{
  "id": 15168828,
  "title": "Ayariga asks Mahama to take BRICS plan to Parliament before any commitment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ayariga-asks-mahama-to-take-brics-plan-to-parliament-before-any",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:35:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ayariga-asks-mahama-to-take-brics-plan-to-parliament-before-any-commitment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Founder and leader of the All People's Congress (APC), Dr Alhaji Hassan Ayariga, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to present Ghana's proposed involvement in the BRICS alliance to Parliament and the public prior to any commitments being finalized. In a press release dated October 17, 2026, Dr Ayariga emphasized that Cabinet and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa are not empowered to independently decide such a significant international matter. \"Ghana is a sovereign democratic republic, not the personal property of a president or his cabinet,\" Dr Ayariga stressed. He clarified that while he is not opposed to establishing economic and diplomatic ties with BRICS nations, the pursuit of these opportunities must not infringe upon constitutional governance and parliamentary oversight. Dr Ayariga referred to Article 75 of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, which grants the President the authority to execute treaties, agreements, and conventions on behalf of Ghana, but mandates that Parliament ratify them before they become legally binding for the country. This ratification can take place either through an Act of Parliament or a resolution supported by more than half of all MPs. Dr Ayariga cautioned that the approach should not merely replace one form of dependence with another. \"Ghana must not trade one set of dependencies for another,\" he cautioned. He concluded by urging that the arrangement should not merely swap one dependency for another. \"Ghana must not trade one set of dependencies for another. We must not move from reliance on Western economic powers to reliance on Eastern economic powers,\" Dr Ayariga warned.",
  "summary": "The Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr Alhaji Hassan Ayariga, has asked President John Dramani Mahama to put Ghana’s proposed participation in BRICS before Parliament and the public before any commitment is made. In a press statement dated October 17, 2026, Dr Ayariga said Cabinet and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Dr Alhaji Hassan Ayariga urges President Mahama to present Ghana's BRICS plan to Parliament.",
    "Cabinet and Foreign Affairs Minister cannot independently decide significant international matters.",
    "Ghana must not trade one set of dependencies for another with BRICS nations."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}