NDC Deputy Secretary 1 “Won’t Give Up Wearing Military Camouflage”
During Mahamas tour, NDC executives are dressed in military uniforms.
According to Baah Acheamfour, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the camouflage outfits worn by a few party executives during former President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to the area were merely duplicates purchased from the Kejetia Market.
He clarified that there was nothing to do with the textiles appearing to be military insignia; rather, they were just regular copies sewn by their individual tailors.
We weren’t dressed in military clothes; instead, we were dressed in standard camouflage gear. The others’ decision to wear their camouflage gear surprised me, and our actions had little to do with security because there were.
Peter Lanchene Toobu
“The principle is simple,” Mr. Toobu said. “If you are a soldier, you are a soldier by training, and if you are a police officer, you dress in a uniform to show that you are an officer. However, the uniform is symbolic of who you are, and so if you are not a police officer or a soldier and you are wearing army uniform, they [the military] have the right to question you.” Apart from the military questioning to stop impersonations, he further hinted that wearing reproductions is not illegal in any way. “Wearing camouflage is not appropriate for the Ghana Army, and it shouldn’t be