Minority lawmakers in Ghana have voiced concern over Ecowas plans to possibly launch military action in Niger as part of efforts to restore the country’s constitutional order.
The lawmakers are requesting that President Nana Akufo-Addo immediately halt all mobilization efforts in preparation for the deployment of Ghanaian troops.
According to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, “the Ghanaian Parliament has not discussed this matter unlike other countries who have had the opportunity to debate these matters and to pass a resolution“.
“He [President Akufo-Addo] doesn’t have a mandate from the Ghanaian people in this matter… We do not believe a military intervention is the way forward,” he added.
According to the country’s minority lawmakers, diplomatic options and positive communication should be explored.
“Ghana’s gallant soldiers must be kept far away from the looming bloodbath and escalating geopolitical confrontation which is bound to explode with far-reaching consequences for stability in an already volatile region,” Mr Ablakwa said.
Following a $3 billion (£2 point 4 billion) bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ghana’s minority lawmakers argue that the country’s limited resources should be used to address its economic problems rather than engaging in a “proxy geopolitical confrontation”.
Source-BBC
