Security analyst Festus Aboagye (Rtd) has urged the Mahama administration to address the root causes of the Bawku conflict, rather than relying on costly military deployments.
Speaking at a public roundtable during a one-year assessment of the government, Col. Aboagye praised what he described as exceptional macroeconomic gains, including a 42.6% appreciation of the cedi against the U.S. dollar and a sharp decline in food inflation from 28.3% to 4.9%.
However, he raised concerns about governance and security reforms, describing the GH₵20,000 gift threshold for ministers as a potential loophole for corruption. He also labeled the GH₵6 million monthly cost of the Bawku Security Task Force as financially unsustainable, calling for the demilitarization of national security structures.
Col. Aboagye emphasized the need to transition National Security into a fully civilian institution, improve transparency in recruitment and training, and adopt long-term solutions to regional instability.
