The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has said the hostility and gossip being directed at him are as a result of jealousy.
The Army boss says many cannot fathom his achievements with his staff for the past four years, the reason it has been turned into hatred against him.
Major General Oppong-Peprah was speaking to some soldiers at the Burma Camp in Accra Monday, January 15, 2024, addressing the rumour that he has rejected the position of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and stalling reshuffling in the Ghana Armed Forces as a result.
“For the past four years together, teamwork we have achieved so much and people are jealous of us. That is all. I did not do it, we did it as an army together with my staff officers and everyone. Commanding officers team going to Bundase and adding to whatever we are doing over there. It is teamwork, it is not me, Oppong-Preprah so don’t attack me,” he indicated.
The Major General said he was resilient despite the attacks initiated at him, including attempts to thwart him spiritually.
He told the soldiers at the Burma Camp that the growing speculations of his alleged rejection of the CDS appointment are “unfounded” and expressed concerns about the “unwarranted attacks” directed at him.
He also expressed his disappointment and confusion about the negative attention focused on him, detailing the extreme lengths the rumours have reached, including the claims of attempts to harm him through mystical means.
“I have been taken to juju people and all that. We have pictures of it. In fact, it was one of the military police gentlemen who brought me pictures. But I am still standing here, I am not dead and I will not die. If you can’t cope with what I do, just sit down and zip up. That is all.
“The name Oppong-Preprah is stirring stomachs and heads and creating fear in people. I don’t understand why and so I have been attacked and they keep attacking me.
“Even this morning just before I got here, a publication was sent to me where it is being indicated that I have refused to accept the appointment of CDS and as a result, there is a stop in the military shakeup,” he told the soldiers.
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