The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been summoned to appear in Parliament on Friday, February 28 to address concerns regarding the deportation of Ghanaians from the United States of America.
Lawmakers are urging the government to support the deportees and introduce measures to manage migration.
The request was made by the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, who expressed concern over the treatment meted out to Ghanaians at detention centres in the US.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, February 21, the Assin South MP also called for the establishment of integration centres.
“What is most distressing about these deportations is not only the scale but the inhumane treatment our citizens endure at US detention centres before their forced removal. Stories in the news reports paint a grim picture of our citizens subjected to degrading conditions.
“Some have spent most of their lives in America and will struggle to integrate into Ghanaian society without support, and it is therefore important for the government to establish structured reintegration programmes including job placement initiatives.”
—CitiNewsroom
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