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Ghana’s former president John Kufuor has some advice to African soldiers following a string of coups on the continent. In an exclusive interview with The Africa Report, the former two-term president recalls his youthful ambition to join the military, saying that those who wear the country’s uniform must respect the oath to protect the constitution.
Soldiers who develop an interest in politics must do so through the right channel instead of “using the backdoor”, Kufuor says. “It’s an honourable institution designed to protect the territorial sovereignty of a country,” he says in reference to the military.
Soldiers “take an oath. Let them play their role as protectors of the territory [while operating] under the government of the people and selected by the people”, he tells The Africa Report.
