Lawmaker for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has hinted of plans to lead a demonstration in a number of countries against the planned establishment of a United State military base in the country.
He mentioned among other countries Egypt and Tunisia to force government not to use its majority in parliament to push this colonialist military agreement with the US.
According to Ras Mubarak, Ghanaians have no problem cooperating with the United States in other areas of interest but said the current agreement is not in the best interest of the country.
In a Facebook post, he intimated:” We will organize demonstrations that will pale in comparison to demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia, Kume Preko” and others should the government use its majority in parliament to push this colonialist military agreement with the US. We have no problem with Ghana cooperating with the US, but the agreement as it is, is bad news for Ghana. If an American commits a crime here, we want him tried here; we want to subject them to our laws. To accept that claims by third parties for losses or damages caused by US personnel here should be resolved in a US court is not only unconstitutional to our laws but an insult to our sovereignty. We all know the so-called defense contractors are mercenaries and where ever they’ve been, they’ve left in their wake bombings, assassinations of prominent persons and so on. Ghanaians pay taxes. Why must we give the US (the richest country in the world) a free spectrum that cost more than sixty million dollars, and waives duties for items imported into or exported out of our country? We can’t search cargo they bring in. How do we know if they are not bringing in biological or chemical weapons? If they have no ulterior motive why want to conceal cargo from Ghanaian authorities? Why must we allow them to enter our jurisdiction without passports?”
Cabinet has approved the agreement, which could give unrestricted access to several Ghanaian facilities and wide-range of tax exemptions to the United States Military.
The agreement, which was expected to be laid before Parliament last Tuesday also states: “United States Contractors shall not be liable to pay tax or similar charge assess within Ghana in connection with this agreement”.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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A US base? I thought NDC, Kwasi Pratt and evil people who think like them said in 2004 that there was US base in Ghana. Were you lying to us then? STOP deceiving innocent Ghanaians. wise people will tell Ghanains that you are LIARS!
IS IT INTERESTING! NDC GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED KNOWN TERRORIST FROM USA AND GAVE ALL REASONS WHY THEY ACCEPTED THEM. I DID NOT HEAR ANY WORD AGAINST THAT FROM KWESI PRATT. NOW HEAR HIM AND HIS NDC PAYMASTERS. AMERICAN BASE IS MOST WELCOME! YOU CAN BE HERE FOREVER AND EVER!
GHANAIANS MUST COME TOGETHER AND SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM THE INSULT OF THIS DEAL. THIS IS AN INSULT TO EVERY CITIZEN OF GHANA. SEE ALL THE DESTRUCTION THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN SOMALIA, KENYA ETC.AS A RESULT OF THEIR SO CALLED MILITARY BASE AND COOPERATION. IT IS JUST A DISGUISE, THEY WANT TO HAVE PART OF THE COUNTRY FOR FREE! IT WILL NOT WORK!! PEOPLE, LETS GET TOGETHER AND PROTEST VEHEMENTLY NOW OTHERWISE BE READY TO FACE THE EVIL CONSEQUENCES.
DR. BAWUMIA THINKS, ACCORDING TO HIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THAT THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE COUNTRY. EVERY GHANAIAN WILL BENEFIT BY EXACTLY ONE US DOLLAR. I JUST WISH THAT MY PART OF THE DEAL BE DEPOSITED IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL TAKE THE DOLLAR IN CEDIS. FIVE CEDIS. RATIFY THE AGREEMENT. MY SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS WOULD HAVE RISEN BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DEAL. I AGREE TO BE INFERIOR TO MY SUPERIOR. BECAUSE OF CRUMBS OF BREAD. YES INDEED, WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE IT IN AFRICA. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.
Krakye NPP, you have nothing in Ghana called inheritance. Your ancestors didn't leave nothing for you to call inheritance, you are parasites and very bad parasites on Ghana. Look, ndc if your wishes were roses Ghana wouldn't be in this mess. No true born Ghanaian is on your side,but who cares about you? You can turn ,twist and spin it won't make any difference, we are the majority in parliament and we shall pass it, go burn the sea. America, welcome to Ghana! Prevention is better than cure, they brought terrorists and we are bringing defenders and protectors! If ndc are not terrorist they should come and tell us, if ndc has no bad intention against Ghana they should come out and proclaim, but I tell them they can never do foko, our intelligence are greater than their evil ones. So far as they couldn't do foko during Papa Kuffuor's time so will it be during Nana Addo's time and if they think they have monopoly of violence they should try, Ghana will never burn but ndc will burn.
Ooh I've now seen his mutilated face like fried fish, what sense will come out from somebody who went through such barbaric face mutilation in his infancy, that trauma has affected his brains till today, no wonder he married a ***barred word*** face daughter of Muntaka. Such fo*ls also want to be heard in Ghana in fact ndc has done more harm than good to Ghana but the one to be blamed most is Prof. Mills who got the chance to rule this nation through former President Rawlings and turned his back to the one who gave him that opportunity and rather listened to h*teful ,jealous and tribal bigots which brought this our country to her knees, if he had listened to even some of President Rawlings advise, we wouldn't have witnessed these nonentities taking over our country. John mahama was a bad thing he chose over some competent and credible Northerners who were in the ndc eg Ibn Chambas, Martin Amidu, Mumuni the one who left his seat for an international assignment and some few credible ones among them and brought this greedy, selfish and unrepentant ***barred word***, somebody tell him to send me to court, he is a ***barred word*** including his family members. Yes' he stole my ancestors bauxite bequeathed to us and gave it to his brother and thank God, it has been taking back. I don't care what ndc will say or comment, all I do care about is for my country Ghana to move forward, to be respected by the International community, for the good people who out of ndc wickedness and tribalistic idi*cy left them in pain and suffering to also benefit from the National cake. Let them continue to show disrespect and hate to Ghana with that their sorrowful faces and Ghana our beloved country will forever win over them and move forward. Ndc is the last thing Ghanaians should ever think of happening to them, look at them and see if these people who are talking for ndc are fit and the best to be handed the resources and future of our country to manage. "Kwaterekwa s3 ob3ma wo ntoma a tie ne din"
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 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.
so i hear hannah tetteh led in the negotiations .where were the ndc mps when their own hannah tetteh was tried to sell the counrty? Ghanaians we are fortunate , if NDc had won no one will even hear of any deal. they will take money and quelty sign
Ras Mubarak just want to travel out of Ghana. He's tired of shuttling between Kumbungu and Accra. Have a great weekend