 |
| President Nana Addo |
Ghana Will Not Allow US Military Base Be Placed In Ghana - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
The president confirmed in a television address that the two countries would ink a defence cooperation agreement, but was emphatic that “Ghana has not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the United States of America”.
His comments come after hundreds of people took to the streets of Accra, Ghana’s capital, last Wednesday to protest against a controversial military deal with Washington which was passed by parliament last week.
 |
| Ghanaians protesting US neocolonial base |
The protesters have served notice they will take the demonstration to other parts of the country if the president signs the deal.
Critics say the agreement undermines the country’s sovereignty.
Ghana and the US are working to forge closer ties between their armed forces but both have denied rumours that Washington is planning to set up military bases in the West African nation.
“The United States of America has not made any request for such consideration and, consistent with our established foreign policy, we will not consider any such request,” he said.
“I will never be the president that will compromise or sell the sovereignty of our country. I respect deeply the memory of the great patriots whose sacrifice and toil brought about our independence and freedom,” Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians.
Source: AFP
Eze Afrika
