Ghana Armed Forces Dismisses Claims Of Withdrawing Military Personnel From Mepe

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have officially refuted claims of withdrawing Military personnel from Mepe in the Volta region and other areas affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. In a statement released on Sunday, October 22, 2023, by the Department of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, the allegations were firmly denied.

These allegations had gained traction due to various statements and social media videos, asserting that the military had received orders to pull back from Mepe and its surroundings. Notably, one video depicted Armed Forces personnel loading canoes used for delivering relief supplies onto a truck, and Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, was present in the video. He claimed that the military had received an “order from above” to cease operations in the area.

Ghana Armed Forces Dismisses Claims Of Withdrawing Military Personnel From Mepe

“The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) wishes to debunk some media reports and series of social media posts especially on Twitter (X), claiming that military personnel deployed to Mepe in Volta Region for Humanitarian Relief Operations following the spillage of the Akosombo Dam, have been withdrawn. GAF wishes to categorically state that the information in circulation is inaccurate and that the personnel have not been given any ‘orders from above’ to withdraw from Mepe or any other community affected by the spillage contrary to the social media posts” the letter says.

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The Ghana Armed Forces clarified that their operations are proceeding in distinct phases. They explained that some personnel from Mepe have been reassigned to other affected areas, as the situation in Mepe has now been effectively controlled.

Ghana Armed Forces Dismisses Claims Of Withdrawing Military Personnel From Mepe

“it must be emphasised that the Humanitarian Relief Operations (Operation Boafo), being conducted by the Ghana Navy’s Riverine Command and the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Army is being executed in phases. As of 22 October 2023, the situation in Mepe has been brought under considerable control and therefore it became necessary to urgently redeploy some personnel and equipment to other distressed communities around Battor and its environs, which were in dire need of support,” the GAF added

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