Former Attorney General Dr Yao Obed Asamoah has questioned why Ghana, which is part of a continent described as “shithole” by U.S. President Donald, opted to host an American military base.
Per a security agreement between the two countries, Ghana would, among others, provide “unimpeded access to and use of agreed facilities and areas to United State forces, United States contractors, and others as mutually agreed. Such agreed facilities and area: or portions thereof, provided by Ghana shall be designated as either for exclusive use by Unite States forces or to be jointly used by United States forces and Ghana. Ghana shall also provide access to and use of a runway that meets the requirements of United States forces”.
Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul, has, however, denied the U.S. will be building a military base per the agreement.
The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has also denied same. In a statement, the Embassy said on Tuesday, 20 March 2018 that: “The United States Embassy wishes to underscore that the United States has not requested, nor does it plan to establish a military base or bases in Ghana.”
“The current Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States of America and the Republic of Ghana, is approximately 20 years old. It does not cover the current range and volume of bilateral exercises and assistance.
“This year, the United States of America is investing over $200million in training and equipment for the Ghanaian armed forces. Ghana is also once again preparing to train U.S Forces as it did in 2017”.
Speaking on the issue, however, Dr Asamoah told Starr FM Wednesday, 21 March that if he had the opportunity, he will advise President Nana Akufo-Addo against signing such an agreement.
“I’ll tell him that he should take a second look at this; that it is not advisable to do this kind of thing, and then let’s face it, the polarisation is beginning to become a matter of concern: the Russians on one side, the Chinese on another side, the Americans on the other side, the Western European countries on the other side. Now you can’t even put the Americans and Western Europeans together. Donald Trump is really upsetting the apple cart. So, you’ve got to do things in such a way that you don’t seem to have firmly put yourself in any particular camp. That is what I will tell him.
“This kind of agreement will be putting us in the American camp and with President Donald Trump, you don’t know what he’s going to do, he can drag you into all kinds of dangerous situations, people question his sense of judgement. In any case, if you say Africans are shitholes, why should a shithole be providing a base, or the president didn’t hear that? My friend, we have to be careful,” the 82-year-old politician warned.
Source: classfmonline.com
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hypocrite man.. now our eyes and brains are opening wide by the day, you hypo.
obed asamoah who was the attorney general in 1998 and who was the foreign minister by then. and why did HANNNAH TETTEH ,prez mahama and ndc sign a secret document without telling the nation? . THINGS DONE IN THE DARK.
Why then did we accept $500 million Dollars from the US for the Millennium Challenge Account compact 2? Why did we accept monies from the US to construct the George ***barred word*** highway?? Why did we accept about $ 25 million dollars worth of drugs from the Us in 2014???
don't equate Donald trump and his ilk's senile effusions with the state; he'll ***barred word*** and rave and hopefully go away soon, even if 8 years, they will, even Hitler, Lenin, Idi Amin, Mobutu, you name the "high and mighty" and they too have come and gone and all of us shall pass, so far, we have survived them. Our Obed's must be seen to be providing better counsel.
***barred word***! YOU DIABOLICAL AND FAUDULENT SWINDLER...HOW MUCH DID YOU COLLECT FROM THE SAHEL BANK TO RE-SETTLE BEFITINGLY YOUR COLLEAGUE AND RTD SC JUDGE. CORRUPT AND DECEITFUL TOE PRINTING FAUDSTER POLITICIAN. IF I WERE YOU, A PERSONALITY FULL OF DISGRACEFUL SKELETONS IN YOUR CAPBOARD WOULD NOT BE COMMENTING ON ISSUES YOU INDULGED IN PREVIOUSLY...SHAMEFUL GREEDY POLITICIAN WHO WOULD SACRIFICE AND DEPRIVE EVEN HIS CLOSEST PAL IN SAME PROFESSION AND WATCH HIS FAMILY SUFFER MISERABLY THE REST OF HIS LIFE...SHAME ON YOU.
Deliberately, Mr President is helping to prepare the ground for the anti-christ operations and unfortunately the masses are blind to that.
when will our leaders reason for a seconds, Mr OBED you were parts of the leader board rite, what did you do at your time of office? nothing hmm ,if the so call call Americans want to built a base camp in our country, it because of your selfishness .we Ghanaians are not ready to battle with them. So please Mr Obed stop all these hypocrisy and let we all Ghanaians have solution to the problem now.
Are the wordings of the 1998 agreement the same as the current one?
Ill-INFORMED & DIABOLICAL politician. Is Obed Asamoah telling us that, he knew nothing about this similar agreement between Ghana & the US since 1998? Our politicians in the NDC have let Ghana down! Listen to Kwaku Baako on Ko krokooo peacfm. NDC does not read, even Obed Asomoah?
THE AMERICANS WILL DESCRIBE US AS A SHITHOLE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU, DR. OBED ASAMOAH. WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO BE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP YOU DECIDED YOU DECIDED TO STEEL THE NATIONS RESOURCES AND KEEP IT UNDER YOUR BED. IT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOW THE AMERICANS TO TREAT US ANYHOW. DID YOU FIGHT FOR GHANA? YOU RATHER DECIDED TO ENRICH YOURSELF SO PLEASE ENJOY YOUR BOOTY AND LEAVE US ALONE. OPANIN BONE LIKE YOU.