Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says the party\u2019s flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, would have turned down a request by the United States government for Ghana to host two former detainees of Guantanamo Bay in the country if he were in power.<\/p>\n
According to Akomea, former president Kufuor would also have done same in the same position.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”UUkrqKMXM23oaJAtE60TtsdgSpBSwzIG”]\u201cThe government of Kufuor wouldn\u2019t have taken these people in at all in the first place. Government of Nana Akufo-Addo would not have taken them in. His reason will be the same reason that Ghanaians have given. If America won\u2019t, why do we want to take the things America doesn\u2019t want. Are we a dumping ground?\u201d he said on the Point Blank<\/strong> segment on Eyewitness News.<\/strong><\/p>\n A decision by the Mahama-led government to host two supposed terrorists from America, has been widely criticized despite assurances by the US government that the two pose no risk to Ghana.<\/p>\n The NPP subsequently issued a statement to condemn\u00a0the decision.<\/p>\n When the sit-in host of Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Umaru Sanda, probed further and questioned why Nana Addo has been silent on the matter, Nana Akomea\u00a0 said the flagbearer is solidly behind the statement issued by the party.<\/p>\n He insisted that \u201cdo you think the NPP would issue a statement if the flagbearer disagrees with it? It\u2019s not going to happen.\u00a0How can the party issue a statement that he doesn\u2019t agree with.? We will not issue a statement that he is against it. He may still speak but essentially what the party has said is what he stands by. The party has spoken,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n