Kwesi Pratt disgusted as Education Minister queues for US visa

Kwasi Pratt, editor-in-chief of Insight newspaper, has made a strong visit to the US embbady in Ghana for what he describes as unfair treatment of the country's public office holders, particularly those in the country. ministers.

Speaking on "Kokroko", the Minister of National Education, led by Kwame Sefa Kayi, Mr. Pratt, informed of the situation of the Minister of Education through a text, could not hide his disappointments.

"I received an SMS from an elderly old man in Ghana, informing me that he had seen the Minister of Education queuing to get a visa at the airport." 39, American Embbady, ​​"he said.

Mr. Pratt, moved, asked, "Imagine, a US minister would be queuing for a visa for Ghana."

"I'm so angry that I can not stop it. I mean, how is this inferior to the point where we can not give our ministers simple ordinary courtesies to any minister in the world? What is it? …… so angry, so angry, "he told Kwame Sefa Kayi.

Pratt further urged the Akufo-led government to take immediate steps to end this "disrespect" by the US embbady.

"Why do we have to reduce to this level? This should not be allowed. Our government must give up. Embbadies must show respect to us (ministers). Why are they doing this to us? … Minister of Education, queuing for a visa? Why, what is it going to do in the United States, is it very important for him to go to queues to get a visa? "Is he lamented.

The United States of America has imposed a visa ban on certain categories of applicants in Ghana due to the inability of the Ghanaian government to cooperate with the expulsion of Ghanaians arrested for being illegally settled in the United States.

A statement issued on February 1, 2019 by the US Department of Statements indicates that Ghana could be subject to further sanctions if the government does not start collaborating to receive its citizens threatened with eviction.

"Ghana has not respected its obligations under international law to accept the return of its expelled US nationals," said the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen.

She added: "In accordance with Section 243 (d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, informed the Secretary Mike Pompeo state that the Government of Ghana had unreasonably refused or unreasonably delayed in accepting their nationals. removed from the United States. As a result, Secretary of State Pompeo ordered consular agents in Ghana to impose visa restrictions on certain categories of visa applicants.

"Without an appropriate response from Ghana, the scope of these sanctions could be extended to a wider population. The sanctions will remain in effect until the US Secretary of Homeland Security advises Secretary Pompeo that the cooperation on removals has improved to an acceptable level. "

Credit: ghanaweb.com