"The days of coups and government without votes are over" - President Muhammadu Buhari react to attempted Coup D'état in Ghana

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted the attempted coup against Ghana.

Three men suspected to be plotting a coup against the Ghanaian government were arrested on Friday according to a report released by the Information Minister.

The men belonged to a group known as ‘Take Action Ghana (TAG)” whose aim was to undermine the affairs of the country. Items retrieved by the security agencies in the operation include six pistols, three smoke grenades, 22 IEDs, two AK47 magazines and one long knife.  Computer equipment, such as voice recorder and a Ghanaian passport were among the items seized from the group.

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that ‘the days of coups and government without votes are over” after an attestation that both Ghana and Nigeria - ECOWAS partners have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption according to Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019.

The speech contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant also made known that “All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage.”

The Statement:

“Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS, and Transparency International, and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption.

“When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back. As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.

“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections. It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration. The days of coups and government without votes are over.

“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage. Ghana is the first, true African democracy.

“We in Nigeria hold out – as always – our hands in support and friendship to our brothers and sisters in Ghana”.