Political analyst Emmanuel Nti has criticised the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) for its latest report which has revealed that most Ghanaians have endorsed military intervention should politicians abuse their power.
He described the survey as problematic since it undermines democratic principles.
In his view, the survey was skewed in a certain narrative, ignoring the damage military rule had caused us as a people.
CDD-Ghana, in its latest survey, explained that 51% of citizens believe that if things don’t go well, Ghanaians will prefer the Ghana Armed Forces to assume control in managing the affairs of the country.
Those who are opposed to military intervention also dropped from 55 per cent in 2022 to 47 per cent in 2024.
Fifty-two per cent of respondents aged between 18 and 25 endorse a military takeover should politicians abuse their power, rising to 56% among those aged between 26 and 35.
Responding to these findings on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Mr Nti stated that the respondents’ responses were not surprising because they had not previously experienced the negative effects of coups.
“The survey conducted by CDD-Ghana is problematic. The question framing was not ideal because we are unsure whether military intervention will bring about stability. The military personalities who are expected to intervene have dabbled in politics before deposing the civilian government. We do not know whether the military will succeed. Ghana has had military regimes in the past, and we heard stories about corruption and the famous ‘fawuto begye golf’ stories from them. I believe the country was experiencing economic hardship at the time the survey was conducted in 2024, so the outcome is not surprising.
Interest on loans was high, businesses were collapsing, and so I will agree with them along the line that at the time the survey was conducted, people were talking or speaking out of frustration. That was why they made these remarks. But for them to report that Ghanaians said if politicians abuse their office, the military should intervene was totally flawed.”
He said we should ask whether those who responded to the questions would respond the same way if the same questions were asked again.
‘’ The questions the researcher asked weren’t realistic and couldn’t help in doing authentic analysis. Unfortunately for the report, those who responded were mostly youth who never experienced the military regime and had no idea how they performed. If they had experienced the military, I am not sure they would talk about the military regime in Ghana. The report is negatively skewed. They should seek the opinion of those who experienced the military regime…But, the outcome also offers politicians the opportunity to know that when given power and they fail to deliver, the people would want the military to take over.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
