The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, lost his cool at a military officer identified as Lieutenant Albert Goh over allegations that the officer had been terrorising residents of the Ningo-Prampram Constituency.
According to the minister, the officer allegedly stormed the constituency with heavily armed soldiers and seized a number of trucks without any lawful order.
He described the conduct of the soldiers, allegedly acting under the lieutenant’s instructions, as akin to armed robbery.
Speaking on the matter, Sam George warned that any soldier who returned to Ningo-Prampram to brutalise residents would face the consequences.
He also described Lieutenant Goh as a disgrace to the Ghana Armed Forces and called on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to take disciplinary action against him.
“Any soldier who comes to Ningo-Prampram to brutalise the people of Ningo-Prampram again, you will face the law of the streets. The streets. Because it means you have breached your oath as a soldier.
“And to Lieutenant Albert Goh, who came here yesterday with his men, this is a warning to you. It should be your last time because you are a disgrace to the Ghana Armed Forces. Albert Goh, your official number, your Ghana Army number is 5666.
“And I’m saying that Lieutenant Albert Goh, you are a disgrace to the uniform that you wear. And I expect the Chief of Defence Staff, the CDS to dismiss you from the Armed Forces for bringing disgrace to the Army. What you did yesterday was akin to armed robbery,” he said.
The minister further disclosed that he would take up the matter with the Minister of Defence to ensure that the soldiers involved were held accountable for their actions.
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“Picking weapons from the Ghana Armed Forces armory, coming here, seizing the tracks of citizens without any lawful order, driving that track for two weeks, somebody's property. You are a thief.”
He maintained that the people of Ningo-Prampram deserved justice, adding that the matter would be pursued through the appropriate military disciplinary channels.
“And I’m going to have a conversation with my colleague, the Minister of Defence, to make sure that he insists that the Army disciplines you, Albert Goh.
“They stopped you and asked you to come but you disrespected an officer. The police commander here was a Chief Superintendent. A Chief Superintendent talks to yo, and you disrespect him and get your men to cock their weapons at him.
“Who are you? Is that what you were trained to do in the Ghana Armed Forces? As an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces? They celebrate the Ghana Army, so we will get to the bottom of it. We have the names of every single one of them and we will demand justice within the military system for the actions of those officers,” he added.
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