{"id":103422,"date":"2025-11-15T10:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103422"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:18:48","slug":"accountability-must-be-swift-and-decisive-victoria-bright-on-military-recruitment-stampede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103422","title":{"rendered":"Accountability must be swift and decisive \u2013 Victoria Bright on military recruitment stampede"},"content":{"rendered":"
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International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur Victoria Bright is calling for stronger accountability across Ghana\u2019s public institutions following Wednesday\u2019s deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium that claimed the lives of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Newsfile<\/em> on Saturday, Lawyer Bright said the tragedy reflects a deeper national failure to enforce responsibility and discipline within state systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need people to become more principled in our society and to take responsibility, and if they are not taking responsibility, then they should be fired,\u201d she stressed. \u201cYou either go voluntarily or you\u2019re fired. And we have to be very decisive about that because people get away with far too much, and that\u2019s why we don\u2019t have a culture of accountability in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

She warned that Ghana cannot progress if public officials continue to operate without consequences. According to her, this mindset \u201cpermeates across all systems\u201d and has allowed complacency and negligence to become normalised.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis society cannot grow if we continue like this,\u201d she added, arguing that the country risks regression if decisive reforms are not undertaken. She also noted that there are \u201ca whole load of people out there who just think business as usual\u201d and resist measures meant to strengthen accountability.<\/p>\n

Her comments follow widespread public outrage over the chaotic recruitment process, which left several others injured and raised fresh questions about safety protocols, crowd management, and oversight in national security enlistments.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Armed Forces and government agencies have come under intense scrutiny as calls grow for a thorough investigation and institutional reforms to prevent similar tragedies.<\/p>\n

Victoria Bright insisted that firm action, rather than rhetoric, is needed to rebuild public trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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