Ghana’s history is littered with painful lessons, but some people seem determined to repeat the mistakes of the past. One of the biggest miscalculations Dr. Kwame Nkrumah made was his failure to act swiftly against IGP John Willie Kofi Harlley and other security heads who were compromised and working against him. By the time he realized that the very people tasked with protecting the government were plotting its downfall, it was too late—the 1966 coup was executed, and Ghana was plunged into political instability that would take decades to correct.
Now, fast forward to 2025, and President John Mahama, a leader who has lived through Ghana’s democratic evolution, understands this lesson better than anyone. He is taking decisive action to ensure that the security apparatus is solid and aligned with his government’s vision for stability. But what do we hear from the usual suspects in the NPP? Endless whining, ignorant criticisms, and their classic victim mentality.
Let’s be clear: a sitting president has every constitutional right to appoint an IGP he can trust. It is his government, his mandate, and his responsibility to ensure national security is not compromised. If the president has reason to believe that certain security leaders are not aligned with this vision, why should he wait for the inevitable disaster before acting? If Nkrumah had acted faster, perhaps Ghana’s first republic would not have been overthrown by traitors who were secretly taking orders from Western imperialists and their local puppets.
The NPP, the party that has zero moral authority to speak on governance and security, now wants to lecture the nation on how to run a government. This is the same NPP that:
• Weaponized state security to terrorize innocent civilians in Ayawaso West Wuogon
• Allowed the invisible forces, Delta Forces, and other NPP thugs to hijack security institutions
• Turned the Ghana Police into an NPP militia tool under Akufo-Addo and Dampare
• Used national security operatives to rig elections and intimidate opponents
These are the same people who now want to cry because President Mahama is doing what any responsible leader would do? Spare us the hypocrisy!
Some people forget that the government doesn’t serve one man or one political party—it serves the Ghanaian people. Mahama owes no explanations to NPP crybabies. If the president believes a change in security leadership is necessary to protect Ghana’s stability, he will do it, and he must do it without hesitation.
History has already taught us what happens when a president ignores security red flags. The price of hesitation is too high. It is cheaper to fire one man than to risk the future of an entire nation.
