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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Who is this Jean Marie is she a Ghanaian or French Togolese, her name sounds French and as an ndc I doubt her nationality. You people can go to hell, what is good for Ghana is what this government will do for Ghana. This government was voted into power by true and authentic Ghanaians hence they don't want to hide nothing from the good people who voted for them so everything that is important concerning Ghana will be sent to parliament where the good people's representatives are, unlike ndc who rig into power so do everything in darkness, because they think nobody voted them to power but came by themselves through foul means so did everything basaaa! In disrespect of the people of Ghana, and when they are exposed they insult in arrogance and impunity and these people who have been booted out in a humiliating defeat has no shame to talk. Whom did ndc consult before bringing the GITMO2? HOW MUCH WAS PAID? Ndc will account to every pesewa and their evil plans has been well noted and if they play any st*pid thing they will regret, the way Ghanaians have meant them, you've stolen our money and want to put our country in chaos? You people want to see red and you will see it papabi! Whether you like it or not you will face the laws of this country, you are rather strengthening President Akufo Addo to show you the real Akufo Addo, even you couldn't take the gentle giant how much more Kumi Preko !hahahaa! Some people will make their lives miserable in Ghana,but who told you to ste*l? Now you having burning sensation in your bodies, and planning all kinds of evil, it will never work for you! Ghana is not for the ndc and if you want to be miserable you will have it if you want peace of mind that's up to you, nobody cares a hoot about you and you are not stronger than anyone in Ghana. Bring that your coup or civil disobedience and you will regret. Americans are here to stay ! Your demonstration can be held in the moon it won't move Akufo Addo an inch. The American soldiers cooperation is a done deal! That's all! I watched Delta Farce, it's a movie about American soldiers at war and I loved it, at one point, the indigenes came to them to help them, but the communication was a bit difficult but the brave men understood what they meant and went with them to their town where they met some armed men,wooow! Come and see the brave guys in action ! Women in the town brought them flowers ! Wow! I love you guys! America land of the brave! YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO GHANA BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN! I SALUTE YOU !
You take their money to build roads(N1) and all the grants they give you including supporting your elections ($7.3M).You take their compact money to improve your electricity generations and installations (app $500M) Yet you fume when they want your concern to train with your soldiers and use your facilities.There is no free lunch anywhere.Next time reject their offers so you will be right in saying you don't want their forces around even though they move in and out all the time both in uniform and without uniforms.You blame your leaders when things are not working,they solicit for moneys from the Americans on your behalf.So deal with it and work hard to get rich so you can do things on your own.
@Wisup Ghana: A Military Base is different from an Intelligence Office. The answer to your question is setting up of a Military Base are public information, so YES, it would have to go to Parliament. All the Consulates in Ghana have very active Intelligence Offices fully staffed and running, and most people don't even know this. But to earmark a geographical area, populate it with foreign military personal & artillery, make it off limits to Ghana citizens, YES, Parliament should be aware and if they stupidly agree to such a request, well we are all here to deal with terrorism. Do you know thanks to drone technology and GPS guided missiles, a few men in a room in US can fight a full blown war any where in the world. So the question is, "what is the sense in agreeing to have a Military Base set up in a peaceful "***barred word*** hole" country like Ghana, when your Intelligence Offices have been active, fully staffed and running effectively since day one US set an embassy in Ghana?" Let them go and set it in Aleppo, and have you wondered why Switzerland has no military alliances? Do you know the risk fellow Ghanaian will face just if we allow US to sets up a military base in Ghana? To be honest if this is actually being considered, then I think we have absolute #%$*s governing us.
Can any Ghanaian enter America with unlimited access ? Our MPs are humiliated at the embassies and we want to still go ahead with such deal.
I want to ask this question and Ghanaian's should think of it and answer it by themselves honestly. If America really want to build a military base here in Ghana, Do you think they will have made the Ghanaian government make that public by sending the agreement to parliament knowing the noise it will generate ?
MY QUESTION IS WHAT DID THE CHINESE BROUGHT TO GHANA, PRISONERS WHO WILL DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO JAIL,EVEN SELLING MOMONI (***barred word*** FISH). WHAT DID THE RUSSIAN GAVE GHANA, DICTATORSHIP AND YOU DON'T OBEY THEM THEY KILL YOU. SO NOW WHAT WILL AMERICAN BRING TO GHANA. AMERICA IS COMING TO AFRICA BECAUSE OF CHINESE INFLUENCE PERIOD. JEAN MARIE IS NOT A GHANAIAN BUT FROM TOGO. THE NAME IS TOTALLY FRENCH.
Now everybody listen, first question why do we think AMERICANS want to setup this base? secondly who is America's number enemy in the world? finally how do we think do Americans attack their enemies?. Now answers to the above questions. One they setup their bases purposely to attack the common enemy. Two their number enemy in the world is terrorism. And finally they defend and attack these terrorist through various camps or bases setup in other countries. Now my little advice to our political leaders and for that matter the government of Ghana is should America attack any terrorist group being it in Africa or outside Africa such terrorist group would first fight Ghana and her citizens before thinking of America. Let us wise and should not allow polities put our lives at RISK.
You don't even respect your own natural hair but busy bashing America
As government go and government come but the sovereignty if the state remains the same, so the agreement between our Ghana and the US military can take our sovereignty away from us. So I supported what the minority are saying.
Are they trying to say that the don't know this?