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NPP will increase retiring age of soldiers – Dominic Nitiwul

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  • Tony 7 years ago

    This is just cheap politics. Think abt improving the condition of svc and stop this nonsense

  • Ben 7 years ago

    Very nice idea.

  • BE TRUTHFUL 7 years ago

    You can even increase retirement age to 100 years that will not bring your Nana age down to anything. Losers. JM TOASO

  • naniema 7 years ago

    What is this guy talking about Rawlings extended the period of retirement of the soldiers as soon as npp came to power in 2001 the forced them to go to compulsory retirement so if this guy does not know he should check the fa ...
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  • GAD 7 years ago

    NPP is taking their nonsense to the military. Stop the deceit. No refuge for you in the military. Defeat is staring you in the face, and you are looking for a straw to hang on. It won't work.

  • Clifford 7 years ago

    Cheap talk

  • Jesus wins 7 years ago

    Nice idea but advice ur so called officers and amend the military law too.....Kwame Nkrumahs white man law we still using which is bulshit....

  • Nasam 7 years ago

    With their 8 years rule it is surprising that NPP don't have any military experts to advice them on policy. Retirement age is different from contract period. The work of soldiers is strenuous and requires strength and youthfu ...
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  • Jesus wins 7 years ago

    Good motive.....Amend the military law. We are the Soldiers .....

  • Green 7 years ago

    Do you think doing force job for 25yrs is easy. Am even angry of u . we went it reduces to 18yr ask soldiers b4 u talking ur chip politics.

  • mr amin 7 years ago

    Massage u can go on voluntary retirement. Vote mahama out.

  • Yep 7 years ago

    We need that oh JM can do that too and it must be now. Some retired soldiers wish to come back also. Do it for the officers too. I'm enjoying the competition of who can serve us best. God bless our homeland Ghana

  • kokobo 7 years ago

    Mass all we need is to amend the military law,what is wrong with as ghanaians why this officers are still using kwame Nkrumah time colonial law to worry.I am telling u the military law is bogus,we want u guys to think and wri ...
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  • Mistyebeh 7 years ago

    Ignorance is a worm.issues concerning GAF is not your cheap politiking ok.what do you know about life expectancy in ghana for the past 10years. Life is short ok.in certain countries people works 4 days a week right.more rest ...
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  • FORLIFIVE 7 years ago

    100 YEARS FOR SOLDIERS WHO CARES.YOU CAN PROMISE TO BRING GOD DOWN ON EARTH BUT PLS PPL ARE DESCENING OOO.YOU ARE GOING TO CRY LIKE SIR JOHN'S FEAR DELEGATES BUT YOURS WILL BE FEAR THE ELECTORATE.PLS WE ARE TIRED OF THIS GARG ...
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  • success 7 years ago

    You are not serious
    what about the young ones coming

  • Fabewoso 7 years ago

    Just increase the UN allowance for them because the moni is tooo small .

  • Nee Adjei-Blebo 7 years ago

    Mr Nitiwu, I have not bothered to read your article fully because the heading alone strikes me that it is written to gain political advantage without thinking about the future of Ghana. In my view the way forward for Ghana's ...
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  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

    An Army Sergeant Major walks into a whorehouse and approaches the madam and says, " My name is Sergeant Major Dick and I'm here for a woman!" The madam immediately escorts the soldier upstairs and selects the best call girl t ...
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  • CAST-THEFIRST-STONE 7 years ago

    This guy doesn't understand the job of the soldier and that of the civil servant. The former requires physical and mental toughness whilst the later is more academic and bureaucratic hence the need for the soldiers to retire ...
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  • Hughes 7 years ago

    The military needs better retirement benefits not prolonged service where their tiring physiques can no longer cope. Who has unleashed all these half baked NPP politicians on a noble institution like the GAFFER?

  • INNO 7 years ago

    npp shld rada b telling us wat dey did 4 our men in uniform from 2000-2008 and stop making empty promises 4 vote. Only empty headed persons will trust these npps.

  • Rengay 7 years ago

    Hon I am sorry u do not know what u talking about. Think of something better. This is an incompetent statement if not folishness

  • fii 7 years ago

    You said u'll create jobs but with this move it means the youth have to wait for long periods to join the military cos the old folks they would be replacing in the service would still be in the service for 5more yrs.desperate ...
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  • Sako 7 years ago

    Honestly, u are off track. We want reduction in years.