It is shameful that soldiers are now ‘race boys’ for politicians, pastors – Prof Gyampo

General news for Saturday, January 30, 2021

Source: My new GH

2021-01-30

Respected political scientist and associate professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo said professional army commanders must be ashamed of soldiers being turned into race boys for politicians, the wealthy and some pastors, stressing that if the Army commanders arrived at their positions on merit, so they should be ashamed of their own.

It is not uncommon for soldiers to act as bodyguards for high-ranking personalities and “men of God”, especially at public events. These soldiers were seen performing tasks that many consider humiliating and contrary to the dignity of the military.

For Professor Gyampo, senior leaders of the Ghanaian military should be ashamed of the sad development that has gradually become a norm in recent times:

“The attempt to turn soldiers into racing boys of civilians, ordinary citizens and ‘little boy magicians’ parading as pastors, should be a monumental disgrace to any professional army commander whose appointment was based on meritocracy, ”he said.

Professor Gyampo did not say a word in criticizing the military when a photo of a soldier holding a private attorney’s bag, which he was keeping at the Supreme Court premises, was posted online.

He noted that such ineffective use of the military has the potential to demoralize the Ghanaian police officers who are supposed to carry out these tasks while diminishing public respect for the military as defenders of territorial integrity. from the country.