General’s Department in an unprecedented manner. This was at a
time that there was a sitting Brigadier General as the Defence Financial
Controller.
Brigadier General E Abdulai was the only Colonel
promoted Brigadier General in that Military Secretary’s publication. It was
very clear that he was to be promoted to escape compulsory retirement on
account of age while other ABE officers judged as politically and ethnocentrically
incorrect were to be released contemporaneously.
Similarly, Brigadier General Anthony Komla Adokpa
was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General on 20th December 2013
after he had “over-stayed” his compulsory retiring age by nine (9) solid
months.
Born on 20th March 1956, General Adokpa
reached his compulsory retiring age of 57 years on 20th March
2013. But because he is a member of the
‘Agbadza’ cabal, a member of several public Boards including the Divestiture
Implementation Committee or Board and a founding member of the ruling party, he
was given our leader’s ‘prerogative overstay’ and subsequently promoted
Brigadier General at a time that several ABE officers were shown the exit.
Another manifestation of the hatred against ABEs and
special favor for the members of the cabal was the promotion of Brigadier
General Anthony Kwasi Dzisi. Just as it happened in the case of Anthony Komla Adokpa (note both of them are
Anthonys), then Colonel Dzisi reached his compulsory retirement on account of
age on 10th May 2016 having 10th May 1959 as his
birth-date.
Fortunately for him, he was promoted Brigadier
General in March 2016. To hide this cunning act of the cabal, his senior in
service and rank, then Colonel Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu (GH/2140), was
also promoted Brigadier General.
General Edjeani-Afenu was not in danger of
compulsory retirement by age as her brother Komla Dzisi since her birth date is
surprisingly 5th March 1960 (a year younger than Komla Dzisi). But
the two of them were promoted on the same day to the enviable and honorable
rank of Brigadier General in order to hide the real intentions behind the
“SPECIAL TREATMENT” given to Anthony Komla Dzisi who has been made the Defence
Financial Controller.
These developments were against the background of
the unfair treatment given to some officers of the ABEs. Three examples would
be very pertinent to demonstrate the discriminatory nature of some people in
our community.
Colonels Alex Kofi Appiah-Agyapong, Anthony Kofi
Asare and Cecilia Akyiaa Gambrah were in similar situations as the Adokpas,
Dzisis and Edjeanis and yet were denied just and fair treatment because they
are from the ABE zone.
For instance Colonel AK Appiah-Agyapong was made to
“mark time” when there were several vacancies and appointments that he could
fit into based on his professional development, qualifications, merit,
experience and knowledge. But that was not to be. With 26th October
1956 as his birth-date, Colonel Appiah Agyapong was released in August 2013
just before he had his compulsory retiring age of 57 years while General Adokpa
was given our leader’s “prerogative over-stay” from March 2013 to 20th
December 2013 before he was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General.
The Military Secretary ( a member of the cabal) was in
a hurry to retire Colonel Appiah-Agyapong but was reluctant to give even an
intended notice of release to the untouchable Adokpa.
Similarly, Colonel Akyiaa Gambrah whose 57th
birth date fell in April 2013 was also shown the exit while Adokpa was enjoying
his over-stay which eventually metamorphosed into a promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General.
Is this not a case of the Animal farm? If the case
of then Colonel CE Edjeani-Afenu was based on “Gender issues” why wouldn’t the
powers-that-be extend the same criteria to Colonel Akyiaa Gambrah who was
senior in service and rank to Colonel CE Edjeani-Afenu?
If it was a question of magnanimity, why couldn’t
the authorities widen the scope to cover her too? Certainly the gender balance
clause is invoked when its affects a cabal member but NOT when it affects an
ABE.
Colonel Anthony Kofi Asare was in a similar tight
corner as Appiah-Agyspong and Akyiaa Gambrah.
Colonel AK Asare had been made to
act as the GOC Northern Command in Kumasi when then Brigadier General Richard
Opoku-Adusei was elevated from GOC and appointed Chief of Army Staff in March
2013.
Unfortunately, Colonel Asare was shown the exit a
few weeks later and in his stead then Colonel JA Boampong was the GOC Northern
Command and promoted Brigadier General. Thus, one leg of ABE in, one leg of ABE
out!!!
NB: Somebody extend my
regards to Lieutenant Colonels Wumbei, Ayoringo and Attipoe-Dumashie and their
lawyer for me….the issue must be revisited again or?
They claim you
collected $5000 from every soldier from Southern Command who went on Peace
Keeping Operations and now they claim our community’s rent deductions and 24%
electricity and water charges on soldiers and officers are deposited in your
account….ayoooo…my head is not BoG ooooooo
How many Brigadier
Generals are from Odo baako p3, Madam Lordina Mahama’s home-region….any help
members?
