Coup threat is real - Issifu Ali

The Evening News, in its lead story, reports Alhaji Issifu Ali, co-chairman of the NDC, as cautioning Ghana against treating threats by the so-called "Ghana Armed Liberation Movement", as mere hoax. He is quoted as saying, "if anything at all, it should strengthen our resolve not to lower our guard, but rather whip up the call for internal vigilance to deny our detractors any opportunity to derail the cause".

The paper says in a telephone conversation, Alhaji Ali cited similar circumstances that led to successful coups, including the 31st December coup staged by President Rawlings, saying that those behind it could be biding their time, to strike at a later date. The Evening News notes that the coup, purported to be the brainchild of the Movement, was to have taken place on Friday, November 26, 1999, but the day passed quietly.