{"id":287970,"date":"2017-01-25T12:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=287970"},"modified":"2017-01-25T12:36:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:36:48","slug":"gitmo-2-likely-to-stay-in-ghana-till-end-of-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/gitmo-2-likely-to-stay-in-ghana-till-end-of-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gitmo 2 likely to stay in Ghana till end of contract\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
The two former detainees from Guantanamo Bay currently being hosted in Ghana, may continue to stay in the country until the two-year contract signed between the government of Ghana and the US expires.<\/p>\n
The two, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef, and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby who were in detention for 14 years after being linked with terrorist group Al-Qaeda, were brought to Ghana in 2016, to be reintegrated back into their home countries.<\/p>\n
The decision by the Mahama-led administration was met with massive public uproar, as many describing it as a threat to national security.<\/p>\n
Several members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) kicked against the decision.<\/p>\n
However, speaking to Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Umaru Sanda Amadu after taking her turn at the Appointments Committee of Parliament, the Minister nominee for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, failed to disclose whether or not the NPP government will review the agreement.<\/p>\n