Public Agenda (Accra)
19 September 2008
The National Security Council has banned General Arnold Quainoo, a former General Officer Commanding the Ghana Armed Forces and six other fromer military and police officers from all military and police installations with immediate effect.
The rest of the banned former officers are Admiral Owusu Ansah, former Chief of Naval Staff, Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah, former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Bruce Konuah, former Defence Advisor to Pakistan, Mr. C.K. Dewornu, former Inspector General of Police, Mr. F.Y. Asare, former Regional Police Commander, Greater Accra and Mr. W.K. Aboah, former Commissioner of Police and Director of Immigration Service.
A released signed by Dr. Sam G. Amoo, National Security Coordinator reiterated that the former President, Jerry John Rawlings remains banned from all security installations. The statement said the decision to ban them is "in the national interest."
A few days ago, the former president called some of the banned former security personnel who served in the PNDC and NDC to a meeting to discuss the security situation in the country.
Though what they discussed is yet to be made public, the National Security is probably not taking the intensions of Rawlings and his security advisors (good or bad) lightly; more so, when Rawlings has two previous military coups to his credit. Whether or not their ban is within the letter and spirit of the 1992 Constitution remains to be seen.
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