On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, a few news outlets
especially, Fox News mentioned in passing that two Guantanamo Bay Detainees
have been sent to Ghana. Many of the major news outlets did not cover this information.
Why was this news not publicized in all the news media? It was not publicized
because it would be shameful to the Obama administration. They knew that the
White House spokesperson would be inundated with questions from the media and
journalists. Furthermore, they wanted to keep it hidden from the American
public.
However,
the gist of my write up is not more concerned about the Obama administration
than Mahama and his cronies. I would like to ask some relevant and pertinent
questions about this covert deal. First, I would like to know if members of
parliament knew about this deal. Second, was the information disseminated to
the Ghanaian public? Third, why were these detainees not sent to any peace
loving Arab nation? Third, how far is the distance from Guantanamo Bay (Cuba)
to Ghana? Why were the detainees sent to Ghana? Fourth, who were directly
involved in this covert deal? Fifth, how much money changed hands? What did
President Obama promise to the Mahama government? Sixth, if parliament knew it
why have the opposition parties remained mute? Seventh, if this deal was
legitimate why did president Obama keep it secret from the United States
Congress? Eighth, did Mahama ask that question when the transaction was being
made? Finally, what does Mahama and his cronies stand to gain in this deal?
Does Ghana provide better prison environment than Guantanamo Bay or any maximum
prison in the United States?
Now I
begin the gist of my piece. When Obama took the helm of the presidency of the
United States, his first promise to those who voted him to power was to close
the Guantanamo Bay Prison because it is blight to the pride and reputation of
the United States. The United States used the Guantanamo Bay as prison to house
global terrorists. The reason is that the US did not want these savages to
influence the prison communities of the United States. Obama has faced stiff
opposition in his efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay since the inception of
his presidency. Therefore, he is arranging with and performing these covert
deals to prove to his supporters and voters that he has accomplished all his
promises before he leaves office. He wants to score a political point.
However,
Mahama and his cronies have put the peaceful nation of Ghana in jeopardy. The
reason is simple. These two detainees are a threat to the United States that no
other country wants them. What security and safe apparatus have Mahama and his
incompetent leaders put in place that they think Ghana can house them? Have
they thought about the indoctrination that these two terrorists can provide to
the vulnerable young people in Ghanaian prison systems?
A
simple but appropriate question ought to be asked. What tangible project,
infrastructure, and educational assistance did Obama provide for Ghana since he
became the President of the United States in 2008? Why then do Mahama and his
inept leaders put the peace loving country of Ghana in such great peril? Ghana
is closer to Nigeria that is under siege by Boko Haram. What assistance has
Mahama provided to Nigeria to fight and defeat these terrorists? Furthermore,
Ghana is also within the range of the terrorist networks of Libya, which is now
the second headquarters of global terrorism.
I
suggest that the opposition parties and their leaders demand answers from Mahama
and the NDC government. In addition, the people of Ghana should protest and
demonstrate on the streets and the residence of President Mahama and the
headquarters of the NDC in Accra. They should do this consistently and
persistently until this duo global terrorists are removed from Ghana. Ghana
does not stand to gain anything from the ire of global terrorism. For the most
part, God has blessed and protected Ghana from wars. Ghana has not even tasted
any civil war since the dawn of her independence. Why then should Ghana invite
the savagery of global terrorism in this peaceful nation? Ghanaians should take
action now if the nation were to continue its peaceful existence.
