Six Reasons Why Ghana Must Have Special Forces

Scanning through recent photos of the Ghana Independence celebrations, for the first time, I saw photos of Ghana’s Special Forces. No doubt, these Special Forces looked disciplined and well trained as they marched with high morale and combat readiness reminiscent of North Korean soldiers. I felt very good. I knew right away that with his obvious new found confidence, the President is striking the right notes and making the right decisions for Ghana, including the establishment of the Special Forces Unit and the recent commissioning of four warships for the Ghana Navy.

The fact is that Ghana has always been an important member of the international community- UN contributions, international human resource contributions, African Diaspora, ECOWAS, African Union, top cocoa and gold producer, peace and stability, internationally recognized football nation and many more. With the new discovery of oil, Ghana has become ‘strategically important’ to the international community and now features more prominently on global radars. Ghana’s security architecture must therefore be redesigned to match her new found international status.