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Former Member of Parliament for the Nantong constituency in the Northern Region, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed has suggested that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other critics of the US military agreement could resort to court for a second look at the agreement.
According to him, since Parliament did not listen to various reservations about the agreement but went ahead to pass it, ‘the only option is to go to the Supreme Court’.
The controversial Ghana-US Military Cooperation agreement has finally been ratified by Parliament but not without drama and chaos.
Before the ratification, the Speaker of Parliament, and the Minority members walked out at different stages of the sitting after heated exchanges for and against an agreement that will give US military unfettered access to some facilities in Ghana.
The Minority did not hide their objection to the agreement and did not fail to express same during proceedings in the House, Friday.
In their numbers, they washed their hands off the Ghana-US Military Cooperation agreement by staging a walkout in Parliament shortly after the report of the committee on Defence was presented on the floor.
According to the former MP, “what happened yesterday (Friday), was not only a calculated slap on the faces of the people of this country but a calculated slap on our integrity as a people and our sensibility…politics can be the opium of those who did not appreciate it… The conduct of Hon Nitiwul and the majority yesterday is beyond a joke…complete madness. I do know that there were a lot of MPs in the majority who have expressed misgivings about this but they were absolutely cowardice that they could not express their position… The only option we have now is to go to Supreme Court and have this useless approval annulled and I hope and pray that the justice system in this country will do the needful…”
Contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji, Saturday, Murtala said Ghana agreed to the US terms because of an agreement between them, then Candidates Akufo Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
“This negotiation didn’t start eight months ago, this were their assurances candidates Akufo Addo and Dr Bawumia gave the Americans and for which reason they were profoundly engaged unethically in our politics and elections in 2016. Is it out of nothing that President Nana Addo went to America and assured them that he will help them fight terrorism and less than a month or two this thing is happening? What we are experiencing today is just a fulfilment of a promise they have made…
Now you have a minister for defence…who is not intellectually equipped to address issues like this; yet we have such a demagogue as a minister of defence who will peddle falsehood in a matter that is critical for the survival of this country…he is completely incompetent”
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Wow, every one in Ghana with a bit of education is an expert meanwhile despite the existence of all these experts, the nation is corrupt to the core, the institutions are ineffective and even common sanitation problems they cannot solve. They all make a lot of noise but never ever offer workable solutions to move the country forward. Have any of these experts examined the military co-operation between USA and other countries and even some of the countries where USA have had a military presence from as far back as the second world war? If these experts are that knowledgeable then they should start by coming up with solutions to problems in the little village that they come from.
WILL THIS BRING FOOD ON OUR TABLES? OR SOLVE THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY?.....NDC GET SERIOUS!....NDC YOU ARE NOT READY TO RULE THIS COUNTRY AGAIN.
Because of these sort of PROPAGANDA and LIES from NDC and people who think like them that Nana Addo has brought FREE SHS so that EVERY Ghanaian can read and write to appreciate what goes on. NDC will be doomed then, if everyone get to know and understand everything that goes on. What does this.......say about the secretly signed 1998 and 2015 agreement by NDC? WICKED and nation WRECKERS people who do NOT want the poor to progress!
Radio Gold !That's where everybody goes mad, and spews n0ns3nse.How can you say a minister ,a man from your own side of the country is not intellectually equipped to handle this issue?Do you see yourself as intellectually capable?The NDC is becoming a great pain in the neck.They are not contributing to national development.The agenda is to distract govrenment so nothing can go on. They will fail!
HMMMMH! MR EX-DEPUTY MINISTER, PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK. THE SUPREME COURT WILL REVEAL YOUR (NDC) INCOMPETENCE THE MORE. WITHIN YOUR PARTY ITSELF, THERE ARE A LOT OF DISAGREEMENTS ON THIS ISSUE. GOD SAVE GHANA!
Please hurry up with the court process, so that your failure will be fast. Apuuuu this suit is dead on arrival, it is still born. Run like Usain Bolt to the Supreme Court and i can bet that you will be humiliated.
if you say the defense minister is MAD then i suggest you use a different approach to annul his proposal. if you continue to behave this way, i would take it that you are not good enough for the country.
These NDC members are a bunch of coccroaches and rats attempting to throw dust in the eyes of Ghanaians because these military training programmes have been going on since before Independence and after Independence ; the British trainined with our army in ***barred word*** warfare ;the Russians had a base in Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah and were kicked out after the coup so what is the BIG deal about this ; the funny thing is that it was these diabolical NDC criminals who signed both agreements on the quiet and took the cash on the blind side of Ghanaians ; the same group led by Asiedu Nketia are claiming they will cancel the agreement ; WHAT A BUNCH THIFFS ;they just want to full Ghanaians again because the truth is that ; they go behind the scene and collect 'NOKOFIO" and just keep quiet ; these politicians both NPp /NDc are the cause of Ghana's WOES !!!!!they all thiffs ; liars; and VERY DISHONEST PEOPLE they have corrupted Ghana with lies and stilling ; there are honest politicians in Ghana today .
Thank you very much Joe...U r really an informed Ghanaian.. You have 14 NDC members on the committee and 10 NPP members and then you recommended an agreement to Parliament and then turn your selves to blame NPP. And then as a Young politician you use words like ***barred word*** to your other opponent and by extension the members of parliament.. You can still address this issue without using this hash words.. Ghanaians are watching this arrogance..Becos of this arrogance that is why your members kick you out of parliament..
You are 100%, the NDC as a opposition party is a Joke, Their members of parliament could not rise any objection being the majority on the committee but decided to join the confused members to make empty noise.