Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the North Tongu Member of Parliament said government took a dangerous path by not consulting with political parties and other stakeholders on the agreement, knowing that the decisions taken transcend beyond a particular government.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need to withdraw this agreement from Parliament. Withdraw it, and let\u2019s have broad stakeholder consultation, especially as you are seeking to bind the people of this country, to bind political parties, successive governments in perpetuity. Take your time, why the rush? \u00a0This business of $20million at a time that we are talking about Ghana beyond aid? So for $20 million, we are willing to sell our birthright?,\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n
The Government of Ghana on Tuesday presented before Parliament for ratification, a Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation between Ghana and the United States, that will give the Americans some space in the country to set up a base for its military forces.<\/p>\n
The document sighted by\u00a0citifmonline.com<\/strong>\u00a0said Cabinet approved the MoU on March 8, 2018, and recommended to Parliament to ratify the agreement to allow the US forces and their equipment unhindered access into Ghana.<\/p>\n‘Details of agreement’<\/strong><\/p>\nAmong other things, the US military will be exempted from paying taxes on equipment they will bring to Ghana.<\/p>\n
They will also be allowed to set up a telecommunication system on Ghana\u2019s radio spectrum for free.<\/p>\n
Although many Ghanaians have expressed resentment over the clauses of the agreement, the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, said the agreement is in the best interest of Ghana.<\/p>\n
He said that the US personnel will only be given a few buildings to operate in, contrary to media reports that a portion of land was going to be allocated to them for the establishment of a base.<\/p>\n
\u2018Ghana will face terror threats\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nSamuel Okudzeto Ablakwa told Umaru Sanada Amadu on Eyewitness News<\/strong> that Ghana will among other things face threats of terrorism if it goes ahead to sign the agreement.<\/p>\n\u201cThis particular agreement deviates from the norm. Having studied all the agreements we have had, this is too expansive, this surrenders the sovereignty of Ghana, this does not pay attention to Ghanaian law, and it’s quite an affront to the people of this country. It will also expose us unnecessarily to terrorists and all of those who have made it their point to go after installations and bases of the United States of America,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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