New names are popping up in court in the case of Cassiel Ato Forson and Jakpa vs the Republic with brother of ex President Kufuor, Addo Kufuor mentioned.
Also revealed in open court was the alleged mafia tactics by a then Chief of Defense Staff to deliberately victimize Richard Jakpa in the military.
Contrary to claims by the AG in court, Jakpa stated that he passed all his papers, except two, which he was later told by the then General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Southern Command, Brigadier-General Emmanuel Okyere (rtd) now advisor to Akufo-Addo that his ordeals were orchestrated by the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Joseph Boateng Danquah.
In his witness testimony, Jakpa also revealed how Addo Kufuor who was a Defense Minister for 8years under his brother’s presidency refused to received his briefings despite being the commander then.
Explaining why he was targeted by Addo Kufuor and the military command under Kufuor, after graduating from the military academy, former president Jerry John Rawlings personally directed that he should be posted from the base workshop to the Gonda Barracks, RCCE Regiment.
Most of the Senior officers, therefore, saw him as a spy and became hostile towards him.
His situation worsened when there was a change of power in the year 2000 and Addo Kufuor became the Minister for Defence.
Since the new government in power did not want him anywhere near the powerful guns at the RCCE Regiment, he was posted to Sunyani, as the Acting Commander of Independent Reconnaissance Squadron, providing support and intelligence for the entire northern part of the country.
During this period, Addo Kufuor visited Sunyani and per the tradition, he was to be briefed by the Commanding officers of the two military units – 3 Infantry Battalion and 2 Independent Reconnaissance Squadron.
He said after the Commanding officer of the 3 Infantry Battalion had finished his briefing and he was to take his turn, the Defence Minister refused to hear him, and ordered that the briefing was given to the other Officer to do, but he refused.
According to him, it is either the minister took the briefing from him or there was no briefing for him at all, because he was handling a separate unit from the 3 Infantry Battalion.
Since it was unlawful command and he refused to obey, the Minister requested that he briefed him for just five minutes, but Jakpa ended spending 45 minutes.
Source: Mynewsgh.com