The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has strongly dismissed false reports that were circulated in the media, which alleged that about 60 per cent of applicants who went through medical screening tested positive for HIV.
According to Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, the Acting Director General of Public Relations, the reports are fake news and urged the public to ignore the reports.
In a press release issued by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, she revealed that the medical screening process for applicants is still ongoing, and no results have been released.
Parts of the Ghana Armed Forces statement read, “As such, any figures or conclusions being attributed to the process are false and misleading.”
“The medical process is ongoing, and no results have been declared as yet,” the statement added.
GAF statement further warned media practitioners, specifically content creators, bloggers and vloggers, to exercise restraint and professionalism in their work.
They further indicated that steps are being taken to identify and trace the originators of the report.
The statement added, “The GAF urged media actors to verify information from credible and official sources before publishing, stressing the importance of accuracy and responsible journalism, especially on sensitive national matters.
“The Armed Forces reiterated their commitment to transparency and assured the public that official information would be communicated through the appropriate channels when the medical screening process is duly completed”.
In related news, Prophet Kofi Oduro, the General Overseer of Alabaster International Ministries, last year boldly told the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to refund the 60,000 applicants’ money.
The man of God communicated displeasure in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) following the deaths of six young girls during the military recruitment.
According to Prophet Oduro, the Ghana Armed Forces knew they were looking for a thousand people and should have capped their system at ten thousand, arguing that GAF allowed sixty thousand Ghanaians to show up when they were only looking for four thousand.
Speaking to his congregants, Prophet Oduro stated, “The Armed Forces have given people the opportunity to blaspheme the institution. You are looking for four thousand people. So then the system should be capped at ten thousand.
We block the portal. Case closed. We allow sixty thousand to come in when we want only four thousand, he added.
Prophet Oduro boldly declared that the Ghana Armed Forces must refund the fees of all 60,000 applicants if they fail to recruit them.
According to him, the blood of the six victims who died during the El-Wak stampede would be on the hands of the Army if they fail to refund the 60,000 Ghanians.
“So then I stand on this altar, and I say to the Ghana Armed Forces, refund the money of all those 60,000 people. If you don’t enlist them… all the blood of these girls shall be on your head,” he added.
His comments follow the six young girls who have died in the military recruitment at the El-Wak Stadium.
See the statement below:
