Mummyimbecile:
J..the Military dont just seize power like that,something prompts them to.

i think its when you dont give them their cut...they will start acting up.

THE NEWS OF COUP IS FAKE INFORMATION FROM GHANA GOVERNMENT, THEY ARE JUST SEEKING FOR SYMPATHY, THEY ARE THE MOST CORRUPT GOVERNMENT GHANA HAVE EVER PRODUCE, ONE DAY ONE SCANDAL
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A former Colonel in the Ghana Armed Forces is doubting the capability of three men arrested by state security apparatus for plotting to target the presidency.

Festus Aboagye, who is also a security analyst, noted that considering the alleged evidence gathered during the arrest of the said persons, the government rather acted prematurely in concluding that they could be plotting to subvert the presidency.

A joint security operation on Friday, according to the government, led to the retrieval of several arms, explosive devices and ammunition from locations in Accra and Kpone Bawaleshie in Dodowa.

According to the Information, Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, personnel drawn from Defence Intelligence, CID and Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) conducted a successful operation which led to the arrest of three persons - Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm and his two accomplices – Ezor Kafui (a local weapon manufacturer) and Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC).

He disclosed that the joint operation was to neutralise an elaborate plot targeted at the Presidency, and with the ultimate aim of destabilising the country.

Colonel Aboagye reacting to the development in an interview on Newsnight with Evans Mensah Monday, said he finds it very difficult understanding what government meant in its statement.

“I cannot put words in the mouth of government but the agencies involved are expected to be professional enough to explain exactly what this group was about but if it fell short of calling it an attempted coup to overthrow government we cannot purport otherwise that the aim, as indicated in the statement, was to undermine the presidency…I do not exactly understand what targeting the presidency means,” he said.

Breaking the issue down into three areas, the Security Analyst noted that, the government statement failed to state clearly whether there was some mobilisation of some youth to violently overthrow government, the acquisition of foreign and manufacture of weapons “giving the quantities that are mentioned in the statement, I am not too sure the number of targets that those welding these pieces of ammunition were going to target.”

The former Colonel wondered whether “these weapons and ammunition will be sufficient for anybody attempting to overthrow the state to actually overthrow the state.”

Colonel Aboagye said he would have been happier “if the evidence had led to the idea that these weapons were being manufactured and acquired for criminal purposes.

“The mention of treason…raises the stakes and I have difficulty actually accepting government explanation that this group intended to target the presidency…”

While he no problem with government’s call for calm in the wake of the development, he stressed that “if indeed this group intended to overthrow the state, I think this government acted prematurely.”

He wished the state could have gone a step further to allow the group to hatch a plan for the security agencies to have a full grasp of the alleged target of the presidency and deal with it appropriately.

midnighter:


so what is the whole thing about...

Okoroawusa:

Oga in what way? If Nigeria sneeze Ghana go catch cold. Na we Nigerians dey run Ghana economy,ghanians r just regulators. Major transport companies in n out of Ghana, major imports into Ghana n major banks in Ghana...na we Nigerians dey run am. Next you say infrastructure which infrastructure?...no be light?
If Lagos is allowed to cut out of the national grid, Lagos can generate electricity for itself.
Accra is a town...yes...a town. Accra no get up to 2 skyscrapers as a capital city abi town. The rest of Ghana is a deadzone.

Bro, you are not the only one that has been to Ghana...

so this is a town right.A city of more than 4 million people is a town.Very funny

Okoroawusa:

Oga in what way? If Nigeria sneeze Ghana go catch cold. Na we Nigerians dey run Ghana economy,ghanians r just regulators. Major transport companies in n out of Ghana, major imports into Ghana n major banks in Ghana...na we Nigerians dey run am. Next you say infrastructure which infrastructure?...no be light?
If Lagos is allowed to cut out of the national grid, Lagos can generate electricity for itself.
Accra is a town...yes...a town. Accra no get up to 2 skyscrapers as a capital city abi town. The rest of Ghana is a deadzone.

Bro, you are not the only one that has been to Ghana...

How many skyscrapers do u have in Nigeria?

that's if u even know what a skyscraper is...
Nigerians are running things in other countries but cant run things in their own country is that not stupidity od the highest order oga?

sunnychibs:
1984 comes to mind


It seems our president is a repentant coup plotter

Are you mentally okay? Are you trying to insinuate that Buhari went to Ghana to plan a coup? Stop what you are smoking, it's eroding your brain.

I BET MR PRESIDENT WILL BE SHOUTING CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION IN HIS SLEEP

sunnychibs:
1984 comes to mind






It seems our president is a repentant coup plotter

You mean a coup plotter should not condemn Coups ?

gurunlocker:
Has anyone see Bubu trending video on twitter regarding the question asked at UN?


I can only watch 20 secs out of the 2 minutes + video, I feel so sad

Did somebody score ^ONGOAL^ in New York today?

bptc10:
THE NEWS OF COUP IS FAKE INFORMATION FROM GHANA GOVERNMENT, THEY ARE JUST SEEKING FOR SYMPATHY, THEY ARE THE MOST CORRUPT GOVERNMENT GHANA HAVE EVER PRODUCE, ONE DAY ONE SCANDAL

Wow, thanks a lot.

chrisagyei:
so this is a town right.A city of more than 4 million people is a town.Very funny

You should have ignore the idiot. he isn't educated enough to engaged.

So which corruption has this nuisance fought now since 5 years ago.

vaxx:
You should have ignore the idiot. he isn't educated enough to engaged.

Charlie, you're right bro.The level of ignorance here is very alarming.

helinues:
May be some people are aggrieved with Nana. Coup plot in Ghana? I doubt

Not even any major international media carry it yet

Dont mind the dullard

Na just some youths been wan carry placard protest, na him them label the coup plotters...

Minor insignificant issues na there jubrin get mouth

This man na Olodo!
Who told him Ghana was first African nation to gain independence?


Oh! I forgot he has a superficial School Cert!

Oga, it is Liberia and not Ghana!

Awoleesu:
This man na Olodo!
Who told him Ghana was first African nation to gain independence?


Oh! I forgot he has a superficial School Cert!

Oga, it is Liberia and not Ghana!

Liberia didn't gain independence because it wasn't colonized. it was simply liberated as the first settlement of black Africans living in America.

vaxx:
Liberia didn't gain independence because it wasn't colonized. it was simply liberated as the first settlement of black Africans living in Americans.

I was expecting some poorly learned historians to bombard this little assertion of mine with counter-claims...

Go check your history properly... Even if you claim Liberia wasn't the de facto first independent nation, I won't argue with you.
But I counsel you to do a little research, countries like Morocco, Libya, Egypt, and even South Africa no be Ghana mate!


PS:

Check your records again, Liberia at the July 26,1847 Declaration, pronounced its independence from America (USA), thus becoming the First African Post-colonial independent country!

vaxx:
You are an idiot. the write up clearly says sub Saharan africa. where do you get the mention of north Africa? you stupidly mention south Africa that gain independent in nothing less than 28 years ago

sheee you go school self?

I see you lack simple respect and civility...

I shouldn't be talking with low-lives like you.

By the way, how old are you?

You're too stupid not to comprehend the word "even" as used in my simple post...


So, dummy, is Morocco not Sub-Sahara Africa?

Don't bother quoting me any further, I am clearly not your caliber OK?

Awoleesu:

I see you lack simple respect and civility...

I shouldn't be talking with low-lives like you.

By the way, how old are you?

You're too stupid not to comprehend the word "even" as used in my simple post...


So, dummy, is Morocco not Sub-Sahara Africa?

Don't bother quoting me any further, I am clearly not your caliber OK?

You are indeed a failure and olodo. calling morroco sub Saharan africa.


go take refund of your school fees from your teacher. he cheated you. I will keep quoting you until you learn by force.

vaxx:
You are indeed a failure and olodo. calling morroco sub Saharan africa.


go take refund of your school fees from your teacher. he cheated you. I will keep quoting you until you learn by force.

seriously, did that guy just say Morroco is a sub Saharan Africa nation.Does he realise all the Arabian countries on the northern part of Sahara are different from the sub Saharan black nations.The level of ignorance here is very alarming as I previously said.

midnighter:


i think its when you dont give them their cut...they will start acting up.

you are right my sister,another reason,is when their is too much corruption in the system,they use that as an excuse to step in by force,that is why presidents of african countries who are so corrupt,retire military Generals they dont trust,and make their right hand man(Business man in army Uniform) Cheif of Army staff,and make sure that their trusted allies,head various command,so that in such a situation,a coup attempt is made almost impossible,because they will get the information on time,and arrest the coup Plotters

chrisagyei:
seriously, did that guy just say Morroco is a sub Saharan Africa nation.Does he realise all the Arabian countries on the northern part of Sahara are different from the sub Saharan black nations.The level of ignorance here is very alarming as I previously said.

The funniest is, he is even calling president buhari olodo without certificate. and in honest he is the real olodo here.

vaxx:
The funniest is, he is even calling president buhari olodo without certificate. and in honest he is the real olodo here.

hahahaha

chrisagyei:
so this is a town right.A city of more than 4 million people is a town.Very funny

Please bring only the picture of the Lagos marina

Awoleesu:

I was expecting some poorly learned historians to bombard this little assertion of mine with counter-claims...

Go check your history properly... Even if you claim Liberia wasn't the de facto first independent nation, I won't argue with you.
But I counsel you to do a little research, countries like Morocco, Libya, Egypt, and even South Africa no be Ghana mate!


PS:

Check your records again, Liberia at the July 26,1847 Declaration, pronounced its independence from America (USA), thus becoming the First African Post-colonial independent country!

Bro, Liberia was not colonized

Has epilepsy visited these Buhari before?

Okoroawusa:

Bro, Liberia was not colonized

Ok sir,
But can you please take me through the etymology of the word 'colonialism' while taking a thrust at the Liberian history...


I am willing to learn from you.

chrisagyei:
seriously, did that guy just say Morroco is a sub Saharan Africa nation.Does he realise all the Arabian countries on the northern part of Sahara are different from the sub Saharan black nations.The level of ignorance here is very alarming as I previously said.

I know where you are coming from and I deliberately put up Morocco in the Sub Saharan list...

Listen, if your education terminates at the point where you proclaim only what you have been (strictly) taught, you are indeed poorly educated!

The issue of Morocco, as it relates to geographical location as against the imperial classification (by the West - European Union precisely) puts the country in the midst of a controversial circumstance.

English, being a language of European origin, defines the word 'sub' as below, under, less than or lesser... Now, if we go lexicon, you'll appreciate that (looking at your map) Morocco is simply geographically 'sub-saharan'!

But for political reasons, much of which are subject of recent agitations for the country to subscribe into ECOWAS, speaks volume of what you rightly alluded to in your submission.
My point is, Europe cannot, by her own language describe a vast region as sub-sahara (a region which clearly covers Morocco) and by another standard (political here) exclude same country from such region.

By the way, your buddy upon whom you did post on my comment is the one who unscrupulously inserted "SUB-SAHARAN" into the original post of Garba Shehu, who actually quoted Ghana as the first African country to gain independence! (Kindly cross check). That guy is either too dull to pay attention to details, or is too sentimental, trying hard to decorate a flaw! Either way, he's worthy of his ignorance.

Please take your time to do a thorough research on the Morocco thing and revert. I appreciate schorlarly works done to contribute to knowledge - the essence of a forum like Nairaland.
I shall be glad if you return with more enlightenment to share.
Thanks.

Awoleesu:

Ok sir,
But can you please take me through the etymology of the word 'colonialism' while taking a thrust at the Liberian history...


I am willing to learn from you.

Ok... colonialism is a word that goes hand in hand with imperialism. Colonialism is when a country goes to another country or land n dominate them n rule them for a period of time. In the African context colonialism started when the European countries decided that they have had enough with slavery. So in 1885, few imperialistic European countries decided to share African lands for themselves with the aim of exploiting their vast natural resources. So they brought lands, peoples n tribes together to suit their purpose. For close to 60 to 70years they ( the Europeans) administered these lands or countries ( as they chose to call them) as colonies. However, the first of those European established countries to have "independence" in Sub Saharan Afraca( South of the Sahara Desert n black skinned) is Ghana in 1957.

Now don't confuse it with Liberia. Liberia was a settlement of freed slaves from America who decided to return "home" to Africa. These people after regaining freedom felt that there were being marginalized in America. Some of them were educated n artisans n professionals that wanted to escape the harsh climate of being black in a post-slavery America. They were never colonized. They suffered to make Liberia a home building everything from scratch without any support from America for many years.

I hope you have found some answers in this my rather long reply to your request.

Coup occur when people are pushed to wall viz a viz, bad economic policies, poverty etc. I hope same would not happen in Nigeria

Mummyimbecile:
you are right my sister,another reason,is when their is too much corruption in the system,they use that as an excuse to step in by force,that is why presidents of african countries who are so corrupt,retire military Generals they dont trust,and make their right hand man(Business man in army Uniform) Cheif of Army staff,and make sure that their trusted allies,head various command,so that in such a situation,a coup attempt is made almost impossible,because they will get the information on time,and arrest the coup Plotters

Yeah you have a point.

Hmm so that means no more revolutions in African again.

Okoroawusa:

Ok... colonialism is a word that goes hand in hand with imperialism. Colonialism is when a country goes to another country or land n dominate them n rule them for a period of time. In the African context colonialism started when the European countries decided that they have had enough with slavery. So in 1885, few imperialistic European countries decided to share African lands for themselves with the aim of exploiting their vast natural resources. So they brought lands, peoples n tribes together to suit their purpose. For close to 60 to 70years they ( the Europeans) administered these lands or countries ( as they chose to call them) as colonies. However, the first of those European established countries to have "independence" in Sub Saharan Afraca( South of the Sahara Desert n black skinned) is Ghana in 1957.

Now don't confuse it with Liberia. Liberia was a settlement of freed slaves from America who decided to return "home" to Africa. These people after regaining freedom felt that there were being marginalized in America. Some of them were educated n artisans n professionals that wanted to escape the harsh climate of being black in a post-slavery America. They were never colonized. They suffered to make Liberia a home building everything from scratch without any support from America for many years.

I hope you have found some answers in this my rather long reply to your request.

So, thank you for your good response and resourcefulness!
My understanding of the word 'colonialism' simply denotes protection, influence and exploitation.
Did America Protect Liberia? Yes! Else the length of period between 1847 & the late fifties-1950s (when the wave of independence swept across most African countries) was enough for the European colonialists to retake Liberia. But because America was always protecting her, she was not 'raped' like her neighbors.

Secondly, did America influence her in any way? Again, it's a Yes! Hence the strong semblance of her national flag to Americans. Thanks to your submission, I need not stress that the influence of America accounts for the difference between Liberia and Sierra Leone (whose independence came much later than Liberia's despite being a sister nation of same freed black slaves...) Albeit, while Sierra Leone was founded autonomously by the Blacks, Liberia was founded for the blacks by America. The American Colonialsation Society (ACS) would remain the agency saddled with this responsibility until Liberia becomes independent. Please note that this negates your assertion as emboldened in your citation!

So, without much ado, you should agree with me that every ingredient of colonialism was indeed present in the Liberian - American relations.

Whatever the semantics you choose to go by, the letters and spirit points to same direction... A Sovereignty was declared by Liberia in 1847. Sovereignty is the same thing as independence.

PS:
See: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/libhtml/liberia.html

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia&ved=2ahUKEwj03oKvxe7kAhWKzaQKHVE7B34QFjAEegQIDBAI&usg=AOvVaw1og43Z7CfffdqQnhwiAIhW

Once again, I appreciate the discourse with intellects like you.