Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo has alleged that some military
officers are being used as ‘fufu pounders’ in the homes of some civilian
appointees.
Gyampo, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana who is on a cause
against the use and abuse of persons in military uniforms by some people who
are considered as ‘superior’ has pondered audibly whether or not the military
hierarchy was aware of this situation.
In a series of Facebook posts on Monday, Gyampo wrote: “On this crusade, I’ve
just been told that some soldiers actually pound fufu in the homes of some
civilian appointees. What a way to decimate the image of our most disciplined
institution! Do we have an army commander in Ghana?”
He continued: “The attempt to turn soldiers into errand boys of civilian
appointees, private citizens and “small boy magicians” parading as pastors
should be a monumental shame to any professional Army Commander.”
He had earlier interrogated why a soldier should have an added duty of carrying
the bag of a private legal practitioner to court, referencing a viral photo of
a soldier in uniform carrying the bag of Frank Davies, a member of the legal
team of President Akufo-Addo to court.
“Defending the territorial integrity of any country does not include
body-guarding civilian appointees," Gyampo stated. "We have no
business civilianizing our soldiers. It would come back to haunt us."
Below is his post;
