2024 elections: Don't provoke the military — Allotey Jacobs warn politicians, troublemakers

Social commentator Bernard Allotey Jacobs has welcomed the assurance from the Ghana Armed Forces vowing to ensure peace and stability in the December 7 polls.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has committed to maintaining professionalism in the upcoming elections.

The Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, emphasized that the GAF, in collaboration with other security agencies, will vigilantly protect Ghana's borders from any external threats.

“We want to assure our father and everyone that together, we will continue to maintain the peace and security of this country and we will continue to perform our duties as the Ghana Armed Forces to ensure that this country’s safety, stability, and peace are all well maintained and we will need his prayers in this direction.

“As we prepare for this year’s elections, we want to assure everyone in Ghana that we will play our role professionally to ensure that peace and security are maintained," he assured.

Commenting on this during Peace FM’s "Kokrokoo" morning show, Bernard Allotey Jacobs lauded the Chief of Defense Staff, saying, "He's spoken well and that's what the international community, investor community, Ghanaians would want to hear that we don't record violence in the elections."

Allotey Jacobs further warned politicians not to provoke the military, stressing, "When people are obsessed with power, they know no bounds... People should not provoke the military. Politicians should not provoke the military."

He advised the political parties to "do the appropriate thing by training your polling agents very well and don't allow your monitoring team who move from one polling station to another to behave as if they are electoral officers to dictate to the EC officials at the polling stations."