The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to abort any ongoing military preparations toward deploying Ghanaian soldiers to troubled Niger as part of ECOWAS’ standby force.

Mr. Ablakwa in a Facebook post indicated that the president has been opaque with his plan on Niger and has refused to submit any request to Parliament for thorough scrutiny which he stressed is “most undemocratic and awfully reckless.”

He further urged ECOWAS leaders “to stop the warmongering and give diplomacy and constructive dialogue a chance. ”

He added that “Ghana’s gallant soldiers must be kept far away from the looming bloodbath.”