ALLEGIANCE VERSUS INDISCIPLINE

About the Book

"Violent takeovers of constitutionally elected governments by the military constitute the principal bane in the process of our national development. The Ghana Armed Forces have equally been a major victim of these military coups d’état. This book, Allegiance vs Indiscipline – A Ghanaian Soldier’s Story, gives a vivid illustration of this phenomenon.” “ Life in exile, as narrated in his book, was not a very pleasant experience. For 16 years, he commuted between the United Kingdom and countries on the West Coast of Africa. It was a period of interesting military adventure. Allegiance vs Indiscipline – A Ghanaian Soldier’s Story is an educative document which is worth reading and should be added to every soldier’s collection.” Lt General E. A. Erskine Former Commander, Ghana Army First Force Commander, UNIFIL

About the Author

Lieutenant Colonel S. K. Ofosu-Appiah is a professional infantry soldier who served in the Ghana Army for 20years, from 1961 to 1981. He served in the three of the six infantry battalions in the Ghana Armed Forces, 1BN, 4BN and 2BN at various levels of command. His career in the Armed Forces was cut short by the 31st December 1981 coups detat in Ghana. He is a native of Kwahu-Abetifi in Ghana. He had his elementary education at Nsawam Presbyterian School in the Eastern Region of Ghana from 1948 to 1955 and Secondary education at Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana from 1956 to 1960. He entered the Ghana Military Academy, Teshie, Ghana in 1961 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Ghana Army in 1962. He held various appointments during his service in the Armed Forces including the following: Infantry Platoon Commander, Battalion Intelligence Officer, Battalion Adjutant, Company Commander, Battalion Commander (an appointment he held twice, one in acting capacity in 4BN and the other in substantive capacity in 2BN), GSO1 Training Army Headquarters, Tactical Instructor at School of infantry, MATS, Teshie and Directing Staff (DS) at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie, Accra. He attended various career courses in the Armed Forces including the Platoon Commanders course, Company Commanders course (Warminster U.K.), Military Law course, Junior Staff College course, Teshie, and the Command and General Staff course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas U.S.A. He went into exile for 16years in the U.K. after he failed in his attempt to foil the Military Coup of 31st December 1981. Whilst in the U.K., in addition to his pre-occupation as described in this book, he also worked in various capacities with the Mint Security Company Ltd, U.K and Yarrow Housing Association, U.K. He retuned to Ghana and worked for the Government of Ghana in the National Security Organization from 2002 to 2007. Lt. Col. Ofosu-Appiah’s effort and that of his battalion, the 2nd Battalion of Infantry is acknowledged in the National Reconciliation Commission Report 2004.