The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will this morning engage in an unusual route march which the high command has dubbed ‘mechanized route march.’
Joining the troops in the multi-pronged march are detachments from the other security services.
The march is unusual because it is emanating from multiple points across the nation’s capital. Soldiers and the police will in particular display their newly acquired equipment thought to have been acquired recently for the purpose of instilling fear in the electorate ahead of the December 7 polls.
DAILY GUIDE learnt that the exercise is an orchestration to instill fear in the people as a means of subduing their will.
The military’s press release on the subject states that the march is meant to showcase the preparedness of the security services to maintain law and order during the elections – a claim that has been disputed by some concerned Ghanaians.
Coming against the backdrop of apprehension that the government wants to control the outcome of the forthcoming polls, the so-called mechanized route march is being regarded as tendentious and would be sneered at by political observers as the spectacle is watched by most residents of Accra.
According to the press release announcing the march, “The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will this morning, in conjunction with other security services, embark on a mechanized route march in the Greater Accra Region.
Signed by its Deputy Director of Information and Press Relations for the Director of Public Relations, Col Aggrey Quarshie, the release explained that the purpose for the march is to showcase the preparedness and commitment of the security services to ensuring a peaceful environment during the elections.
It indicated that the exercise will commence and end at the Independence Square.
“All vehicles will converge at 0500 hrs and then disperse to their starting points. The convoys will start and traverse the routes,” GAF said in the statement.
It gave the routes for the march as: Weija-Kaneshie – Jamestown – Atta Mills Highway, Ablekuma –N1 – Ring Road – Independence Square, Tema Newtown Community 3 – T’ Junction – Osu, Afienya – Ashiaman – Spintex Road – 37 Mil Hosp – Ridge Roundabout. Ayi Mensah–Tetteh Quarshie Interchange – EI Wak Osu Oxford Street, Dodowa–Adenta – Mile 11 K’ Nkrumah Interchange – Ministries, Nsawam – Ofankor – Achimota – 37 Mil Hosp – La-Danquah Circle – Osu.”
At the end of the march, the troops would expectedly be addressed by the military high command.
“Ghanaians are so obsessed with getting free and fair polls that such route marches would hardly instill the level of fear the military authorities and the government seek to achieve,” a top politician underscored.
Source: Daily Guide
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Hahahaha desperation be what!!!! John Mahama, this last minute strategy is old fashioned. It won't work at all.
Weldon Security agencies,people who've lost their heads by insulting leadership on radios and telly's need to be reminded of rules and regulations of country.A loud mouth and a unruly tongue and an uncultured behaviours should be controlled.
I don't see what is intimidating about a military March. What are those npp folks alarmed about. There is a saying that the sinner runs away even when he not being pursued.
ghana people will come out in their millions to vote against mahama, no ghana person will be intimidated in this country, will vote mahama out even if u bring, the whole satan, from ghana people, note all n,p,p people should come out in their millions to vote against mahama, all ghana people must vote in their millons to vote mahama out,
Village Ghana security men. Shame onto you. Go and catch the Armed Robbers Nkwa-sia-fo like that. We do not fear you. We are more than determine to remove the ***barred word***. No amount of intimidation can stop us
You people always use USA and UK as benchmark when discussing issues confronting Ghana, but you fail to mention that in these countries we never have fuulls who go around making all sorts of statements that there would be war if they don't win elections. When did you hear in USA or UK that someone like Ken agyepong was declaring war before and election. Even Trump, upon all his hardline politics never call for war in the event he lost. You need to understand that there are a lot of politicians who are simply ediots and wouldn't care to kill to win power, so leave the army and police to get ready to protect overwhelming majority of Ghanaians who want to continue to enjoy their peace and go about their normal daily duties that help them fend for their children and families.
NPPfo paaaaaaaaa wetin dey worry you people. Just a route march by the army too is a problem for you people. I strongly believe if you don't have any bad intentions why are you afraid of army visibility in our towns. The defense and interior ministries should keep doing this exercises until the election is over, because some ediots in both the Ndc and Npp are ready to misbehave during the election. Army visibility was what helped JJ to finish his eight year term and mahama should follow suit.
AN ARMY FULL OF BULL >>>>>>>>>>SHEEEEETERS ; GHANA ARMY THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW IS TO THREATHEN CIVILIANS !!!!!!! : NOBODY IN THE GHANA FORCES TODAY HAVE SEEN ACTIVE SERVICES : THEY ARE ALL ULESS CRYPTOS AND WILL RUNAWAY IF THERE SERIOUS FIGHTING IN GHANA : THEY ALL BLOODY JOKERS !!!!!!!WITH NO LEADERSHIP AND ALL THEY DO IS BEAT PEOPLE UP ON THE STREET AND ACT AS LAND GUARDS !!!!!!!
Mahama go ahead and instruct them to kill all Ghanaians and after that go and rule animals wai we are not afraid of any soldier, they are human beings and Ghanaians as we are.