The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations, and the Consulate General in New York, have directed Ghanaians stranded in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to register with the Mission for intervention.
All affected Ghanaians in the US, who wished to be evacuated after the border closures, in the quest to control the spread of the COVID-19, are to provide their names and biodata of passport, US Visa page and date of entry, and the State and City of residence in the United States to the Mission.
“The information should be urgently communicated by email to [email protected] by Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to enable the Mission to advise the Ministry accordingly.”
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Frederick Ameyaw, the Information Officer of the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
The affected individuals could also contact the Consul General, Professor Samuel K. Amoako on 929-342-9396 for further information and clarification.
According to the statement, Ghana’s borders and airports by Executive Order would remain closed in response to the pandemic until further notice.
The action was, therefore, a step taken upon the directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to compile a list of Ghanaians stranded in the US as a result of the closures.
Source: GNA
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This is highly unfair and it's clearly an attempt to bring favorites like ministers back home.but are ministers and musicians the only Ghanaians stranded??? How about those legal residents who had made Ghana their home for years and have their families and businesses there. How about Ghanaians in the diaspora who don't hold Ghana passport but has made Ghana where they're from their home and has relocated to Ghana with their families and have businesses in Ghana. Have the government forgotten so soon that just last year was dubbed "The year of return "??? Mr president open the borders or a window of say two weeks or one month for those who must need be in Ghana to return. The most important thing is to enforce the social distancing and the wearing of mask, and also monitoring the effect of the virus on those who contract it. You must not give a panic reaction.