John Mahama during a columnist appointment on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 said this astriction with the neighbouring Burkina Faso was acquired back the President declared in 2022 that Burkina Faso had assassin some Russian mercenaries and entered into acceding with the Wagner Forces
"Today, Russian mercenaries are on our arctic border. Burkina Faso has now entered into an adjustment to go forth with Mali in employing the Wagner armament there," Akufo-Addo said at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington in 2022
According to John Mahama, this animadversion by the President has led to a astriction with the neighbouring country although the President has offered acknowledgment for his comment
The above President underscored the charge for such astriction to be bound emphasizing that the abutting NDC government will adamant out the issues with Burkina Faso
"We apperceive what is accident in Burkina Faso. Indeed, we should be alive afterpiece with our assembly in Burkina Faso. Unfortunately, this government has created some astriction amid ourselves and Burkina Faso because our President went and accessible his aperture too wide
"You went and was accomplishing 'konkonsa' about your neighbour. We all are actuality and suffering, America alleged you baby and you are so aflame and your neighbour you are accomplishing konkonsa about him and so it has created some adept tension
"He went there and went and apologise but still it is not the best and so back government changes we accept to go and allocution to our neighbours. Indeed, we charge assignment together," he stated
John Mahama said his government will strengthen Ghana's accord with Burkina Faso and admit measures to advice anticipate the crisis in Burkina Faso from transpiring into Ghana
"Indeed, the accomplished anti-terrorism action of this sub-region was done in Accra and so we are the host of that action so we charge be extensive out to them and seeing how we can coact with them in adjustment that we allay the blaze in their houses
"Because if there's a blaze in your neigbour's house, you don't advice him to put it off, it will advance to your abode and so I anticipate we charge strengthen our accord with Burkina Faso," he added