Security analyst Colonel Festus Aboagye (retired) has asserted that the Western Togoland secessionist group has won the public information war in their bid to secede from Ghana.
The group on Friday morning blocked major roads leading to the Volta region and reportedly attacked police stations, making away with guns and ammunition.
In the previous weeks, the group mounted bill boards displaying their proposed flag at various points in the Volta region, which were subsequently pulled down by security agencies.
The group led by 85 year old Charles Kwame Kudzordzi is seeking to take control of some parts of the country and form their own government.
Reacting to the latest developments on CITI fm’s Breakfast Show with Bernard Avle monitored by dreamzfmonline.com, Col. Festus Aboagye said the security agencies in Ghana effectively failed to pick intelligence, process it and issue an alert or act to foil the Friday morning action by the group.
According to him, the state is treating the issue with kid gloves which he noted is dangerous for the security of the state.
“They have won the public information war locally within Ghana and internationally using a number of platforms. As of now, Ghana has not come out on this or acknowledge there is an issue that is engaging the state’s attention and how the state represented by the government is seeking to address the issue,” he said.
The retired soldier expressed reservations over the silence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the related Ministers on the matter which has lingered for sometime.
He further indicated that the group appears unrelenting in their efforts to gain the independence following series of actions they undertook in this venture.
“That security group is undertaking very significant public information activities, you can call it propaganda. They have won that flatly. We only when react when they undertake such moves,” he added.
Meanwhile, the blocked roads have been cleared by security agencies to allow for travellers to access their destinations.
