Audio Attachment:Listen to Kwesi Pratt Jnr. on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' |
Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has said that Ghana will not enjoy its peace as it has now when the United States (US) military is given the mandate to build a base in the country.
To him, all countries that have an American military base do not experience any form of peace, therefore they must not be given the go ahead to perform such a task.
“There is nowhere in the world that Americans have created its military base that peace have prevailed, there is stability, there is peace and there are no terrorist attacks, nowhere in the world . . . there is instability, there is terrorist attack, there is turmoil everywhere, anywhere that there is a US Military base”, he noted.
Speaking on Peace FM’s 'Kokrokoo' programme, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. indicated that “in this particular case, Ghanaian soldiers are being treated as inferior to the soldiers of the United State soldiers, Ghanaian soldiers don’t have the same privileges and rights being conferred on US soldiers”.
He said what disturbed him most on this matter was that some claim we should look at the amount involved than the many agitations, but he believes we should be much concerned of our national sovereignty.
“National sovereignty is not for sale and cannot be for sale at any price . . .”, he fumed.
According to Kwesi Pratt Jnr., listening to the Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul’s explanation to the issue filled his heart with much sorrow, as it clearly portrayed how naïve he was on the deal.
“I think it is almost reckless that we are able to sign an agreement that places no restriction on the type of weapons which come into our country”, he stated.
He said he was so surprised that Ghanaian MP’s who are being mocked at by the US government are going to approve an agreement that gives US soldiers more pivileges than Members of Parliament.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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I am currently severing in the United States Armed Forces and have been fortunate enough to have been stationed outside the United States for the most part. I will big to defer that "There's Instability, Terrorist Attacks & Turmoil Wherever a US Military Base Is Located" the benefit that a country outside the U. S. derives is enormous; employment for local nationals, development, security, just to mention but a few. Why has the following country still maintains US Bases in the countries = Germany, Britain, Italy, Poland, etc.? Take politics out of the game!
Mmmm! Kwasi for this na lie. Is there any terrorist attack in Japan, South Korea or Djibouti? Even Germany Kwasi, eye a na woaka nokore kakra.
Scare-mongering paa be dis, Kwesi Pratt? Why does PeaceFM waste precious airtime on this ***barred word***?
My brother Kwesi where were you in 1998 and 2015 when NDC signed the same agreement? Please be honest not like the Wayome money which you took your share and defended it. May be this time you did not get your share.
Anytime there is NPP administration, there is problem. if not drugs, there will be killings, if not hardship there will be other problems) what kind of party is this? Look at this old man with nothing in his head now want to put our Nation there for terror because of 20 million USD. I don't know if its ***barred word*** or a curse, shame onto you NPP......
People are just being sentimental, emotional and extending their comments to absurd limits.
he id gradually losing credibility! Ei, Kwasi Pratt. Do our solders take visas before going on foreign assignments? that is why the FREE SHS is very important so that EVERY Ghanaian can READ, WRITE & UNDERSTAND so that people in NDC & Kwasi pratt propagada will FINISH!