Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Charles Owiredu has accused the Mahama administration of violating Ghana’s constitution by quietly entering into a deal with the United States to accept deported migrants from Nigeria and Gambia.
Owiredu, who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Abirem, argued that Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution mandates parliamentary approval for such international agreements.
However, he claimed the arrangement was never presented to Parliament for ratification.
“The deal should have been brought to Parliament,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “It’s the same President Mahama who entered into a deal for the relocation of the Gitmo 2 to Ghana. What’s in it for our beloved country, Ghana?”
His criticism follows reports from a U.S. court, where Judge Tanya Chutkan questioned whether the Trump administration sidestepped immigration laws by deporting Nigerians and Gambians to Ghana instead of their home countries.
The revelation has fueled opposition backlash, with some MPs warning that the alleged agreement ties Ghana to America’s “harsh and discriminatory” immigration policies. As of now, the Mahama government has not issued an official response to the claims.
