In my assessment of the performance of the National Security Minister Designate, I think he offered very simple, mature, and factual responses to questions. He was cautious not to create fear and panic. He showcased his achievements in a modest way. He was both confident and humble; erudite and not verbose.
He was asked questions that were outside his purview and this clearly showed that some of the members of the vetting committee were not too conversant with the mandate of the National Security Ministry.
My only challenge was that he wasn’t angry enough about the attempt to civilianize the military. This must not be encouraged in any democratic dispensation.
I completely dismiss the views of a particular so-called Security Expert who is on radio dismissing everything that the nominee said. It is sheer ignorance for one to argue that national security is only about what can be seen. There are so many things that national security does to maintain our peace which we don’t see, and hence take for granted.
Source: Yaw Gyampo
