John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of the Defence committee in parliament, has criticize government for having the Interior Minister lead the response to the Burkina Faso attack.
According to Ntim Fordjour, the Interior Minister is not responsible for what happens outside the country.
He argued that the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Defence Minister should be the ones to lead the response to the Burkina Faso attack.
Also, John Ntim Fordjour labelled the absence of a substantive Defence Minister for over seven months as a major defence leadership failure.
According to John Ntim Fordjour, it is a major defence leadership for Ghana not to have a substantive Defence Minister for over seven months.
Rev Ntim Fordjour is quoted by TV3 News flyer to have said, “This is a major defence leadership failure. For seven months, we haven’t had a substantive Minister for Defence”.
In another flyer, he stated, “It was wrong at the beginning for the Interior Minister to lead this conversation. He’s not responsible for what happens outside the country”.
Ntim Fordjours comments come in the wake of the Burkina Faso terrorist attack that killed seven Ghanaians.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has finally broken his silence following the killing of seven Ghanaian tomato traders in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso on Saturday, February 14.
John Mahama expressed his deep regret over the killing of Ghanaian tomato traders, noting the rising insecurity in the subregion.
According to Mahama, GAF is arranging a medical evacuation for Ghanaians injured in Burkina Faso so that they can continue to receive treatment in Ghana.
President Mahama, on behalf of the government and the Ghanaian people, sent his condolences to the families of those who were either killed or injured.
Speaking at the Ghana Tree Crop Investment Summit in Accra on Tuesday, February 17, President Mahama stated, “And unfortunately, we lost a number of our compatriots. Thankfully, there are a few survivors. The Ghana Army is arranging to medevac them from Burkina Faso so that those who are injured can continue to receive treatment here in Ghana.
“On behalf of the government and the people, we express our condolences to the families of those who were either killed or injured,” he said, extending sympathy and support to the affected families.
President Mahama further stressed the dangers faced by cross-border traders and the broader threats that regional instability poses to economic and social integration.
Also, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has disclosed that the seven Ghanaian Tomato traders killed in a terrorist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, have been laid to rest.
According to the Minister, the bodies of the deceased were burnt beyond recognition and had begun decomposing, which forced authorities to proceed with burial arrangements in Burkina Faso.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, February 16, Muntaka Mubarak stated, “The seven bodies have been burnt beyond recognition. As at yesterday, we agreed they had begun decomposing and had to be buried”.
“So the Burkina Faso authorities told us [Ghanaians] that they would bury them at 10 a.m today. But our women who are not really injured can go and witness and take as many pictures as possible,” he added.
He added, “And the sad thing is that we lost seven of our men. Three of them got injured. One woman was critically injured, and others were not badly injured”.
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