{"id":286474,"date":"2017-01-20T06:05:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T06:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=286474"},"modified":"2017-01-20T06:05:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T06:05:32","slug":"gambia-crisis-nana-addo-erred-in-deploying-troops-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/gambia-crisis-nana-addo-erred-in-deploying-troops-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambia crisis: Nana Addo erred in deploying troops – MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament for the Adaklu constituency, Kwame Agbodza, believes President Nana Akufo-Addo should have sought legislative approval before involving Ghanaian troops in The Gambia\u2019s political crisis.<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Agbodza, President Akufo-Addo exhibited a lack of restraint when he approved the deployment<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of 205 soldiers for ECOWAS military operations in The Gambia, which has two individuals claiming the Presidency.<\/p>\n

The winner of The Gambia\u2019s 2016 general elections, Adama Barrow, took the oath of office at the country\u2019s embassy in Senegal, and he has been recognized internationally.<\/p>\n

But the defeated Yahya Jammeh, has refused to step down as President, and West African leaders have threatened to remove him by force. Senegalese troops have already have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow is the sole president.<\/p>\n

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Member of Parliament for the Adaklu constituency, Kwame Agbodza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This notwithstanding, Mr. Agbodza said the President\u2019s directive constituted an offensive action against The Gambia.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, he said \u201cwhat we are trying to do in Gambia is an offensive action. There is no war currently going on in The Gambia. We are going in there to start a war and I am saying that it amounts to a declaration of war and I think that the Commander-in-Chief needed to consult with the people\u2019s representatives in Parliament before he could take that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further insisted that no resolution by ECOWAS allowed Ghana \u201cto commit troops to an offensive operation in another country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we invest the power in this country in the President to be the Commander and Chief, we expect him to exercise this power with the best of his intentions, not capriciously.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the MP\u2019s view, the law requires the President Akufo-Add0 to exercise his power with the \u201cgreatest restraint\u201d.<\/p>\n

He, however, said, \u201cI haven\u2019t seen anything that suggests that he is exercising his power with the greatest restraint\u2026 the constitution tells him to exercise his powers with the best of intentions and I don\u2019t see those best intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

No need for Parliamentary approval<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MP for Effutu, Alex Afenyo Markin, however, downplayed Mr. Agbodza\u2019s concerns using the law as his basis.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Mr. Afenyo Markin explained that \u201cunder Article 75 of our constituency, where treaties are entered into and same is ratified by Parliament, that treaty becomes part of the international laws of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alex Afenyo Markin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to him, Ghana has already signed onto the ECOWAS protocol relating to the mechanism for conflict prevention, management, resolution, peacekeeping and security, and this protocol was subsequently ratified by the Parliament of Ghana on December 10.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Effutu MP said President Akufo-Addo did not need another approval of Parliament to back the deployment of troops to The Gambia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe provisions under\u00a0Article 21 of the protocol are clear on ceasefire monitoring groups which are composed of standby multi-purpose civilian and military, ready for immediate deployment,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power given to the President to contribute troops to any mission as is happening today has already been given to him by the ratification of the said protocol on conflict prevention, management, resolution and peacekeeping,\u201d Mr. Afenyo Markin concluded.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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