Akosua Asaa Manu, Special Aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticised Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, over comments she says have exposed the country to potential security threats.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Ms Manu described the minister’s remarks at Chatham House as reckless and irresponsible.
According to her, Ablakwa allegedly disclosed that Ghana collaborated with the United States in a Christmas Day bombing targeting armed groups in Nigeria—a statement she believes should not have been made publicly.
She argued that, as Foreign Minister, Ablakwa has access to sensitive security briefings and is bound by an oath of secrecy not to disclose confidential information discussed in high-level meetings.
“The recklessness of the foreign minister. He gets to sit on high tables and receives security briefings, and when you enter the room, no one needs to tell you that your oath of secrecy binds you not to disclose any matter discussed within the confines of the room. He went to sit at Chatham House and disclosed that the Christmas Day bombing was a collaboration with the US.
I don’t know if he feels there is a need to assert himself at any point, but giving information that is not needed is dangerous. What was that information for? Do you know the risk we are in? I have never heard a foreign minister disclose details of an attack. Unless he is recalled, this is not his first time and definitely not the last,” she stated.
Ms Manu questioned the purpose of revealing such information and warned that the remarks could put Ghana’s security at risk.
She called on the government to urgently review the minister’s comments, suggesting the matter should be discussed at an emergency cabinet meeting to assess the potential implications for national security.
“The only thing sustaining Ghana is our stability and the safety of this country. The government should call an emergency cabinet meeting to vet his words and trace every area he has been in because he has exposed us significantly. Knowing what, where, and how to divulge information is critical. That information was reckless and needless; there was no reason for him to give it,” she added.
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