{"id":1239513,"date":"2022-10-31T12:44:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/bagbin-fires-akufo-addo-for-withdrawing-military-attachment\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:44:11","slug":"bagbin-fires-akufo-addo-for-withdrawing-military-attachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/bagbin-fires-akufo-addo-for-withdrawing-military-attachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagbin fires Akufo-Addo for withdrawing military attachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alban Bagbin, Speaker of 8th Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lashed out at President Nana Akufo-Addo for taking away his military protection.<\/p>\n

He said government, led by President Akufo-Addo, engaged in hypocrisy and double standards in the withdrawal of his military detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was Second Deputy Speaker, the Office of the same President approved staff sergeant as military attach\u00e9.<\/em> For four good years, the staff sergeant was with me.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow, I\u2019ve been elected as the Speaker, which is a higher position, and the same president says I\u2019m not entitled to military attachment,\u201d he lamented in a media engagement on Friday, October 29, 2022.<\/p>\n

In January this year, the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces withdrew military officers attached to the Speaker on grounds that they were attached \u201cwithout proper procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n

A letter written to the Speaker indicated that efforts were being made to regularise their attachment, something that has still not been done.<\/p>\n

This raised speculations with the Minority in Parliament saying it was a politically motivated action to diminish Mr Bagbin\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\n

According to the Minority, the calculated move was due to the Speaker\u2019s persistent bid to impartially and independently steer the affairs of the legislative arm of government.<\/p>\n

Months later after the action was taken, Mr Bagbin is wondering why some public office holders are entitled to military attachment but he is not.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy military team, I\u2019ve managed on my own; I\u2019ve been managing on my own. This world is an interesting place\u2026 but the others are entitled and if you go to His Excellency\u2019s office, you may count them [military officers] to about 200.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vice President definitely has access to some. I am not entitled but the Chief Justice after me has four; ministers have their own and each Supreme Court judge has two but the Speaker is not entitled. This is Ghana\u2019s unique democracy but don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m very secure,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

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