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Minority Demands Foreign Affairs Minister Brief Parliament Over Alleged US–Ghana Military Agreement

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has demanded that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, appear before the House to clarify comments he allegedly made on the international stage suggesting that Ghana allowed its territory to be used by the United States of America for military operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in northern Nigeria.Addressing the media in Parliament, the Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the Minority was deeply concerned about the alleged statement and its potential implications for Ghana’s foreign policy and national security.According to him, the Foreign Affairs Minister, while participating in a panel discussion at Chatham House in London, reportedly indicated that the John Dramani Mahama administration collaborated with the United States last December and allowed Ghanaian territory to be used as a base for airstrikes against ISIS in northern Nigeria.Mr Jinapor said if such an agreement indeed existed between Ghana and the United States, it should have been brought before Parliament for approval in accordance with the Constitution.He questioned the legal basis under which the alleged agreement was reached and why it had not been presented to Parliament for ratification.“If the government of Ghana entered into such an agreement with the government of the USA, the dictates and tenets of our national Constitution are clear that such agreement must necessarily receive parliamentary approval,” Mr Jinapor stated.The Damongo MP further raised concerns about the potential security risks to Ghana, arguing that such cooperation could expose Ghanaian citizens to possible retaliatory attacks.He therefore called on the Foreign Affairs Minister to appear before Parliament immediately to brief the House on the circumstances surrounding the alleged agreement and the legal framework under which it was undertaken.The Minority, he added, also wants the government to explain the measures it has put in place to protect Ghanaians should any external threats arise from the reported collaboration.

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