Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh, has said the military agreement Ghana has entered with the United States of America is not the same as the one she signed on behalf of the country in 2015.
According to her, if the government claims the two agreement are the same, then those agreements must be put before parliament to enable the lawmakers and the general public to be the judge.
Her comments follow remarks by Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul that the Akufo-Addo government should be applauded by Ghanaians for not hiding the security deal between Ghana and the government of the United States of America contrary to what the Mahama administration did in the 2015 agreement.
The Bimbilla lawmaker told journalists in Accra on Wednesday, 21 March that unlike the 1998 and 2015 agreements that were hidden by the previous governments, including the one signed by Ms Tetteh, the Akufo-Addo government has elected to be transparent with Ghanaians as far as the updated security deal is concerned.
In Mr Nitiwul’s view, there are virtually no differences between the two previous agreements and the current one, and, so, wondered why the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its Minority Caucus are accusing the current government of selling off Ghana’s sovereignty for $20million when it was the Mahama administration that signed one of the precedent agreements, which, according to him, have merely been upgraded.
He said all the things the NDC and the Minority are shouting about are already in the two previous agreements which were secretly signed by the previous governments.
“Two years ago, Hanna Tetteh sold us, not us. In 1998, they sold us,” Mr Nitiwul said.
But Ms Tetteh, reacting to this development, told ClassFMonline.com on Friday, 23 March that: “If, indeed, the 2015 agreement was the basis for negotiating this new agreement that parliament considered today, then it should be circulated among members of parliament so that they can understand how it formed the basis of the current agreement presented for ratification.
“The reality is that this new agreement is a different one and it is not an extension of the 2015 agreement.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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They are different but why did you singed the 2015 one in your bedroom under the cover of darkness? How much bribe did you receive before signing the agreement? Never trust an NDC person....
So this NPP supporter will jump to attack and call Hannah name because their wicked gov't is trying every possible mean to implicate the NDC in their never ending sagas bedeviling our beloved country. They will fail miserably and 2020 they will see their level. Keep passing your wicked comment. We the silent majority are reading and watching quietly. and when the D-day comes there will be no supreme court case with the pink sheet as witness.
Wicked former foriegn minister and you did not include it in your handing over note? why didn!t you people let ghanaians know and you signed it secretly?
AGYA YAW, BLEOOOW. THIS IS A PURE MILITARY COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN GHANA AND THE US. THE MINISTER HAS BEEN BRIEFED BY HIS GENERALS AND HE UNDERSTANDS IT. LISTEN, THE US FORCES WILL COME IN TO TRAIN AND/OR ENGAGE IN MILITARY EXERCISES WITH OUR ARMED FORCES. THEIR FORCES WILL COME IN AS A GROUP...UNDER THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT, ABOUT 200 US TROOPS CAME TO OUR JUNGLE WARFARE SCHOOL TO BE TRAINED IN JUNGLE WARFARE. THEY DID NOT COME IN WITH VISAS BUT WITH ID CARDS. IF AN INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN SOLDIER WANTS TO VISIT GHANA, HE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND WILL THEREFORE NEED AN ENTRY VISA. THIS AGREEMENT AND OTHERS BEFORE IT SEEKS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE AMERICAN TRAINING TEAM OR TROOPS WITH THEIR LOGISTICS (MATERIEL) COMING IN FOR MILITARY EXERCISE WITH OUR TROOPS TO ENTER GHANA. THEY WILL DEFINITELY NEED A DEDICATED FACILITY TO STORE THEIR LOGISTICS. THE NUMBER OF TROOPS WILL KEEP CHANGING DEPENDING ON THE MISSION AT HAND. WHEN A SPECIFIC MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED, THE TROOPS INVOLVED RETURN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE BASES IN THE US. THEY ARE NOT STATIONING PERMANENT COMBAT TROOPS HERE EXCEPT A FEW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR LOGISTICS FACILITY.
AUNTIE HANNAH, BE HONEST TO YOURSELF - YOU EVEN KEPT THIS AGREEMENT AWAY FROM THE THEN MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, HON. BEN KUMBUOR. YOU LATER CONFIRMED TO HIM VERBALLY WHEN YOU WERE CHALLENGED BY HIM. WO Y33 PAPA A, ANKA B)NE BUTU WO KWAN ANO.
bring and lets see.
I always say that one NEGATIVE thing that EVER happened to Ghana was the emergence of P(NDC). How can she and NDC say this? Did they want Ghanains know the content of the security deal? Why didn't they tell us but signed it secretly in 1998 and 2015? NEVER vote NDC to power, they are only interested to be in power so they can CREATE, LOOT & SHARE!
How did we get here? I'm mesmerized by the level of ignorance in Ghana. Apparently, neither the Defence Minister nor members of the opposition have any understanding of the dynamics of global security. I am perplexed why we are not asking questions about the benefits and inconveniences of this partnership. Why are we not asking about how many American servicemen are going to enter our country? How long is are they going to stay? All I hear is noise and ***barred word***. I wonder... it seems that we can no more reason.
John Ford Mahama and his NDC cr!m!nals are not faithful to Ghanaians.... you signed a secret agreement without even keeping a copy for your country and without the knowledge of parliament.......... Hannah Tetteh must tell us how much bribe she and the ndc gang received before signing the agreement.... Otherwise America must exposed these hypocrate NDC cr!m!nals and tell the whole world how much money they have given to the NDC....... Never should we allow these NDC greedy thifs to rule this country again....
HANNAH TETTEH AND MAHAMA IS THE CAUSE OF ALL THE HULLABALOO. IF THEY HAD MADE KNOWN THE AGRREEMENT WITH AMERICA AT THE TIME THEY DID IT WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS USELESSSS ARGUMENT. NOW IT IS TOO LATE TO ASSESS THAT AGREEMENT AS IT IS PASSED AND GONE. INFACT NANA ADDO HAS DONE WELL FOR MAKEING IT KNOW TO GHANA PARLIAMENT AND THE PUBLIC. IT IS SHAMEFULL NDC ARE MAKING SUCH A NOISE WHEN THEY HAVE DONE WORST BY HADING SO MANY OF THEIR FOREIGN AGREEMENTS WITH US.