{"id":9261,"date":"2024-12-18T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9261"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:38:13","slug":"reform-military-appointments-and-promotions-col-festus-aboagye-tells-in-coming-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9261","title":{"rendered":"Reform military appointments and promotions \u2013 Col Festus Aboagye tells in-coming administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Retired Military Officer Col Festus Aboagye, has noted that Ghana\u2019s civil-military relations are in an unprecedented crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, he said, follows systemic militarisation under the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/news\/mahama-transition-team-warns-outgoing-government-over-last-minute-recruitments-and-payments\/\">Akufo-Addo administration<\/a>&nbsp;from 2017-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has therefore made a number of recommendations in a policy brief analysing how military politicisation and civilian space encroachment threaten democratic governance and constitutional order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brief recommends immediate reforms restructuring military deployments by withdrawing military personnel from VIP protection duties, ending military involvement in commercialised security operations, and returning units, establishments and troops to core national defence functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-a38baa3aa9869e31feb0c68ca628684b ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cp-zxog0uT0?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also wants military appointments and promotions reformed by restoring merit-based selection processes, implementing transparent promotion systems, and establishing clear criteria for senior positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strengthen civilian oversight by enhancing parliamentary supervision mechanisms, establishing clear accountability frameworks, and implementing robust monitoring systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReform military deployment protocols by creating clear legal frameworks for domestic operations, establishing strict authorisation procedures, and developing specific rules of engagement consistent with human rights and international humanitarian (IHL) laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTransform the National Security apparatus by removing armed military units and individuals and establishing constitutional boundaries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Retired Military Officer Col Festus Aboagye, has noted that Ghana\u2019s civil-military relations are in an unprecedented crisis. This, he said, follows systemic militarisation under the&nbsp;Akufo-Addo administration&nbsp;from 2017-2024. He has therefore made a number of recommendations in a policy brief analysing how military politicisation and civilian space encroachment threaten democratic governance and constitutional order. 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