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)
•  

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.

CDS AND COMMANDER 37 MILITARY HOSPITAL STAND ACCUSED? (Part 2)

In our tradition and customs, do we cover persons who are alive (and sick or ill) with white cloth (alico)? The bodyguards thus lied about the state of the patient and his identity. They informed the medical officer on duty that they had brought a government official for medical attention.

Why could they not confide in the medical officer that it was our late Commander-in-Chief and President of the Republic of Ghana whose facilities and installations included the 37 Military Hospital.

By the time the medical officer got to the vehicle, it had automatically locked itself. The confused bodyguards managed to open the vehicle to enable the doctor have access to the “patient” in the vehicle. The doctor held the hand of the lifeless patient. There was no pulse and the body was cold as expected of a “lifeless person”.

Sensing danger, the doctor advised that the “lifeless body” should be sent to the Intensive Care Unit. The confused bodyguards drove through the mortuary gate in front of the hospital’s administration block to the nim tree area of the Maternity Block, Children’s Ward and the former dental Department.

By that time, telephone calls had been made to the Commander 37 Military Hospital, the CDS and the Defence Minister. The Commander was at his coffee break and was therefore very close to the ‘location’ of President Mills in the vehicle. The Commander rushed to the vehicle on receiving the call without excusing himself from the officers, doctors and members of staff with whom he was enjoying the coffee break.

Naturally, those persons in the Coffee Room and around the three Departments had become suspicious and concerned with the sudden movements to and from the Accident and Emergency Ward, the Administration Block and Anoff Ward (Officers Ward) by unfamiliar visitors and VIPs. The CDS appeared and was in haste to compete with the medical staff in the pushing of the trolley (mobile stretcher) from the stationed vehicle to the Intensive Care Unit. 

 

At the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the doctors and staff were convinced beyond all reasonable doubts that our former President and Commander-in-Chief had given up his ghost before his beloved 2012 December elections. 

It was obvious that those around, by and with the former President had been negligent in the performance of their duties in terms of providing him with safety, security and protection and above all seeing to his well being and welfare needs.

These facts and points came to the fore when Mrs. Naadu Mills surfaced at the ICU. She was taken aback and completely devastated. She however mustered courage and asked one of the bodyguards repeatedly; “when did we get to this stage? When did it get to this state? 

It became obvious that Mrs. Mills felt disappointed and let down by close associates of the President who had conspired with all kinds of characters to do the Former President in to smooth the progress of His Excellency JM’s ascension to the highest throne of Ghana.

My sources continued that when it was time to break the sad news of the death of President Mills to the wife, Mrs. Mills, the CDS sacked all the officers and doctors including those of the ICU and those holding very high and sensitive appointment at the 37 Military Hospital, from the Conference/Waiting Room and played the role of a “messenger” to the Defence Minister and the family of the late Professor John Mills. It was “Eye Service Galore” and Generals were competing and jostling for roles to play at the eleventh hour of President Mills’ journey on earth.

Ei, comrades, are you aware of the latest spin and propaganda that the NDC as a party, the Presidency and the government want to put on the death of our beloved late President and Commander-in-Chief?

Instead of dealing with President Mills’ demise scientifically, these bunch of liars are now saying that it was one of the gods in the Volta Region that hit Professor JEA Mills at the back of the neck and head as punishment for complicity in the “scandal”!

According to this new theory, narrated by a very respected Togbe who is a staunch member of the NDC and is a real insider of the happenings in the NDC, a certain man worships this particular god. According to the belief, it is this god that had been protecting this man spiritually, assisting him financially and in all his business and that explains why in spite of his own admission that he had no contractual agreement with Ama Ghana; he managed to dribble everybody to receive a huge amount.

The gods, I was told, are for fairness and justice. Our late Commander-in-Chief knew of payments to this man and indeed benefitted from the payments. Since our late Commander-in-Chief and some of his government officials knew of the payments and ‘enjoyed” some of the booty, it was morally wrong and against fairness and justice for the same late Commander-in-Chief to authorize the prosecution of this ‘big man’.

This man was alleged to have remarked at the Police Headquarters to the hearing of very senior Police Officers that “these people have betrayed me’. Literally he meant that our late Commander-in-Chief and his government had forsaken him by causing his arrest and prosecution when in fact they all benefitted from him.

This man am told still visits the shrine to fortify himself and has been assured that case against him will come to naught. With our late Commander-in-Chief gone and as it stands, all the other members of the NDC government from the former Vice President and now President to the lowest functionary have their hands tainted with various proportions and types of corruption of gargantuan and unprecedented levels.

The only Mr. Right was identified by the god very early in the development of the case and was removed from government to ensure that the Prosecution would not be able to succeed in its case against this very ‘big man’.

Heheheheheheheh, comrades, the theory continues that the CDS has also received his fair share of the ‘punishments of the gods”. According to the Togbe, for personally “dealing” with the blood soaked body of the late President by sight at the last stages when in fact the CDS was supposed to coordinate and ensure our late Commander-in-Chief’s safety, security and welfare through his ADC (an appointee or a member of this community), General Blay was to suffer some illiness to see how it “tastes”. 

Consequently, soon after the hurriedly organized funeral of our late Commander-in-Chief, the CDS fell seriously ill. Even though, the CDS had been experiencing this sickness over the years and had been receiving treatment abroad, this time he was very scared.

The result was that the CDS, his ADC, wife and personal doctor at the 37 Military Hospital had to fly out of this community sneakily to seek treatment (or for routine check up a la Mills) in the land of Arabs in the Middle East (Pearl of the Middle East).

Ei, do you know what the ripples of the CDS’ medical evacuation have been? Yes, it has ignited the debate on unfairness and injustice in our community. My sources at the 37 Military Hospital and the Medical Corps have hinted that some soldiers and their dependents need just $1,000 or less for essential drugs to survive and the authorities will not approve them and yet the All Inclusive Allowance (AIA) paid to the wife and ADC of the CDS alone can fly some of those poor soldiers out of Ghana for better treatment.

The sources said the alacrity with which the CDS and his team left Ghana was very astonishing. But the sources continued that with the poor soldiers, there is so much bureaucracy in the system and in most cases approvals will not be given. Yes, that is injustice and unfairness in our community.

Accusing fingers were pointed at Defence Minister, General JH Smith, in this whole John Mills’ final moments before entry into the morgue and the medical evacuation of soldiers. I was hinted that the Defence Minister is a major hindrance in the command and control of the Ghana Armed Forces. The Defence Minister is alleged to be blocking so many good things bordering on the administration of the Ghana Armed Forces.

I will visit the corruption at the Ministry of Defence very soon and we shall all see selfishness, greed and political considerations and why the welfare of soldiers is of secondary importance to our Minister.

The construction of the official residence of the CDS at Roman Ridge (No1 Roman Ridge) and the Airforce Commander is going to be a test case. Initial figures filtering in to me are very astonishing. Several millions of dollars (not Ghana cedis) are being pumped into the construction of these two buildings only while several young officers and soldiers have no accommodation at all or are grouped together in small hostel like accommodation as students.

Soldiers do not receive their uniforms either at all, or not in the right qualities or several months behind schedule. I pity the young female officer (Lieutenant) who was robbed of all her money and possessions in one of the make shift accommodations for young officers in a building originally meant for occupation by students as hostel.

Good day Comrades!!!!

CDS AND COMMANDER 37 MILITARY HOSPITAL STAND ACCUSED? (Part 1)

Comrades of our dear and lovely community, I salute all of you for the good job that you have been doing over the years even though some of us are bringing the name of our noble profession into disrepute in various ways. May the Almighty God bless all the service personnel and civilian employees who have been very nationalistic, patriotic and diligent in the performance of their duties and roles!

May such persons be shining examples to affect and influence positively the behavior, conduct and attitude of all the deviant service personnel who are not working in the national interest but are pursing selfish, parochial, ethnocentric and political interests while in the national colours. May the Almighty Allah, ever merciful, gracious and benevolent benefactor reveal Himself to such negative characters in order to change them from their dark ways to the light and good ways!!!

Comrades, you may be wondering why I have chosen to use the names of God (Allah) in this all important sermon. Yes, Allah, God, Prophet Mohammed and the Lord Jesus Christ are omnipotent and omnipresent. Their powers are beyond description and imagination. Their presence is everywhere and they see everything that goes on around us. Whatever is done in the secret places is always bare before the Almighty God (Allah). Let no human being therefore deceive themselves into thinking that they can hide and keep any secrets which are ordinary events before the Almighty God (Allah) or the Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the demise of our former Commander-in-Chief, several questions have been raised about the ‘mysterious circumstances’ surrounding the ‘unexpected’ or rather ‘shocking’ death. Several calls have been made by various groups and individuals for an inquiry to be made into the circumstances surrounding the death of Professor John Mills. The events leading immediately to and after his death are shrouded in secrecy, doubts, controversies, inconsistencies and conspiracies which may be clarified through an inquiry.

All the calls have fallen on deaf ears. The Presidency, the government of “Goodluck” John Mahama, the NDC party, the family of our late Commander-in-Chief have all either refused or failed to respond to the genuine and sincere calls for the death of our Commander-in-Chief to be explained better than so far and for an impartial inquiry to be conducted into it.

 

In the light of all the uncertainties and mysterious circumstances surrounding our Commander-in-Chief death, I still insist that there should be an enquiry for the whole truth, nothing but the truth to come out. It is possible that the call that I am making will be an exercise in futility as all the others have been. But alas, I shall provide some very useful information which may add a new dimension to the whole debate-to have a coroner’s inquest/commission of inquiry or not.

Already some Togbes from the Volta Region who are die-hard members of the NDC, have added some spiritual explanations to the cause of death and significantly the ‘action or harm before the death’ of our late Commander-in-Chief.

Well, before I do that there is a jargon that charity begins at home so I shall start my sermon from our community first.

I had indicated in my previous write-ups that the President, the Chief of Staff, over-aged ADC to our late Commander-in-Chief, Colonel EL Lawson, Lieutenant Colonel LL Attachie, Lieutenant Colonel Tanye Kulonyo, the greedy bastards, the ex-convict of one man-one-matchet fame in the Kutu Acheampong era, the Mafias and Groups, the body guards and all those whose roles included the protection, safety, security and welfare of our late Commander-in-Chief, all stand accused in this calamity and must therefore tell Ghanaians what really happened on Monday 23^rd and Tuesday 24^th July 2012.

Statements from members of the NDC communication team especially Anita De Souza (the Atiwa terrorist) and even the President, John Mahama himself raise the need to have an enquiry to higher heights as it was a welcome relief to them.

The latest in our community to stand accused in the episode of the controversial death of our late Commander-in-Chief include the Chief of Defence Staff, General PA Blay, the Commander of the 37 Military Hospital and General Joseph Henry Smith, the Defence Minister who incidentally belongs to the Fanti Confederacy.

In terms of roles and professional skill, care and diligence, Brigadier General Kponyoh, the Commander of the Military Hospital is the first accused among the three public officials. Brigadier General Kponyoh was one of the personal doctors of our late Commander-in-Chief. Brigadier General Kponyoh was the eye specialist for the late Commander-in-Chief and Coordinator for various tests, examinations and “treatments” that our late Commander-in-Chief received at the 37 Military Hospital during his three and half year presidency that came to an abrupt end in a catastrophic manner.

It may surprise a lot of members of this community to know that Brigadier General Kponyoh and a few selected lucky ones accompanied our late Commander-in-Chief on his last trip to USA for “routine check-up” after which our late Commander-in-Chief announced, by himself, to all Ghanaians that he had been declared very fit for role for the past, present and future by his doctors. That was at the Airport on his arrival after jogging and dancing to Azonto tunes of the NDC.

Brigadier General Kponyoh knew that what our late Commander-in-Chief said was economical with the truth. Our Commander-in-Chief had been prevailed upon to come to Ghana prematurely with the excuse that his continuous absence from Ghana- two continuous months were recommended by the medical team in USA- would be exploited by the opposition to their advantage in the December 2012 general elections.

I must state on record that, even before our Commander-in-Chief went to the USA for his so called “routine check-up” that Saturday, he was in South Africa for medical check-ups a week before and I dare anybody to say otherwise.

Don’t forget that our Commander-in-Chief had said that he would hand over a peaceful country in January 2017 and not in January 2013 which would have been the end of his first term mandate. Perhaps the prediction-based on his abysmal performance-that he would be a one-term President only has come to pass but in a rather dramatic and inexplicable manner!!!

According to my sources, Brigadier General Kponyoh was among the medical team entrusted with the duty to ensure that our Commander-in-Chief would continue with his treatment (oh on, routine check-up) in Ghana and have enough rest to recuperate and regain his strength for the task of December 2012. It is also on record that Brigadier General Kponyoh was to arrange for our late Commander-in-Chief to be admitted at the 37 Military Hospital for continuous and close observation and management. 

What happened when our late Commander-in-Chief arrived in Ghana? The directive for his admission was ignored with impunity. Brigadier General Kponyoh could not insist on a professional directive –or rather advice-to be obeyed or respected by the politicians who were reckless and irresponsible.

The conspiracy to let our late Commander-in-Chief die by the end of July and have his funeral in “August” before the politics of September 2012 -as the congress in Kumasi for the luckiest Vice-President in the whole world to be confirmed as the Party Leader, Presidential Candidate and Successor of Professor John Mills rolled on during the last two days in August 2012- was quick-started on the arrival from USA of our late Commander-in-Chief.

As a military doctor and no less a person than the Commander of the Military Hospital and one of the personal doctors of our late Commander-in-Chief, I wish to state categorically that Brigadier General Kponyoh stands accused in this charge of reckless disregard for human life just as in the case of all the personalities aforementioned in earlier publications and this one for the reasons given already. 

Brigadier General Kponyoh stands accused again on his attitude, planning for and reception of the “dead body” of our late Commander-in-Chief at the 37 Military Hospital. Readers should remember that Tuesday 24^th July 2012 was a week-day and Brigadier General Kponyoh was at the office when our late Commander-in-Chief was “brought in dead”.

The assertion that our late Commander-in-Chief was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital at quarter (15 minutes) to 14:00 was and is false. Brigadier General Kponyoh and those persons who were around the Accident and Emergency Ward, the Vehicle Park and other Strategic locations at the 37 Military Hospital knew that our late Commander-in-Chief’s body arrived at the Hospital between 10:45 and 11:00 hours-it was during the break period of the military. I dare say that Brigadier General Kponyoh was at his Coffee Break at the time and there are living witnesses who can testify to that.

In all the assertions that I am making, the Almighty God (Allah) and some honest mortal human beings who saw everything are my witnesses or better still are witnesses of God and truth.

I challenge Brigadier General Kponyoh by ANTOA and other deities in his ‘homeland’ Volta Region that I am speaking the truth and nothing but the truth and if he thinks otherwise he should invoke their powers to exonerate himself.

My sources also add that the attitudes of the Commander 37 Military Hospital and that of the CDS when the body of our late Commander-in-Chief was moved from the front of the Accident and Emergency Ward to the space between the Maternity/Gynecology Department Block, the Children’s Ward and the Old Dental Department were very unprofessional and distasteful to the doctors, nurses and officers around at the time.

Because of what I am told is referred to as eye service, the CDS and the Commander decided to push the trolley, on which the body of our late Commander-in-Chief laid themselves instead of allowing their subordinates who are used to pushing the equipment. 

According to my sources, the CDS and the Commander of the Hospital started to shout unnecessarily at the officers, men and doctors around to the chagrin of most of them. All that the CDS and the Commander of the Hospital wanted to show was that they were very much concerned and were personally directly involved in the belated  attempt to save his life-which was lost before the body arrived at the 37 Military Hospital-at a critical moment.

If the distance between the corridors of the Maternity Block and Children’s Ward was comical and theatrical then what happened at the entrance of the Accident and Emergency Ward was dramatic and pathetic.

The body guards who sent the former most powerful person in Ghana (remember his Red Alert- oh mortal human beings) were confused, purposeless and untruthful about the identity and the state of the patient (B.I.D?)  Here was the ‘dead body’, ‘lifeless patient’ in an automatically secured vehicle lying prostrate and covered with white cloth soaked with blood with nobody by his side to attend to him. 

….to be continued

Credit: In the Barracks