The Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling on the government to provide urgent clarification over remarks by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, indicating that Ghana permitted the United States to launch a military strike against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in northern Nigeria using Ghanaian territory.
The comment, which has sparked concerns among opposition lawmakers, has prompted the Minority to demand a full explanation from the government regarding the circumstances under which such an arrangement may have occurred.
The disclosure, made during a panel discussion at Chatham House in London, has raised serious legal and national security concerns that the Caucus says must be addressed immediately.
According to the Foreign Minister, in December 2025 the John Dramani Mahama administration collaborated with the United States and allowed Ghanaian territory to be used as a base for a strike against terror cells in northern Nigeria.
Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the Minority only became aware of the alleged collaboration through media reports, raising questions about the legal basis of such an arrangement.
“We members of Parliament and members of the Minority Caucus, specifically members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, heard this just as any one of you hearing it on the airwaves of our country,” he said.
He questioned the framework under which Ghana could allow a foreign military to launch operations from its territory.
“What is the framework within which the Ghanaian government collaborated with the United States of America?” he asked.
The Damongo MP indicated that during the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, there was no such agreement with the United States to use Ghana as a base for launching military attacks in other countries.
He argued that any such security agreement that involve military strike should have been presented to Parliament for approval in accordance with the 1992 Constitution.
“The dictates and tenets of our national Constitution are express and clear that such agreements must necessarily elicit parliamentary approval,” he said.
He questioned why the government had not laid the alleged agreement before Parliament for ratification.
“If there was any such agreement, why has the government as yet not tabled that agreement before the Parliament of Ghana?” he queried.
The Ranking Member also warned that allowing Ghanaian territory to be used for foreign military operations could expose the country to security threats.
“Does Ghana become a target of ISIS? Does Ghana become a target for other terrorist organisations?” he asked.
He stressed that the government must reassure citizens that Ghana’s national security has not been compromised.
Mr Jinapor called on the Foreign Affairs Minister to immediately appear before Parliament to provide full details on the alleged arrangement.
“The Minister for Foreign Affairs must brief Parliament on the circumstances under which the Mahama administration collaborated with the United States to carry out this military action in Nigeria,” he demanded.
He added that the government must assure Ghanaians that the country is not being exposed to possible terrorist retaliations or threats from terrorist organisations.
Former Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, expressed serious concerns over the comments, arguing Ghana never entered into any agreement allowing its territory to be used as a base for military strikes in other countries.
According to him, any such arrangement would have had serious constitutional and national security implications and would have required careful scrutiny.
The Minority, he said, is therefore seeking clarity on the circumstances under which such a decision could have been taken.