The acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has descended on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for protesting the controversial Defense Cooperation Agreement between Ghana and the United States.
A one-sided parliament on Friday, March 23, 2018, ratified a controversial Defence Cooperation agreement between Ghana and the US.
The NDC and the Minority in Parliament have criticised the deal, saying it is not in Ghana’s interest and have called for the pact to be canceled.
The ratified agreement has suffered massive public protest with many, including the largest opposition describing it as “dangerous” and a sale of Ghana’s sovereignty.
The deal grants the US Military unrestricted access to a host of facilities and wide-ranging tax exemptions, a claim the government of Ghana and the US have denied.
But reacting to the issue, Mr Boadu said he is disappointed at the seeming hypocrisy of the NDC in opposing the deal.
He wondered why the issue has been politicized when the two parties could sit down and handle it in a non-partisan way.
Mr Boadu indicated that the NDC’s only problem is that they have hatred for the Western world and therefore should be condemned as much as possible.
“The NDC had nothing good to offer the country. I believe even before the agreement was made public, the NDC was aware and knew what it comprises of and that is why I can’t understand their ranting” he said.
“They are just hypocrites who only have hatred for the Western world”, he added on Accra-based Okay FM monitored by Adomonline.com.
Source: adomnews
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This current trend brings into memory of the living legend Nana Ampadu's song about a goat who went and muddied waters from it's source and came down to the banks of the river to ask who did it. This analogy befits Ex-President Mahama and the NDC. They went and signed in secrecy regarding the US/Ghana Military exercise agreement in 2015 but now they've come back to protest against their own signature.
Just calling them hypocrites is not enough. The NPP has to strategise to curb this polution of the public. This same strategy has ever worked for them before when the NDC kept trumpeting on Yaa Naa, Yaa Naa & Yaa Naa. Kufour did a good job but the NPP lost bcos Yaa Naa was NDC's message. They will only play on people's emotions bcos economic discussions doesn't favour them. Also, NPP must educate Ghanaians more and preach against tribalism bcos the NDC's weapon is ilitracy, deception & tribalism.
we know and same is every politician including urself. its ur game so play it. we dey watch
Ndc folks are just diabolic and do things that surprises Satan...they just think about winning elections and having an opportunity to steal.
Very funny and tupid group of people to occupy this part of the world. I am talking about Ghanaians, especially those making noise about this agreement. They are ready to send their wives and children to the USA for all sorts of reasons, to study, win lottery, work, visits, and so on and so forth. They are safe to stay among the Americans in their own country. But find it difficult to accommodate just a few of them in Ghana because these Americans are dangerous. What a paradox!