Coup Blessings are Fleeting – Professor
Professor Kwesi Aning, the Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, has suggested that in certain situations where the government is underperforming, a coup might initially appear as a blessing.
However, he cautioned that this perception may be short-lived as the military can later pursue its own agenda.
“In the extreme short term, a coup may be a blessing in situations where the government is not performing. Because after some time, the military will start doing what it pleases,” he said in an interview on Nkwantannanso with Kofi Boakye.
It is crucial to note that during his keynote address at the St. Andrew Africa Summit on September 16, 2023, His Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, vehemently voiced his opposition to the recent surge in coup attempts.
He drew a thought-provoking analogy, likening military interventions to riding a tiger, emphasizing the inherent dangers and complexities associated with such actions.
“In particular, it has to be stressed there is no bullet that can deliver an economic miracle to any country. It has to be said therefore that military intervention is fraught with more dangers than it seeks to solve. It is what I consider a ride on a tiger. Jumping on the back of a tiger is the easy bit. Manoeuvring that tiger and particularly dismounting from the ride is the risk of the cemetery that is best avoided.”
Story by Adwoa S. Danso
