US Visa Sanctions: Government Ready to Pay Ghanaians Defense Price – Hadzide

General News of Sunday, February 3, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-02-03

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Hadzide, said his government was willing to pay the price of Ghana sanctions imposed by the United States of America on visas.

"The attitude of this government is that if we are to pay a certain price as servants of the state, we will ensure that Ghanaians around the world enjoy the respect they deserve. [we will], "He said on The Big Issue.

So far, the US government has asked its Ghanaian consulate to apply visa sanctions to certain groups of Ghanaians.

Sanctions are aimed at officials and workers connected with Parliament.

The sanctions will begin with the end of the issuance of non-immigrant visas to national employees of Ghanaian diplomats posted in the United States.

The validity period and the number of entries of new tourist and business visas for all employees of the Ghana Executive and Legislative Branch will also be limited to single entry visas. ;a month.

But Mr. Hadzide insists that the government should not be intimidated by the sanctions imposed by the United States.

"We have a case and we will defend it and we will not be intimidated because we may be a small country. We may be a small country, but we are a small country of determined people who know our way and know our rights. "

Mr Hadzide also stressed that "it is important that the US authorities sit at the table with their Ghanaian counterparts so that we can solve this problem."

Ghana has to badert

Also on the show, a Democratic National Congress lawyer, Nii Kpakpo Samoah Addo, said it was important that Ghana maintain its position.

"We must also affirm that our citizens deserve appropriate consular treatment when they are in other countries."

"This should not deprive those who are detained of the right to a proper trial and allow the Government of Ghana to ensure that he / she has had every opportunity to do so. added Mr Addo.

Concerns about the respect of the procedure

The Government of Ghana is concerned about the verification of alleged Ghanaians badigned to the audit.

These concerns were reiterated in the government's official response to sanctions, saying they were disappointing and unjustified.

Ghana stated that the United States did not provide sufficient documentation to show that the expelled persons were indeed Ghanaian.

The statement also highlighted concerns about the mistreatment of Ghanaian citizens deported to the United States in Ghana.

According to reports, a group of expelled in 2017 was reportedly handcuffed and forced to board the plane for Ghana, but the US Embbady denied any inhuman treatment.