Time For Real Changes In Our Communities

The euphoria that welcomed and surrounded Nana Addo’s victory at the December 2016 elections and his subsequent investiture as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic may evaporate into thin air if deliberate conscious and well planned efforts and strategies are not put in place for real changes in our communities.

There is no doubt that all our communities are infested with mines and minefields. The NDC government of former President John Mahama set up a consortium of strategists to put mechanisms in place in all the security and non-security communities to ensure that the “scent” of the NDC would be felt everywhere.

The exit of the NDC from the political citadel has not in any way affected its influence and grip over state institutions and their personnel. 

Thus, all the security services, MDAs and financial institutions still owe allegiance to the NDC owing to the fact that most senior management officials are still at post.

The President’s desire to respect the constitution, statutes and rule of law has put constraints on his executive power “to hire and fire”. The process of hiring and firing is being followed in a piecemeal and painstakingly cautious manner.

So far, a few very notorious public officials including one from our main sister community, the Police, have been relieved of their appointments.

On Wednesday 25^th January, 2017, Mr. John Kudalor, the outgoing/outgone Inspector General Police (IGP)  called on His Excellency, our Commander-In-Chief and President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to bid him farewell for completion of his meritorious service with the “Noble Profession of Service with Integrity”.

It is true that the Opunis, Anamoos, Thompsons and Moulds have been relieved of their appointments but members of our security communities are more anxious about the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Immigration Service, the Prisons Service, Fire Service and the Ghana Revenue Authority.

I wish to deal with these Security Services one after the other. Now that the Ghana Police Service has been given one of its best officers - in terms of stature (physical, academic and professional qualifications and development), experience, maturity and wisdom - in several years. The expectation of members of our community is that same or similar actions would be taken in the remaining Security Services. 

It is good for the NDC to compare its IGPs between 2009 to 2017 (namely Mrs. Mills Robertson, Paul Tawiah Quaye, Mohammed Alhassan And John Kudalor ) with the “caretaker” IGP who is likely to be confirmed by the end of March 2017 when the full Council of State shall have been put in place. 

There is no doubt that Mr. David Asante-Apeatu is an all round “Police officer Extraordinaire, Exceptionel, Numero Un”. 

I wish to congratulate him on his well deserved appointment and promotion. I need to thank our “Commander-In-Chief” for that bold decision!! 

Congrats Commander-In-Chief, Sir (with salute)!

I wish to invite the Commander-In-Chief to extend the same fairness, courage, sense of urgency and alacrity to the Ghana Armed Forces. 

It is trite knowledge that Mr. John Kudalor’s main “partner in crime” in relation to the 2016 elections was in our community.

Our leader in particular took Ghanaians for a ride with the certified and known thief ably supporting him in all the clandestine and nocturnal activities and operations.

Our leader it is said to have issued unwanted threats to Ghanaians before and during the elections.

In order to be able to control the resources of the Ghana Armed Forces and the nation State Ghana, our leader kept on and is still doing unimaginable damages to the Armed Forces and the state. 

Making himself indispensable as the driver of the Presidential Car, our leader has misrepresented the policies of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Internally Generated Funds (IGF) and has amassed wealth more than any of our leaders in the times past.

It is said that our leader had the ear of “One Dollar” thus he ignored and sidelined the Doctor representative at the Ministry who is alleged to be in the camp of a former pilot who rose to become a Commander-In-Chief of this community.

It is said that our leader had no respect nor regard for the Doctor but rather chose to deal directly with “One Dollar” either in their homes at East Cantonments or on the Presidential Car travels around the country or at the Presidency. 

As a result, our lands, assets and facilities have been misapplied, wrongly alienated and forcibly given to cronies, family members, business partners and persons with doubtful character traits. 

Monies derived from such “deals” have been used to acquire all sorts of assets (vehicles, houses, businesses and women) to the detriment of the Ghana Armed Forces and the State.

In all these schemes, our leader was supported and encouraged by the known thief who is also linked directly or indirectly with most of these “activities and operations”. 

In some cases, unauthorized operations were conducted in and outside their Areas of operation or jurisdiction. Very unfortunate fatalities occurred in some of these one-man unlawful operations.

Members of our communities are therefore very much surprised about the intense lobbying that is being prosecuted at the instance or on behalf of some military officers. Can you believe that Brigadier General Alloh is also lobbying and begging behind the scenes for some things he did?  

For instance, is it not shameful somebody camouflaged himself and attended the thanksgiving service of Nana Akufo-Addo at Kyebi on Sunday 8^th January 2017?

Again, is it not shameful that the same person is parading the corridors of Jubilee House with some “Ashanti In-laws” for him to be retained or appointed? Do these military officers have scruples at all? No, I doubt!!

If the actions of this person were shameful and unprofessional as some community members are saying, then I guess our leader’s is worrying as well.

Our leader is now using the gym as the conduit for his lobbying. It is said that our leader is using the Finance Minister and Attorney General and Minister of Justice for that purpose. 

Because these government officials are very close to President Nana Addo, our leader is using them to prevail on the President to maintain him till his time is due.

Some of the arguments being sponsored by our leader are the facts that he is the only trained driver of the nation’s car; that he was a trainer of trainees and there is no immediate replacement for him. The argument continues that he has driven more hours than any other driver ever in the history of the vehicle section of our community today. That he is the most experienced driver in that section. 

The very arguments that our leader has advanced to support his cause should be used against him. How come that at age 63 years he is the only driver for the Presidential Car? Does it mean that he does not have any succession plan? 

Is it not against driving safety for a 63 year old to be driving several hours while younger drivers are available? What is so unique about the Presidential Car that the lawfully licensed and qualified drivers of our community cannot be converted unto it? 

Is it or was it not a deliberate ploy to enable our leader have perpetual access to the Presidency and Presidents?

Anyway, does he drive the car alone? Certainly No. So the co-drivers are not or cannot be made available to drive the car alone? 

Where are the Group Captains Bekoes, Nkansahs and the others who have all been trained on and have been driving alongside our leader? 

Is it fair for our leader to always drive as the Captain of the car while the more energetic, with smart and sharp reflexes, younger Captains and Squadron leaders are Co-drivers?

How and when will these younger drivers acquire experience and maturity on those particular and other cars if they are not allowed to drive? 

Why will our leader not allow these younger drivers to build their confidence to deal with all kinds of situations as they drive all the cars available in our vehicle section (the Fokkers: Casas, Mi-35 Helicopters, Embraer; Mi-17 V5 Helicopters etc)? 

But on a more serious note, how come our leader has become the only most experienced and matured driver in our vehicle section today? 

Is it not his making and that of former President John Mahama? 

When he was the leader of our vehicle section then, our leader prevailed upon former President Mahama to retain him as the Service Commander when his other colleagues were retired thus enabling him to stay in office from 31^st March 2009 to 12^th January 2016, what was he expecting to happen to his own mates and immediate subordinates? 

What happened to Air Commodores Abbas, Ayisa, Krakue and late Obeng Onwona?

Was it not the greed and callousness of our leader as head of our vehicle section that led to the compulsory retirement of all those fine car drivers?

What about the case of the late Air Commodore Obeng Onwona? This driver could easily have succeeded our leader as the Chief Driver before Tei-Nagai. But what happened? 

Because Obeng Onwonna was younger in age and had become a threat to our leader, the latter withdrew all courtesies and assistance to the former at a time that our leader knew that the fine religious gentleman had some medical challenges. 

Attempts to fly the officer abroad for further medical treatment were thwarted by our aberrant leader.

Without any scruples and compunction, our leader put unbearable pressure on the poor officer in his ill health thereby compounding his problems. 

For instance, our leader posted this fine gentleman from where he was to take up the job of a guy who was nearly shot overseas in a form of humiliation. 

As if that was not enough he gave a short notice ultimatum to him to leave the “tight quarter” at Juba Ridge.

As if that was also not enough, our leader kept issuing queries to this fine gentleman to answer indicating in all those letters that the poor officer should explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.

For instance, during the fateful 6^th March 2013 Independence Parade when rain suddenly fell and disrupted the beauty of it,  our leader put the blame on this gentleman and demanded why disciplinary action should not to be taken against him for not having a plan B for wet weather parade. 

When all these avoidable pressures were put on this gentleman, and his medical condition started worsening, our leader would not be bothered.

Internally Generated Funds (in dollars) were available but this officer was denied access to medical care and treatment and eventually died to the relief of our leader. Why did our leader refuse to attend the burial and the funeral of late Air Commoodre Obeng Onwonna when he had been instrumental in the selection of the date?

Again, how come up to date, our leader has failed to visit the wife and family of the late Air Commodore Obeng Onwona? Nobody who knew the Narteys, Nakobus, Brachies, Kekrebesis, Krakues, Ayisas and the Ojes in the mid eighties, nineties and 2000s would believe what happened. Yet it has happened.

There five officers were contemporaries of our leader. They belonged to the same squadrons at Tamale, Takoradi and in Accra. They flew the Fokkers 27 and 28 and the Skyvans together in warm amity. But times have changed. 

Today, Air Commodore Obeng Onwona is no more. Monies that could have been used to save his life have been used to reward Colonel JFNK Freeman as Deputy Milad in New York. 

Colonel Freeman “managed” the funds (IGF) and others for our leader. Oh yes, power sweet. Sweet power in absolute terms corrupts absolutely!! That is the current situation with our leader.

All those pieces of information coupled with the unprofessional conduct exhibited by our leader and the known thief require that both men leave the Ghana Armed Forces immediately.

Mr. President, most of the members of our community are becoming impatient with the continuous stay of these two officers and a few others in their appointments. There is no doubt that these two officers, in particular, and a few others were deliberately put in their positions by John Mahama and the NDC for specific purposes. 

Thankfully, the Good Lord has seen us through their evil deeds (all the plans B, C, and D for the elections) including weapons and ammunitions that were taken from the armories and Base Ammunitions Depot at Military Academy and Training Schools, 64 Infantry Regiment, Recce Regiment, 48 Engineer Regiment and Michel Camp could not change the results.

Where are the RPGs that the thief? Has he returned them with the ammunition? I am told he is still keeping them!! What about those either taken by our leader or on his instruction? 

All these are pertinent issues that must be resolved quickly to allay the fears of innocent members of our community. So Mr. President the earlier, the better. I trust you, Sir.

I acknowledge that because the Council of State is yet to be fully constituted, the President may be unwilling to effect the changes especially when Ministers of State, traditional rulers and powerful opinion leaders are being used to plead on their behalf. They may be tolerated but their presence is creating inertia. They are lame ducks wanting to fly. They are still influencing situations such as in the selection of officers and men for essential duties, operations, courses and training. 

Could we not have a similar situation as has happened in the Police Service? Can we not have a repetition of January 2009 when General JB Danquah and the IGP were made to vacate their posts on the same date (28 January 2009 having attended Professor Mills interview) on 26 January 2009 at the Osu Castle? 

In that case, the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral AS Nuno was made to act as the Chief of Defence Staff until Major General PA Blay was appointed on 31^st March 2009 as the substantive Chief of Defence Staff, with Major General R Adinkrah, Rear Admirral M Quashie and Air Vice Marshal M Samson-Oje as Chiefs of Army Staff, Naval Staff and Air Staff respectively. 

Similarly, Brigadier General R Winful was made to pave way for then Commodore GM Biekro as the Chief of Staff. 

Members of our community are anxiously waiting for that day. There would be celebrations by the majority while a few members of the cabal would be sad because the reality of a new order would become evident. Until then, it will be business as usual for these vampires.

Your Excellency, we know that when our leader is leaving, you would apply the principle of seniority in service and rank as you did for the Police Service. In that case, we have no doubt that Major General Obed Boamah Akwa would be the heir apparent. What is however not clear is the replacement for the Chief of Army Staff. What about the Chief of Staff?

We trust your judgment, Sir! But please for Heaven’s sake; do not be concerned about seniority alone. Please give more weight to loyalty, commitment and sacrifice for Ama Ghana and the elephant fraternity. 

Professionalism without loyalty and sacrifice may be suicidal for your effective command and control of the Ghana Armed Forces. 

Beware of hypocrites, bootlickers, pretenders and opportunists, Sir.

Our Security Is Paramount

Lobbying is almost an industry today.

A new government is being minted and so it is imperative that President Nana Akufo-Addo picks the membership of his team. Persons who want to serve in the new government must lobby for consideration, a normal phenomenon in all democracies directly or through proxies.

Those seeking to serve must subscribe to the ideals of the President and the party or put alternatively have an un-blemished loyalty to the new political order even when it was campaigning for power but not sabotaging it.

Our commentary today relates to the appointment of security chiefs, an area which the President must be very serious about. Indeed we need not remind him about the need to do extra background checks about those who are being considered for command of the security services.

The President is yet to choose the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police, delay of which has encouraged intense lobbying either directly or by those interested in the positions or their assigns.

Word has been received, however, and as captured in one of the stories in this edition that some persons are engaged in intense lobbying for the head of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to be considered for the command of one of the security services.

We do not have anything against the Brigadier but have something against his loyalty to the new political order in the country. Although a uniformed person, his political colours should be concealed by his appointment to head the disaster management body; the concealment is no longer effective: it is enough basis to consider him an NDC adherent.

Be it as it may, considering him for the position of Chief of the Army Staff, (COAS) as being demanded by some persons, would not be in the best interest of the President, troops’ morale and the nation.

We have in the past few days been somewhat obsessed with commenting on matters relating to the security of the nation, because the peace and stability of the country is hinged on the morale and quality of our Armed Forces and the Police Service.

The majority of the security agents like their civilian counterparts voted for change, and we do not expect the President to do his appointments in a manner that would not reflect the change Ghanaians in general are craving for.

Nobody was appointed to command the security services who did not show affinity for the ruling NDC. That is an indisputable fact which we ignore at the peril of the security of the Presidency.

There are persons who are suffering painful ordeals such as being sent outside the country so they would not be considered for appropriate elevations, because they were being professional and therefore not ready to dance to the dangerous tunes of politicians at the helm.

Isn’t it preposterous that those responsible for the suffering of their colleagues have the guts to even seek to be retained in the security services and even offered elevated appointments?

The dampened morale of personnel of the security services must be raised for improved performance.
The changed Ghana must reflect in everything, including appointments.

Ghana must work again and presto

Welcome William of the House of Akuffo-Addo (2)

A cursory comparison of the early Kufuor/Aliu Mahama administration in January 2001 and the Nana Addo/Bawumia administration may reveal that history may repeat itself in a similar manner diametrically opposite to the Atta Mills /Mahama in January 2009. 

While President Kufuor had a warm working relationship with the General Akafia led Military High Command, same could not be said of the President Mills administration towards the General JB Danquah led Military High Command.

The first salvo was thrown by President Mills on Monday 26 January 2009 when General JB Danquah, the then Chief of Defence Staff and Mr. Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong, the then Inspector General of Police were summoned to the Castle to meet with the Commander In Chief.

The two chiefs of the military and police respectively were asked to hand over to their Seconds-In Command by Wednesday 28, January 2009.  In the case of General JB Danquah he was to hand over to the then chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral ARS Nuno while the IGP was made to hand over to Mrs. Mills Robertson as  the Acting CDS and IGP respectively. 

The speed with which the two top military and police bosses were made to hand over to their subordinates were humiliating, stressful and unacceptable. Unfortunately, the law Professor could not resist the pressures from the hawks in the NDC, the likes of the Dovlos, Adokpas, Attachies, Lawsons, Seidu-Adams, Gbekles, Gborglahs, Biekros, Leba-Kemanyas and Komlagas.

These cabals put so much pressure on the ailing Professor that he had to “melt”- Then came the appointments in March 2009 when the Council of State had been put in place and therefore the President could make firm appointments in the Military and Police. 

In the military, then Brigadier General PA Blay (then DA Abuja Nigeria) was promoted Major General and appointed the Chief of Defence Staff. Then Commodore and Air Commodore Quashie and Samson-Oje were respectively appointed chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff, Commodore Biekro was also appointed the Chief of Staff to replace Brigadier General R Winful. 

By May 2009, consequent to the changes in the Military High Command, several Brigadier Generals (predominantly Akans) had been earmarked for compulsory retirement. Those affected included Brigadier Generals E Okyere, R Debrah, R Winful, JK Nkrumah, CK Ocran, EA Adjei, H Nana-Acheampong, JA Kwasie, K Opong-Kyekyeku, M Owusu-Ababio, K Oppong – Otchere; Commodore AB Addison; Colonels FA Apeagyei, MD Boampong, EN Opoku, K Damoah and S Agyekum-Yamoah.

These releases were in addition to those of the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal JO Boateng.

Interestingly, the non-Akans were given special dispensation. Notable among them were the elevations of Commodore Quashie from ENC to Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), General J Adinkrah from GOC Northern Command to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and M Samson-Oje from AFB Takoradi to Chief of Air Staff;  Commodore GM-Biekro to Chief of Staff.

Other interesting developments were in postings and appointments for diplomatic duties as published by the Military Secretary on 6^th January 2009 but taking effect from 31 December 2008. By a message on 8 January 2009, Brigadier General Nunoo-Mensah, National Security Advisor to Professor John Mills, caused a publication by the Military Secretary to cancel the appointments of all the Akan officers in that publication.

Interestingly, all the Non-Akans who were to go on the diplomatic duties either maintained their postings or were reshuffled. For the avoidance of any doubts, the following were the officers posted and appointed into diplomatic positions on 6^th January 2009.

1.      DMNAA Washington – Colonel K Oppong-Otchere
2.      Deputy DMNAA – Group Captain Dwamena-Mante
3.      Deputy DA London – Capt (GN) Osei Sarfo
4.      MILAD New York – Brigadier General JA Kwasie
5.      Deputy MILAD New York – Colonel K Damoah
6.      DA Ethiopia – Brigadier General A Annan
7.      DA South Africa – Colonel AI Wuni
8.      DA China – Capt (GN) SK Darbo
9.      DA India – Air Commodore ER Krakue
These appointments were changed to read as follows:
1.      DMNAA Washington – Brigadier General GE Amamoo (PNDC Cadre)
2.      MILAD New York – Brigadier General PK Opoku (VR)
3.      Deputy MILAD, New York – Colonel EA Abdulai (UER)
4.      DA Ethiopia – Brigadier General A Annan (GAR)
5.      DA Egypt – Air Commodore IS Kadri (NR)
6.      DA London, UK – Brigadier General B Musah (NR)
7.      Deputy DA London, UK – Capt (GN) MK Addison (CR)
8.      DA Abuja, Nigeria – Commodore F Daley
9.      DA China – Brigadier General BK Gborglah (VR)
10.  DA India – Air Commodore ER Krakue (CR) 

These changes were made at the time that Professor Mills was the President and Brigadier General Nunoo-Mensah was the National Security Advisor.

These two (late John Mills and Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah) VIPs in the NDC 2 government were all Fantis or from the Central Region.

Incidentally, the only two Akans introduced or maintained in the postings to diplomatic duties were all Fantis from the Central Region. General GE Amamoo in addition to being a Fanti (CR) was also a cadre of the PNDC era. When the late Lieutenant Colonel EKT Donkor was the Chief of Staff at the PNDC HQ, General GE Amamoo was a Principal Staff Officer at the PNDC Secretariat. Any wonder that he was rewarded with the appointment of DMNAA Washington?  

As a matter of fact, General Amamoo’s name was not on the original list but was inserted after the cancelation. Similarly, Air Commodore Krakue was maintained as DA, New Delhi, India owing to the fact that his hometown is in the Central Region.

The rest of the “diplomats” were mainly either from the Volta Region or the Northern Regions.

These situations are to be compared with developments in 2016/2017 especially in January 2017 after Nana Addo has been sworn in as the 5^th President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. 

The outgone NDC government of President Mahama cleverly posted some officers of the Ghana Armed Forces to diplomatic positions on 1^st July 2016 – Six clear months before any change in government in January 2017 unlike the situation under President Kufour which was published on 6^th January 2009. 

After John Mahama had lost the elections on December 7^th, 2016, the Military High Command miraculously found money for most of the “military diplomats” to go on their postings as directed by President Mahama. Those who benefitted from that cunning strategy are:

1.      Brigadier General  Alhassan Abu – DMNAA Washington DC, USA
2.      Brigadier General Isaac Mensah–Tetteh – DA, London, UK
3.      Brigadier General RY Odoi – MILAD, New York, USA
4.      Colonel JFNK Freeman – Deputy MILAD, New York, USA
5.      Brigadier General AK Yeboah – DA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6.      Commodore MRN Yawson – DA Abuja, Nigeria
7.      Brigadier General JA Boampong – DA, Beijing, China
8.      Commodore S Agyenim-Boateng – DA Abidjan, Ivory Coast
9.      Capt (GN) F Ayitevi Nyarko – Deputy DA London
10.  Group Captain Elvis King Arneson – DA, Cairo Egypt
11.  Air Commodore JN Yaotse Nyadodui - DA New Delhi, India

These postings to diplomatic positions have been done deliberately to tease and provoke the NPP administration of President Nana Addo.  The beneficiaries of the postings had been apprehensive owing to the callous manner used by the Mills/Mahama administration in 2009.

These “lucky officers” fear that a similar treatment and fate would befall them. But fortunately, for them, Nana Addo is not as wicked, callous and vindictive as Professor Mills and John Mahama. 

But does this pose a danger to the NPP administration as its sympathizers and supporters in the military appear to be frustrated, downhearted and disappointed by these developments? Yes.

A lot of NPP sympathizers were looking forward to changes in the appointment/postings to diplomatic duties as majority of the officers have either reached their compulsory retiring ages or would be reaching them while on postings thereby enjoying “favour” that could not be extended to brilliant officers such as Colonel AK Appiah- Agyapong (GH/930),  Naval Captain EK Ankamah (GH/2159), Colonel AK Asare (GH/1980), Colonel AE Mensah (GH/2150), Wing Commander CK Eshun (GH/2246) and Lieutenant Colonel A Adjaye-Gasie (GH/2066)

The dates of birth and ages of the officers on the current diplomatic postings are as follows:

1.      Brigadier General MI Tetteh (GH/1919) - 22/11/56  - 60 years+
2.      Brigadier  General RY Odoi (GH/2022) – 06/12/57 – 59 years +
3.      Brigadier General AK Yeboah (GH/2037) – 31/12/59 – 57 years +
4.      Brigadier General A Abu (GH/2023) – 05/05/59 – 57 years +
5.      Colonel JFNK Freeman (GH/2354)  - 09/04/60 – 56 years +
6.      Commodore MRN Yawson (GH/1974) – 31/01/56 – Almost 60 years
7.      Brigadier  General JA Boampong (GH/2156) – 01/01/59 – 58 years
8.      Air Commodore JM Yaotse Nyadodui – 04/09/58 – 58 years +

The strategy that NDC used to “get rig” of officers suspected to be NPP sympathizers was to deny them appointment and promotions that could catapult them to higher levels thereby extending their services for some more years. These unfortunate officers were, in most cases, made to “mark time” or “double mark time” while being overtaken by their NDC counterparts who enjoy undeserving appointments and promotions. 

It is against this background that several officers sympathetic to the cause of the NPP are really disappointed and are “crying” quietly in their offices and rooms. Most of them call it double agony or jeopardy in the sense that they suffer discrimination, humiliation, victimization and operation under the NDC only to be considered in their disadvantaged seniority according to the tri- service Seniority Role of officers. 

Certainly that is unfair. For instance, Colonel JA Aphour “lost seniority” because he was linked to the NPP in the 2008 elections. Consequently, some of his mates were promoted two years and/or one year before him thereby sending him lower on the Army and Armed Forces Seniority Role. 

Some mates of Colonel JA Aphour, who were considered politically correct (NDC members/ sympathizers) were promoted Colonel on 20 December 2012 as Colonels while he was promoted Colonel on 27 February 2015 thus becoming two years Junior to his own mates. 

In such circumstances, it becomes unfair to promote the mates of Colonel JA Aphour to the next rank of Brigadier General before him under the new NPP administration. These unfair practices need to be corrected to save such professionally loyal, dedicated, determined and courageous officers from “depression”.

The NDC always have a way of “saving” their members in such situation. There are recent examples;

All attempts have been made to promote intake mates of RCC 23, 24, 25 and 26 together at various levels especially Colonel and Brigadier General. 

For instance, the following Intake Mates of RCC 23 are all Brigadier Generals.

1.      RY Odoi (GH/2022)
2.      Alhassan Abu (GH/2023)
3.      Stanley Brian Alloh (GH 2024)
4.      Edem Fiawoo (GH/2026)
5.      Frederick Buliga (GH2030)
6.      Senyo Ayer (GH/2033)
7.      AK Yebaoh (GH /2037)
8.      MK Akpatsu (GH/ 2038)
9.      Commodore OJ Kontoh (GH/2158)

Similarly some intake mates of RCC 24 are Brigadier Generals together;

a.       Air Commodore JSK Dzamefe (GH/2069)
b.      Air Commodore IR Wayoe (GH/2070)
c.       Commodore Beick- Baffour (GH/ 2073)
d.      Brigadier General Omane Agyekum (GH/2065)
e.       Commodore Asante Bonsu Osei (GH/2076)

Again, the following mates of RCC 25 are now Brigadier Generals:

1.      Brigadier General F Ofori (GH/2162)
2.      Brigadier General NK Kporku (GH/ 2163)
3.      Brigadier General CK Gyasensir (GH/2166)

The last but not the least, most of the mates of Intake RCC 26 are all Brigadier Generals;

1.      Commodore Samuel Angmor (GH/2383)
2.      Brigadier General T Oppong-Peprah (GH/2217)
3.      Brigadier General IM Aryeetey (GH/2230)
4.      Brigadier General EW Kotia (GH/2222)
5.      Brigadier General AK Adu (GH/2225)
6.      Commodore Eric Adu (GH/2367)
7.      Brigadier General PN Andoh (GH/2221)
8.      Brigadier General CKAA Awity (GH/2218)

The NDC has been using its “powers of appointments/ promotions” effectively for its members to the disadvantage of the NPP. At the least opportunity, the NDC makes sure it carries along with it all Eaglets on top of the umbrella.

Can the same be said of NPP? No. But why? Because the NPP does not want to hurt anyone; the NPP wants to be fair while their main rivals deliberately and strategically make sure that they are unfair to NPP sympathizers and fair to only NDC members. Several examples and illustrations are available to buttress this point.

But will the NPP learn any lesson?  Probably NO, as they are scared to the bone because of perceived threats by the NDC.