President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he would never do anything to compromise or sell the sovereignty of Ghana.
Mr. Akufo-Addo said this in reaction to critics of the US-Ghana defence deal.
As part of the agreement, Ghana will give US military unrestricted access to some military installations in the country and in return, the United States of America will support Ghana’s military with $20million.
Critics of the agreement, especially the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), argue that government has sold the sovereignty of the nation for $20million to allow the Americans set up a military base in the country.
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Reacting to the accusation in an address to the nation on Thursday, 5 April 2018, Nana Akufo-Addo emphasised that the US military was not setting up a base in Ghana, adding that, he would never do anything to compromise the sovereignty of the country.
He said: “Fellow Ghanaians let me conclude by saying how outraged I am by the defamatory comments of my political opponents some of whose patriotism can be so easily questioned that the sovereignty of this country has been sold by my government and myself. I’ll never be the president that will compromise or sell the sovereignty of our country. I respect deeply the memory of the great patriots who sacrificed and toiled and brought about our independence and freedom.”
