A communication team member of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned government to do a strict scrutiny of the military cooperation agreement between Ghana and the United States.
The reason, Jean Marie speaking on Adom FM said the conditions in the agreement which were approved by Cabinet are not favourable to Ghana.
Many Ghanaians are apprehensive about the military agreement between Ghana and the USA. The agreement, among other things, will allow the U.S. government to have access to Ghanaian military facilities and also grant them widespread tax exemptions.
A clause in the agreement granting U.S. Military Contractors unimpeded access has been a major source of concern for security experts.
This, according to the Minority in Parliament amounts to mortgaging the sovereignty of the country to the Americans.
Jean Marie said the Akufo-Addo led government is putting Ghanaians at risk.
According to her, the Americans can even bring “bombs or cocaine” to Ghana without the knowledge of the security due to clauses in the agreement. “If these soldiers rape any citizen of Ghana, we can’t arrest him because of the clause. I think Cabinet did not do a good job,” she added.
The NDC woman said the Akufo-Add-led government has proven that it is ready to mortgage Ghana for just $20 million. Jean Marie said her party is backing the Minority in Parliament to do everything possible to block the agreement on grounds that Ghana will surrender her sovereignty under the terms of the deal.
In a quick rebuttal, a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Naa Torshie described as hypocritical the position taken by the NDC.
She noted that, the same agreement was signed by the erstwhile Mahama government in 2015 thus could not fathom why the Minority in Parliament are making “ugly noises”. “The NDC Minority in Parliament is good at propaganda so I’m not surprised about their behavior” she stressed
Naa Torshie appealed for calm as the government work to improve their socio-economic conditions.
Source: adomonline.com
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We don't need such agreement with US. Americans are not to be trusted. Because Ghana is at peace, they are not happy.
IF NDC DID WRONG THING IN THE PAST, THEN THAT GIVES YOU LICENSE TO DO THE WORSE THING?? NPP???AKUFO-ADDO???
Look at her ***barred word*** nasty ***barred word*** face. Any ***barred word*** and ***barred word*** person talks politics in Ghana. 3y3 asem piiii paaaaaaa
NPP and Akufo-addo government are very decptive. Is like they know some secret thing about this agreement that we don't know, pls let us know what you know. Other than that, the deal as it is, is not reasonable. period!
NPP PEOPLE MUST THINK O, DON'T LET HUNGER MAKE YOU TO SELL OUR INHERITANCE TO AMERICA. POLITICS IS NOT THE SOLUTION? NPP, DON'T SELL US, HOWM MUCH WILL YOU TAKE FROM THE 20 MILLION DOLLARS? THAT YOU ARE JUSTIFYING ILLEGALITY. REMEMBER YOUR FUTURE, REMEMBER YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR CHILDREN CHILDREN FUTURE. DON'T LET POLITICS BLIND YOU BECUASE OF BREAD AMERICA IS THROWING AT YOU LIKE A DOG. THOSE OF YOU JUSTIFYING THIS DEAL, CAN'T YOU THINK?????WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU. BLACK MAN WHAT IS WRONG IS WRONG, AND WHAT IS RIGHT IS RIGHT, IS NOT ABT POLITICS O, NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WILL ACCEPT THIS DEAL. IT IS SHAMEFUL AND DISGRACEFUL IF GHANA RATIFIES THIS DEAL... INSULT WILL NOT HELP YOU....ONLY THE TRUTH CAN SET US FREE!
NDC executives are Shallow-minded people.Just look at their analysis simply out off TRACK.God save their thinkinG.
Listen, you fo*ls in the ndc should never comment in national issues with your infantile minds. What sense does this make and why are ndc so much making noise when they were the first to go into that agreement?didn't they know then that America was going to bring bombs, even your GITMO 3 internationally known murderes, terrorists ndc found them safe how much more America, that every nation want for safety! Not what ndc for aliens will say is what this Ghanaian government will take. I now understand ndc want to distabilize this nation but they lie bad, America can foil any st*pid thing by the ndc from anywhere in the world if they want to, America can destroy ndc party is that why the ndc hate America? America will still be America without shithole Ghana, which has allowed aliens to make laws for them to follow. Ndc is not good for Ghana, the evil of the NPP is the angel of the ndc so let's reject ndc at all times. GOD IS IN CONTROL!
NDC IS NOTORIOUS FOR TAKING GOOD TO BE BAD AND BAD TO BE GOOD. THE ARRANGEMENT OF NPP GOVERNMENT WITH AMERICA ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY IS FAR BETTER THAN THE GITMO 2 ARRANGEMENT OR ANY OTHER THAT NDC ENTER WITH AMERICA. THE REACTION OF NDC TO THE RECENT ARRANGEMENT OF THE TWO NATIONS SHOW HOW NDC IS MISCHIEVOUS AND HYPOCRITICAL. THE RECENT HULLABALOO OF NDC IS AN INDICATION THAT NDC HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE AND THE MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE COUNTRY IS A THREAT TO THEIR DIABOLIC AGENDA.
Oh hoo! Americans to bring cocaine and bombs into the country through this deal? That's trash talk. Do you know them? This is a superior country to Ghana. They're here to offer help. Does Ghana have what it takes to combat all crimes? The Americans have everything and also years of experience. In Ghana, when we catch criminals, we put them in interrogation rooms. Don't the police and military know that you can tranquilize a caught criminal and tag him or her with GPS trackers and voice recorders and upon waking the criminal leave him to go yet you still tail him or her with your gadgets and he or she will lead you to other big 'fishes.' Get to know these Gadgets, Ghanaians and stop whining.
Naa Torshie there is a big problem with you and your gov't. When you guys keep peddling lies that the SAME agreement was entered in 2015 under Mahama's gov't, no discerning Ghanaian will support you. In any case, what the gov't of Akufo Addo is bringing is not the same as 2015 agreement please. Ghanaians whether in the majority or minority are more discerning in this case and the gov't better withdraw that agreement. NPP supporters should not let politics blind them.