Thousands of displeased Ghanaians are expected to hit the principal streets of Accra Wednesday morning to protest the controversial defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the United States.
The demonstration is being organized by a group calling itself the Ghana First Patriotic Front (GFPF), who have slammed the government for accepting the deal, and the Majority in Parliament for ratifying it despite strong resistance by the Minority and a host of Ghanaians.
The 2018 Defence Cooperation agreement, which was ratified by a Majority-only Parliament last week will permit the U.S. Military to use Ghana as a base for staging and deploying forces, and also gives the superpower’s military unfettered access to certain key national installations including the country’s radio spectrum.
The Minority MPs walked out Parliament, refusing to approve the deal they believe will mortgage the country’s sovereignty to the US.
The deal will also allow for military training activities between the armies of the two countries.
Ghana is expected to earn some $20 million annually as part of the agreement.
But a section of Ghanaians hold the believe that the pact is no in the best interest of Ghana as it threatens national security and have taken to a demonstration today to show their disapproval of the deal..
Protesters will converge at the from Obra Spot and march through the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue to Farisco Traffic Light to TUC to EOCO and end at Hearts Park.
Police says it has put in place a “comprehensive security arrangement” to ensure a peaceful protest march that will be led by the coalition of opposition political parties known as the Ghana First Patriotic Front.
Political watchers say the arrest of the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho on Tuesday is expected to m increase the turn out for the demonstration.
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