President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated Ghana’s resolve to continue to defend democracy and constitutional rule, as uphold human rights in Ghana, in the West African Region, and on the wider African continent. Addressing the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021, the President stated that Ghana “shall work to strengthen the institutions …
Personnel in state security agencies particularly those in Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) cannot take part in public discourse despite freedom of speech and expression, Deputy Minister of Defense, Major (Retired) Derrick Oduro has stated. “There is no democracy in the military”, the retired military officer revealed in response to a group demanding the immediate release of Lance Corporal Wasaa after …
The practice whereby non-state actors such as party militias are allowed to operate with impunity should not be tolerated because it has the tendency to destroy Ghana’s democracy, Ghanaian international Reggae/Afro Roots artiste, Rocky Dawuni, has said. Rocky Dawuni’s comment comes on the heels of a recent debate on disbanding party militias in the country. A few weeks ago, President …
Ghana’s democracy cannot survive if the violence that marred the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election on Thursday, 31 January 2019 is not checked and nipped in the bud, a former Minister of National Security, Mr Totobi Quakyi has said. Some heavily-armed National Security operatives shot and wounded supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the private residence …
