The minority caucus has raised concerns regarding the legal foundation for the alleged collaboration between the government and the United States in conducting airstrikes against terrorists in Nigeria.
This concern arises from a disclosure made by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa during a public engagement in London.
Samuel Abu Jinapor, ranking member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, in a press conference held on Wednesday, March 11, urged the foreign affairs minister to appear before Parliament forthwith to elucidate the circumstances surrounding the alleged operation.
“We need the minister for foreign affairs to appear before Parliament immediately to brief the House on the circumstances under which the Mahama administration collaborated with the United States to carry out this action in Nigeria and give the Ghanaian people the assurance that the country is not unnecessarily being exposed to terrorist organisations,” he stated.
On his part, former Defence Minister and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, also warned of implications for Ghana.
He noted that such disclosures could pose a serious security risk to Ghana.
“What he has disclosed to the world poses a serious risk to the citizens of Ghana and the country as a whole. We all want to fight terrorism, but no government should be allowed to invite a foreign country, without a formal agreement, to use our territory to bomb, attack, or kill anybody,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
