Security analyst Irbard Ibrahim, has argued that the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo was informed about the controversial decision to accept two former terror suspects into Ghana.
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Akufo-Addo was consulted on Gitmos 6 months earlier - Expert
His comment comes on the back of pressure from the public that Nana Addo should take a position on the presence of the two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana.
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But, in an interview with Accra-based Joy FM, Irbard said the call is baseless as Nana Addo was duly briefed by the Americans before the decision about the two was made.
“I can tell you on authority that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo based on my contacts, that he was duly informed about the arrival of the Gitmo guys more than six months before they touched down in Accra”,
Angry Ghanaians, including several religious bodies have called on President Mahama to return the two former terror suspects for fear they might pose a security threat to the country.
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But Irbard said the presence of the two "will pose no existential threat to our security”.
He further asked politicians not to be ‘hypocritical’ in discussing the two former terror suspects.
In his response, Communications Director of the NPP, Nana Akomea said the claims by Irbard are untrue.
According to him, a few weeks before the arrival of the two, the US Embassy in Ghana informed the agreement between it and Ghana government.
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“That was not consultation. The American government would not consult the NPP over official dealings with the Ghanaian government," he added
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