Exposure of the military in civilian affairs should be minimised – Defence Minister
Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, has highlighted the need not to overexpose the military in civilian affairs, because it defeats their constitutional mandate of protecting the country’s territorial integrity from external aggressors.
He said their limited engagement was necessary to keep the relationship between the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the civilian population healthy.
The Minister, at a meeting with more than 30 journalists who form the Defence Press Corp (DPC) in Accra, dismissed the use of the military at the least stress or commotion instead of using the police whose duty was to deal with such situations.
“...I have always said that how many times do we find a soldier holding a handcuff? Per, their training, arrest is not even part of what they are supp...