{"id":413505,"date":"2018-03-26T20:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T20:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=413505"},"modified":"2018-03-27T09:05:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T09:05:29","slug":"ndcs-brogya-genfi-sues-govt-over-us-military-base-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/ndcs-brogya-genfi-sues-govt-over-us-military-base-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC’s Brogya Genfi sues gov’t over US ‘military base’ deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi, has sued government over its defence cooperation agreement with the United States.<\/p>\n
Brogya Genfi is, among other things, praying the Court to “set aside” the agreement on grounds that it is “not in the national interest of Ghana, and contravenes articles (1 (2), 2, 11, 33, 125, 135, 140, 75 and 73 of the 1992 constitution.”<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”JLtqhlVeZ29Mj0GC2uTydcVo2dLm5Myf”] Mr. Genfi is demanding eight reliefs in all, including a “declaration that the word ‘ratify’ used within the provisions of Article 75 of the 1992 constitution is a term of art which has a true meaning of incorporating international law and treaties into the domestic legal system of the Republic of Ghana and not prior approval or approval.”<\/p>\n
Another relief being sought by the plaintiff is a declaration that the “ratification by Parliament of the supposed agreement between Ghana and the Government of United States of America on Defence Cooperation, the Status of United States Forces, and Access to and use of agreed facilities and areas in the Republic of Ghana (hereinafter referred to as Defence Co-operation Agreement) on March 24, 2018, when the supposed agreement had not been executed by the President or person authorized by the President as provided for by Article 75 of the 1992 constitution, is contrary to the said Article 75 of the 1992 constitution and same is null and void.”<\/p>\n
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo and Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, are the defendants in the case.<\/p>\n
The suit comes days after Parliament ratified the pact<\/strong><\/span><\/a> despite stiff opposition from the Minority.<\/p>\n