Major Oduro, Trust Me, Ghana Army Is Not that Highly Professional

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• A SON OF THE LAND 9 years ago

  Did you mention "Nigeria may be the only country in West Africa with a professionally disciplined Armed Forces, when it comes to a strict observation of the proverbial pecking order." Is that based on proven research or mere ...
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  Did you mention "Nigeria may be the only country in West Africa with a professionally disciplined Armed Forces, when it comes to a strict observation of the proverbial pecking order." Is that based on proven research or mere speculation?
  
  Have you spoken to some of our military offers lately to know the true state of affairs in the military? I know it is without attrition and other command problems.
  
  However, I was privilege to serve with Ecomog in Liberia in the 80's. I can tell you that the casualties our military suffered in the hands of Charles Taylor's NPFL in their quest to take Monrovia was nothing compared to Nigerian deaths.
  
  Of course those days they had some two or three battalions on the field as compared to just one of ours, but the professionalism of our troops was unquestionable those days.
  
  If professional standards have fallen in our military, one can only blame subsequent governments for consistent interference and their politicization of the military. The recent dismissals of recruits that you referred to is one of such cumulative effects of the toll government interference can have on that system.
  
  The politicians tend to forget that those in the military wield arms and mutiny could be disastrous. They must count their blessings that those recruits did not have assess to arms and ammunition.

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• A SON OF THE LAND 9 years ago

  "privileged to serve with Ecomog in Liberia in the 80's" should rather read 90's.

  "privileged to serve with Ecomog in Liberia in the 80's" should rather read 90's.

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• Gordon 9 years ago

  You wrote:
  
  "Have you spoken to some of our military offers lately to know the true state of affairs in the military?"
  
  Okoampa and Bokor never adequately research the material they write on. Okoampa will never take the t ...
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  You wrote:
  
  "Have you spoken to some of our military offers lately to know the true state of affairs in the military?"
  
  Okoampa and Bokor never adequately research the material they write on. Okoampa will never take the trouble of speaking to any military officer before firing off his opinions. All he needs is to see something on the Internet on Ghana and straight, he writes an article from memory.
  
  Even now, he's looking through the websites not to inform himself of happenings in Ghana but just so he can have something to write on.
  
  Today, he has four articles each of which could just have been an opinion expressed under the article that gave rise to his opinion.
  
  I don't think he does any other work apart from writing articles for Gweb.

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• Adrastus Blab 9 years ago

  Hmm as for this one,..... you have misfired. if you will, you can go to Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College today. You will find students on course from 16 African countries. Ask them (especially the NIgerians) of th ...
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  Hmm as for this one,..... you have misfired. if you will, you can go to Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College today. You will find students on course from 16 African countries. Ask them (especially the NIgerians) of their opinion on your assertion. Especially, why their countries choose to send them here. After listening to their candid opinions you can come back with another article.
  However,
  Truth be told, it is the politicization of the army on the lines of NDC,NPP which is a source of worry. IF THAT IS WHAT YOU TERM UNPROFESSIONAL THEN I AM WITH YOU, because it’s terribly worrisome.
  Let me learn you something. In the Army today if your name is Owusu,Osei, Okooama etc, then you are NPP. And names like Kporku, Mezo, Kudalor, Akpatsu etc are automatically NDC. This is rather unfortunate because Mezo and Akpatsu may be Krobo’s or Ada’s. This is what has come to stay. Day in day out, people are pigeon-holed as either NDC or NPP based on their name(s).
  The Ga’s. Fante’s, Krobos with krobo sounding names, Wala’s, Dagomba’s, Dargati’s etc don’t have a problem. It’s all about Ewe name, you’re NDC, Akan name, you’re NPP. Is it possible for every Akan to be NDC, and every Ewe, NDC? Can’t people think and decide for themselves no more? How about those from mixed Ewe/Akan Parentage? I guess we’re neither fish nor fowl.
  This Pigeon-holing of people as NDC or NPP in the Armed Forces and effects thereof, is what I term unprofessional.
  I can confidently say the Armed Forces is professional, albeit a few lapses here and there, but nonetheless, professional.
  You realize I did not mention the Ghana Armed Forces as being professional than that of country A or B’s Armed Forces. Because, what would be my criteria for any such broad sweeping assertion? IF only…….. TBC

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• Azumah Nelson 9 years ago

  Ahoofe,If you want to fight just try.

  Ahoofe,If you want to fight just try.

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• Best of all 9 years ago

  You are of Ghana's best! Thanks, The Handsome Man.

  You are of Ghana's best! Thanks, The Handsome Man.

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• Dan Kosowa 9 years ago

  Okoampa, do not worry about Ghana army. There are all sorts of people who are in high places and are not highly professional, Stay where you are because you can not live in Ghana. We even have a man who wants to be president ...
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  Okoampa, do not worry about Ghana army. There are all sorts of people who are in high places and are not highly professional, Stay where you are because you can not live in Ghana. We even have a man who wants to be president who is supposed to be a lawyer but have no certificate, gosh, he cannot even produce a copy. In the country you are living, the good US of A. he wont even try. think about that and do not worry about the army.

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• Francis C. Quainoo 9 years ago

  Tell us why Ahoofe can't live in Ghana? Has he been declared a persona non-gratia by your Dullard Mahama government??
  
  If this is so, then Ahoofe wouldn't lose anything since DULLARD MAHAMA has already started advertising h ...
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  Tell us why Ahoofe can't live in Ghana? Has he been declared a persona non-gratia by your Dullard Mahama government??
  
  If this is so, then Ahoofe wouldn't lose anything since DULLARD MAHAMA has already started advertising himself to be among the ex-Presidents of Ghana.
  
  Just piss off and get a life, you IDIOT!!!
  
  THINK IT OUT LOUD!!!
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Francis C. Quainoo
  Western Australia

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• shatta 9 years ago

  its broke during ur time and what did u do major Oduro

  its broke during ur time and what did u do major Oduro

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• Akwesi 9 years ago

  Ghanaians in general are timid and we sometimes sees it as professionals. None of our public institutions are professionals. Have time and read how all the coup d'etat happened in the country. How can just 100 officers and me ...
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  Ghanaians in general are timid and we sometimes sees it as professionals. None of our public institutions are professionals. Have time and read how all the coup d'etat happened in the country. How can just 100 officers and men match from Tamale or Ho straight to Accra and overthrow a government. It's hurt when we pretend that all is well, our security has been weak since, we are lucky things are stable due to the understanding of the citizens.

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• Old SOJA baa was a never die 9 years ago

  The army was professional but after Gen SK Obeng it became political President Kuffour started the political and President Jdm brought looting that is why now we have professional stealers in the Ghana armed forces 78 to 83 o ...
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  The army was professional but after Gen SK Obeng it became political President Kuffour started the political and President Jdm brought looting that is why now we have professional stealers in the Ghana armed forces 78 to 83 old soldiers balance has not been paid and he Maj Oduro is aware likewise Jdm now we have professional looters armed forces and not professional army

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• Asafo Kwame Sowah 9 years ago

  Did this son of a bitch ever ask what General Gowan came to learn at the staff college in Ghana? Why would any sensible fella throw his country.under a bus for political reasons? Ask the United Nations about General Erskine o ...
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  Did this son of a bitch ever ask what General Gowan came to learn at the staff college in Ghana? Why would any sensible fella throw his country.under a bus for political reasons? Ask the United Nations about General Erskine or behaviour of Ghanains soldiers in Lebanon. Which African country is better? South African army was built by whitemen, Nigerians probably can boast of equipment which they have bought mostly in account books. During the troubles in Cote d'Ivoire the ivorians had never seen women helicopter pilots, how many African countries have them? So don't you know shame?

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• Yussif 9 years ago

  I strongly suspect the dismissal of those recruited,it fishy because it's an election year and all you know it another Yaw Boateng Gyan style of training 500 person and pretended they misbehave and dismissed them only to use ...
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  I strongly suspect the dismissal of those recruited,it fishy because it's an election year and all you know it another Yaw Boateng Gyan style of training 500 person and pretended they misbehave and dismissed them only to use them later,I don't trust the NDC on this matter,how come?we need to go deep and find out what really happened,I ve not also heard any single person of the dismissed recruits complain,re they admitting wrong doing solely?we need to know NDC can not be trusted

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