Ghana to receive 40 more deportees from US – Ablakwa
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that Ghana will, in the coming days, receive an additional 40 West African deportees from the United States.
His disclosure follows Minority criticism of government’s earlier acceptance of 14 deportees, accusing officials of sidestepping parliamentary approval.
Government has maintained that the arrangement is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the US, which does not require ratification.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Wednesday, September 17, Ablakwa confirmed the new batch was due soon.
“I can reveal to you that we’re expecting another 40 in the next few days. We vet them before they come,” he said.
He explained that Ghana’s decision was driven solely by humanitarian concerns after observing the harsh treatment of deportees abroad.
“We didn’t agree to this because we agree with President Trump’s immigration policies. We’re not doing the US a favour. We’re doing our fellow Africans a favour; we’re offering them refuge, hope, and we want them to come back home and be comfortable.
“We solidarised with them when we saw those images, the arrests, the violation of their rights, and their being detained against their will.
“It was purely on a humanitarian basis; we did not take any financial benefits. We’re doing this because we want to continue to position Ghana as the Mecca for Africans,” Ablakwa stressed.
