The Ghana Armed Forces' Responsibilities In Serving A Democratic Nation

It is widely acknowledged that the Ghana Armed Forces is a state military organization that encompasses various armed forces, including the Navy and the Air Force, and whose functions include protecting the nation's freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and playing roles in international assignments. The Ghana Armed Forces were established in 1957, and legally, the president, Akufo Addo, is the Supreme Commander or Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces.

In addition to providing operational control and overall leadership of the state's military structure through the Department of Defense and the National Security Council, the GAF also clearly defines the roles of the Committee and the civilian Minister of Defense. Based on giving every soldier professional skills and military education, the active army offers the infrastructure required to enhance the preparedness, equipment, and training of the armed forces.

This training institution imparts the same abilities to reserve soldiers as it does to active-duty members and members of the Allied forces. Along with maintaining peace and security and guaranteeing the defense, implementation of national goals, constant monitoring, and protection of the Ghanaian people, it also permits the army to be quickly trained during the war, ensuring rapid and sustained land dominance across the full spectrum of military operations and conflicts, with the support of combatant commanders.

President Akufo Addo has praised the Ghana Armed Forces for honoring and adhering to the laws of the Constitution, citing it as illegal for the military to overthrow a duly elected democratic government in the nation. It's unclear why the president is constantly telling the Ghanaian Armed Forces to enforce the Constitution, but this request makes the populace aware that the president is aware that his unethical behavior as a leader could lead to a coup.

Here's where Akufo Addo, the president of Ghana, faces a crucial dilemma, if he has been telling the Ghana Armed Forces to respect the constitution, for example, to prevent a coup, why does he still decide to utilize the military when the nation is holding elections? Since soldiers are never compelled to be present at voting sites, something that has never occurred in the United States of America, why should the president be interested in doing something that is unconstitutional?

Considering his position as the head of the Ghana Armed Forces, President Akufo Addo is not permitted to misuse his authority. He is not permitted to attack voters who are dissatisfied with electoral frauds or use the army or its soldiers to help rig elections in favor of his political party. Since he is aware of his shortcomings as a leader and, more significantly, that he is the most corrupt politician in Ghanaian history, he hates and fears coups but wants to employ the military against his people. This is ridiculous.

Following the outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, then-US President Barack Obama moved swiftly to send the US Army to the affected countries to combat the disease on the front lines, which is the most effective way to stop the deadly disease's spread and shield Americans from more cases back home. This implies that the Americans rely on the military to defend them rather than killing the Americans for the president.

Eight people lost their lives in all during the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, three of whom were teenagers. Despite the fact that the victims' families are still looking for answers over the killings, the military has had enough time to consider these killings and how they relate to the current political climate. Since the victims lacked arms, I believe the president used the military to carry out a criminal act in 2020. It’s a waste of precious lives if one considers the widespread corruption of this regime.

The president should have been sober enough at such an old age to consider the problems that have brought down the economy, businesses, and investments and come up with solutions, but that is not the case; instead, they are trying to break the eighth cycle, which makes both Ghanaians and the ruling party look foolish. What has the NPP accomplished in the last seven years to warrant the use of force to hold onto power in 2024? Ghana is in a dire situation, and the nation needs a capable and knowledgeable leader to handle the situation; therefore, I believe that the army will not disappoint the people.

Akufo Addo can’t carry on damaging the reputation, integrity, and honor of the Ghana Armed Forces after what he did in 2020. He has already disgraced several people, including heads of churches and destroyed the lives of Hopeson Adorye and Kennedy Agyapong by pushing them into crimes, but he will not be successful in using the army for the second time to kill for him, considering the plight of the downtrodden masses. I am confident about that.

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