I am gravely concerned about the judgement of the Minister of Defense of Ghana and the cabinet of the current Ghana government for negotiating, if there was one, accepting and proposing the said Ghana-US Military Partnership agreement to Ghana's parliament for ratification. What is further disconcerting is that the Defense Minister is quoted as saying that Ghana cannot get out the agreement. I can't say I know Ghana's constitution thoroughly but just like the US, an agreement is taken to Parliament/Congress for ratification/approval before it becomes binding on the nation/country. Based on statements I have read on Ghanaweb in defence of this agreement, I'm not sure the Ministers of Defense and Interior know their stuff, listened to experts or are just being deceitful. Whatever they want to call it doesn't matter but giving another country free and unfettered access to one’s country, facilities, resources and air spectrum, free to boot, is tantamount to giving up part of a country's independence.

Source: GhanaWeb March 22, 2018 00:20 UTC