Former President John Mahama has backed the demonstration dubbed 'Ghana First' organised against the ratified Ghana-U.S. defence cooperation agreement.
The demonstration which is taking place today, Wednesday, 28 March 2018, is being led by former government officials including former vice president Kwesi Amissah-Arthur among others.
In support of this action, Mahama, who is currently in Sierra Leone as an election observer, wrote on his Facebook wall condemning the high handed police response to innocent citizens at the CID Headquarters yesterday when the deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho was arrested.
"As a party that prides itself in the non-criminalization of speech, with a self-acclaimed human rights activist as President, the arrest of K. Anyidoho with armed men in the middle of a press event is obviously disproportionate. Moreso, the high-handed police response to innocent citizens waiting at the CID HQ is condemnable," he wrote.
The former president further added a tweet: "I join in declaring #GhanaFirst as my compatriots and other democratic forces converge to demonstrate their opposition to the Ghana/US military agreement".
Meanwhile, Ghanaians are divided over Mr Anyidoho’s comments. While some argue he is not the first person to have made such comments, and, should, therefore, be set free, others believe he should be punished to serve as a deterrent to others.
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BEEECE 2018 Q1. Which of these is obviously disproportionate? A. Killing an Ant with a Bulldozer. B. Cutting Kontomire with a Hark-Saw.
Was that man on drugs or what?, supporting demonstration against something you have signed before?, wow!!, and this guy wants to come back and rule?
GHANA AND AFRICA FIRST. THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST AND THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST. AFRICA IS THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF AMERICA. AFRICA AND AMERICA ARE THE PLAYERS HERE. AFRICA FIRST. THIS IS WHAT THE DEMON'S CRACY IS ALL ABOUT. PEACEFUL DEMON'STRATION. DEMON. PEACEFUL. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
I LIKE YOUR COMMENT! IT SPEAKS VOLUMES!YOU GOT ME CRACKING UP!!!
How much did the US give the NDC government when they signed the secretive deal in 2015?
A pig will always be a pig no matter being washed in the sea.MAHAMA should keep himself as a former head of state and not as PEPPNI BA from the mud.Education purifies and makes one civilised,so MAHAMA should prove to GHanaians that he is no more a pig still in the mud. He should learn from Kuffour and Obamma as statemen.
AS FOR THE LEGENDARY HYPOCRISY AND OPPORTUNISM OF JOHN MAHAMA, THEY DEFY COMPREHENSION AND ANALYSIS. NOT LONG AGO THIS UNREPENTANT NINCOMPOOP OF A PRESIDENT ARROGANTLY RETORTED THAT HE WILL KILL A FLY WITH A SLEDGE-HAMMER WHEN HE WAS DEFENDING THE HIGH-HANDED MANNER MANNER BY WHICH AN ARREST HAD BEEN EFFECTED!!!! MAHAMA, JUST REMEMBER THAT WHAT GOES ROUND COMES ROUND AND YOU ARE NOTHING BUT AN OPPORTUNIST WHO IS ALWAYS WAITING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SLIMMEST OF OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER YOUR ALREADY DYING POLITICAL CAREEER!!! YOU ARE A LAUGHABLE AND IMMATURE OPERATIVE WITH AN ANT'S BRAIN. AND YOU ARE ONLY WALKING FREE BECAUSE OF THE ILLEGALLLY INSERTED IMMUNITY CLAUSES IN THE CONSTITUTION!!! IF YOU DONT ***barred word*** SOME OF US WILL START A CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE THE IMMUNITY THAT SWINES AND IMBEBILES LIKE YOU ENJOY!!!! ***barred word*** QUACHIA!!!!!
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Dave , Ex President Mahama is not state Man . A true state man will never support people who call for Country instability. I am really shock of his comment. Do you think well meaning people can respect such a selfish leader?