We have no plan of building a ‘military base’ in Ghana- US government
The United States Embassy in Ghana has said it has no intentions whatsoever of establishing a Military base in Ghana contrary to reports.
In a statement otecfmghana.com sourced from the Embassy said the “United States has not requested, nor does it plan to establish a military base or bases in Ghana.”
“The current Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States of America and the Republic of Ghana is approximately 20 years old. It does not cover the current range and volume of bilateral exercises and assistance”, the statement added.
The US Embassy stated that the US government was “investing over $20 million in training and equipment for the Ghanaian armed forces. Ghana is also once again preparing to train U.S. forces – as it did in 2017.”
“The United States and Ghana are planning three joint security exercises in 2018, which require access to Ghanaian bases by U.S. participants and those from other nations when included”, the statement added.
They deferred all further questions to the Government of Ghana.
MYNEWSGH.com this dawn broke the news about an agreement headed to parliament on the establishment of a US Military base in Ghana.
Source: otecfmghana.com
