Tag Archives: coup d’état

Ghanaians have been reassured by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will not allow a coup to occur under his watch. He declared that he would not allow any coup d’état to disrupt the country’s democratic system. “I swore an oath on 7th January 2017 and again, four years …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says opposition parties will ensure that a coup d’état does not happen in Ghana. According to the chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the incidents of a military takeover in some countries in the sub-region are worrisome. Addressing party members at a ceremony in …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS), Paul Coonley Boateng has asked Ghanaians to erase the mindset that a coup d’état is not possible in Ghana.   This statement by the security expert in line with the recent Coup d’état in Burkina Faso. Armed soldiers …

Political activist, Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has noted that individuals who are committed to staging a coup d’etat do not sit on media platforms to make their initiatives known to the public. According to him, that is the norm because the success of a takeover is hinged on secrecy, therefore, …

The president of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo is unhappy with the spate of coups in some West African countries. A number of West African countries have experienced coups in recent times.   With regard to Mali, Akufo-Addo said the French-led troop withdrawal from that country requires new arrangements in the …

The former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said the experiences of military takeovers cannot be recommended for any generation to embrace. Kufuor has, therefore, advised against any attempt to stage a coup in the country or the sub-region. He said, “coup is not an experience I will recommend for any …

Former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has detailed how he was fortunate to be one of the few people who witnessed and lived through the historic and traumatic maiden coup d’état in Ghana. According to him, the National Liberation Council (NLC) coup d’etat that overthrew Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s government in 1966 …