Ghana Army not a Dumping Ground for NDC Footsoldiers - Ntim Fordjour Slams Sam George, Dafeamekpor

However, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, a former Deputy Minister of Education, dismissed the proposal as a politically motivated attempt by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to influence the Armed Forces’ recruitment process.

In a statement responding to the MPs’ comments, he accused the NDC of trying to “load their overage foot soldiers into the Ghana Armed Forces.”

“Hon. Sam George and Hon. Dafeamekpor’s call for unqualified overage NDC foot soldiers into the military is a misconceived and misguided populist agenda,” he wrote.

“We will resist every attempt by the NDC to load their overage foot soldiers into the Ghana Armed Forces. The Ghana Armed Forces is not a dumping ground for overage NDC foot soldiers.”

Rev. Fordjour cautioned against political interference in the recruitment and operational processes of the Armed Forces, stressing that attempts to alter established standards for partisan gain could undermine the institution’s discipline, professionalism, and integrity.

“NDC Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Leadership must be made to know that it is extremely backward and dangerous to force unqualified people into the military as a reward for party patronage,” he warned.

“Stop the undue interference in the credible and professional recruitment process underway by the Ghana Armed Forces.”