[ 2015-03-27 ]

Mahama Must Check His Facts On Military Lands Sale – Ex-officers
The ex-military men accusing the Ghana Armed
Forces (GAF) of selling the Service’s lands and
properties to private developers have described
the President’s denial of the matter as
“unfortunate.”

President John Mahama on Thursday during a working
visit to the Western Region said the government
and the leadership of the GAF are not selling off
military lands and properties.

The President also mentioned that there have been
ongoing discussions to use Public Private
Partnership (PPP) to undertake several projects
nationwide and advised the leadership of GAF to
coordinate with the Lands Commission to get value
for money on their partnership with the private
developer. Lt Col. Serebour (Rtd) speaking for the
group in an interview with Citi News said the
President’s comments were quite surprising since
there is ample evidence to support their claims.

He thus urged the President, who is also the
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces to make
further enquiries into the issue before making
public pronouncements.

The ex-military officer argued that there is cause
for grave concern if the President is fully aware
of the GAF’s deals with private developers.

“It’s now coming out from the President that
what the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces
is doing has the approval of the President and if
that is the case, then it is quite unfortunate,”
he said.

“The President would have to come back again and
we would have to look at the whole issue again,”
he added.

According to him, it is not normal practice for
the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces is to
provide accommodation for troops.

“That is not what some of us came to meet,” he
exclaimed, adding that “accommodation for troops
is supposed to be provided by the government of
Ghana and not under any PPP programme.”

Source - Daily Guide

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