The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) will on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, embark on a nationwide demonstration against the controversial Ghana – US Defence deal
Parliament on Friday ratified the agreement with the US to man some installations in Ghana and also allow unrestricted access to a host of facilities and wide-ranging tax exemptions to the United States Military.
NUGS is against the Ghana – US defence deal which will earn Ghana $20 million in training and equipment supply.
NUGS in a statement said: “The agreement is an errant insult on the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Ghana. The agreement has the tendency of polarising the state and must be resisted by all Ghanaians with all our might in defending and upholding in high esteem the sovereignty of Ghana”.
NUGS wants the Council of State to withdraw the agreement for reassessment and renegotiation as soon as possible.
“The Union also by this statement calls on the following institutions to state their position on this important issue and possibly join us in our call to protect our motherland.
“The National House of Chiefs, The Christian Council, The National Peace Council, All Political Parties, TUC and All other CSOs… We challenge the youth and all well-meaning Ghanaians to stand up to the call and defend our country,” the statement added.
NUGS has encouraged students in the country to wear red when attending lectures, as it declares today (Monday) March 26, 2018, as a “Red Week Protest”.
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