Three suspects have been arrested by the Ghanaian government over a plan to destabilize the country.
One of the suspects who was detained on Friday September 20, after security agencies monitored their activities for 15 months is said to be a medical doctor at Citadel Hospital which he used as a base to manufacture and store weapons. The small cache of weapons discovered included six pistols, three smoke grenades, two AK47 magazines, 22 IEDs and one long knife.
The arrested suspects identified as Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, Ezor Kafui and Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu were accused of being leaders of Take Action Ghana (TAG) whose aim was to recruit and radicalise a base of young people against the political authorities under the guise of “nation-building”.
"The joint operation was to neutralize an elaborate plot targeted at the presidency, and with the ultimate aim of destabilizing the country," information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said in a statement.
Reacting to the failed coup, President Buhari stated that democracy is the only form of government acceptable in Ghana and Africa. The statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Mallam Garba Shehu reads; “Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS and Transparency International, and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption.
“When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back. As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.
“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections.
“It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration. The days of coups and government without votes are over.
“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage. Ghana is the first, true African democracy.
“We in Nigeria hold out – as always – our hands in support and friendship to our brothers and sisters in Ghana.”
Source: LIB
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One Africa's clueless and old presidents bought into lies because he himself is outliving his usefulness..boie!!!
coup plotters put before Keneshine district court. lol "if you can't spell dont write"
Things needed to stage a coup: 1. 100 armour tanks 2. 10 warships 3. Missiles 4. Higher ranking military officials 5. Etc. Jokers of the century indeed
I am really disappointed in Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a person I highly respected, for how he has gone about with this coup plot communication. I think he should be replaced by a more matured and capable communicator. All countries in the world, including the US face security threats everyday and they have a national security apparatus that deals with those threats but not all it is reported publicly because it can do more harm to the image of the country itself than the attempt. Granted that what he is saying is true, what is the benefit of announcing this to the world? Does he have any idea of the collateral impact this has on investor confidence and on Ghana's status as a peaceful country? I am sorry but the way Oppong Nkrumah went about this was very immature and he shouldn't be Ghana's minister of information
Matured talk. Love you more H.E.Buhari
You see how Oppong Nkrumah has been able to deceive the whole of Africa to show some sympathy to Ghana? This is shameful. Is this Alajo thing a Coup attempt or not. the gov't should be bold and come clear.