General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Johnson Asiedu Nketia has described Ghana’s defence cooperation agreement with the United States that will allow them to have a military base in Ghana as “unconstitutional”.
This he said forced the leadership of the NDC to parliament last Friday to “educate” the majority.
“Our presence there was very useful and we are pleased. We didn’t go there to force the majority to vote against the agreement, but rather we went there to educate them about the agreement. Constitutionally, there is no such agreement in parliament”, he said.
The Minority in Parliament last Friday staged a walkout from Parliament over the Ghana-US defence cooperation agreement for consideration and ratification.
This was after the caucus leader; Haruna Iddrisu made his side’s reservations over the agreement known on the floor.
The agreement was brought before the House for consideration and ratification after the joint-committee on Defence and Interior Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Parliament gave it a green light.
This is despite massive public protest against the deal which many including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) described as “dangerous” and a sale of Ghana’s sovereignty.
But the most talked about deal was approved by parliament despite the minority walk-out.
However, Asiedu Nketia in an interview with Neat FM's morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ was emphatic that, his party will critically review the deal and possibly suspend it when they come to power.
“We [NDC] are against the deal and we are not in support of it. That is our stance on this issue. Article 75 of our constitution state clearly how Ghana can go in such agreement with any country. The rightful procedure wasn’t used in this case. We will educate them”, he noted.
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Gen Mosquito( the constitutional expert):I hereby declare the agreement unconstitutional and therefore null and void. ME;Apuuuutoooorrrrrr, i laugh aaa enter Nima gutter.
Hypocrate leaders when they are not in power their cry is different. your foreigne minister signed the same agreement in 2015. African leaders are hipocrates and shitholes. The NPP People criticised the GETMO 2 today see.....
MY FELLOW AFRICANS IN GHANA, HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF. ABOUT SIXTY-ONE YEARS AGO, THE GERMAN SOLDERS WERE DEFEATED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. AS A RESULT OF THEIR LOSS, THE GERMANS COULD NOT HOLD ONTO THE TERRITORIES THEY HAD SCRAMBLED FOR IN AFRICA. WESTERN TOGOLAND, FOR INSTANCE, WAS ABANDONED BY THE GERMANS. TRANS-VOLTA TOGOLAND WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE BRITISH SOLDERS. THE SOUTHERN STATES, THE ASHANTI NATION, AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES, KNOWN AS THE GOLD COAST AGITATED FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH SOLDERS. THE GOLD COAST WAS GRANTED INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH SIXTY-ONE (61) YEARS AGO. THE GOLD COAST BECAME KNOWN AS GHANA. THE BRITISH SOLDERS DID NOT FIND IT FEASIBLE TO ADMINISTER WESTERN TOGOLAND AT THE TIME SHE GRANTED INDEPENDENCE TO THE GOLD COAST. SO, BRITIAN DECIDED TO ABANDON TVT. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE UNITED NATION LEAGUE DECIDED TO MARRY WESTERN TOGOLAND TO GHANA IN A SORT OF A UNION GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENT. NOW COMES THE AMERICAN SOLDERS. WHAT IS UP? OR WHAT IS DOWN?
But Asiedu Nkestia will soon be thrown out from NDC. Ghana needs help because the NDC had made Ghana stagnant period.
It is unconstitutional because the NDC is against it??? Laughable indeed. Unconstitutionality doesn't lie in your mouth. Go to court and challenge it and you will see your smoothness level.
Mr. Mosquito, the beauty in your face I do not see. And it seems to have permeated your skull and into your brain, clouding your comments on national issues that are not so beautiful too. If I were you, I will order my wife and children to leave Canada immediately, because Canada is close to the USA and both have similar ideas. Honestly, I think you should go to the Supreme Court to argue about these constitutional matters. You pollute the atmosphere too much, which is not very becoming of a grown-up man like you.