President Nana Akufo-Addo in response to a question stated that he was unaware if there are terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda in Ghana.
He was responding to a question by a New York Times reporter during a joint press conference with visiting Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris at the Jubilee House on Monday.
According to the President, although there could be the possibility of terrorist cells in Ghana, he has no information on members of Al-Qaeda in Ghana.
“The presence of Al-Qaeda in Ghana? I don’t know. Formally, we don’t have any information to that effect. It may well be that there are cells and others already in the country, but those are matters that the security agencies are very much on top of, and we are hoping that there will be no Al-Qaeda presence in Ghana.”
“We want to be in a position to resolve our own security problems ourselves as much as possible, without the intervention of foreign troops,” he said.
On her part, Vice President of the United States Vice President Kamala Harris pledged her country’s support in intervening on Ghana’s behalf with the Paris Club as the country seeks debt forgiveness as part of the International Monetary Fund’s balance of payment support.
“We welcome Ghana’s commitment to reform its economy for sustainable and inclusive growth. We support Ghana’s engagement with the IMF, and we will continue to push all bilateral creditors to provide meaningful debt reduction for countries that need it.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
