Paul Adom Otchere tells the self-defense at Rawlings in Ghana

Policy of Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-04-24

Paul Adom Otchere, host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, had hinted that vigilance had begun with former president Jerry John Rawlings during his tenure as president with the formation of 64 battalions of infantry.

According to him, during his last days as President, Mr. Rawlings created the 64th Infantry Battalion, considered a private army, in order to protect his regime and himself, which created a lot of difficulties among the ranks of the soldiers of the time.

"Where did everything start? Maybe he started with this man, Lieutenant Rawlings. When he was president of Ghana in the last days, there was a unit in Ghana's armed forces, the 64th Infantry Battalion, considered a private army created by Mr. Rawlings to protect his regime and he itself, thus creating many difficulties among the ranks of the armed forces. The soldiers and therefore the political opponents in Rawlings worried about the excesses of the 64th Infantry Battalion. ACDRs and CDRs have also been set up within the Ghanaian Armed Forces, "he revealed during his broadcast monitored by MyNewsGh.com.

He explained that the Association of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (ACDR) was partisan in view of the policy of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), born of the Provisional Defense Council. (PNDC).

The experienced journalist noted, however, that in 2001, when President John Agyekum Kufuor took over command of the Ghana Armed Forces, he took steps to dissolve these ACDRSs and CDRs into Ghana's armed forces, as well as the 64th Infantry Battalion. .

"The 64th Infantry Regiment was converted to a regular infantry regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces called the Rapid Response Unit and they were transferred to the Burmese camp," he said. revealed.