The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to prevail on Ghana's neighbours to also open their land borders after Ghana opened its borders on Monday.
In a radio interview with Accra based Citi FM, the MP said the opening of the Aflao border for instance was very welcome news to her constituents whose livelihoods depend greatly on trading activities at the border.
Ghana opened its land and sea borders on Monday [March 28, 2022], two years after COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed.
Besides, the wearing of face masks is no longer mandatory.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this in his 28th update on Ghana’s enhanced response to the COVID-19 pandemic delivered Sunday night.
President Akufo-Addo explained that fully vaccinated travellers would be allowed entry through the land and sea borders without a negative PCR test result from the country of origin.
He said Ghana had reached a critical point in its fight against COVID-19 and the government had undertaken a comprehensive review of the raft of measures instituted to help win the fight against the virus.
“This review is premised on the background of rapidly declining infections, the relative success of the vaccination campaign being supervised by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the increased capacity developed in the public and private health sectors over the last two years,” he said.
Read also: Ghana opens borders: Face mask no longer mandatory - Akufo-Addo
Ketu South MP's reaction
Reacting in the radio interview with Citi FM, the Ketu South MP said: "I think it [announcement] should have come out clearer on what the others [neighbours] are doing and whether it is a collective decision, or it is only his [President Akufo-Addo].
"And what he is going to do if the others are not opening. It is good news but it is not comprehensive enough for me," Dzifa Gomashie said.
Source: graphiconline.com
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I thought they said Nana Addo is insensitive for not opening the borders because the neighboring countries have opened theirs. They even singled out that Nana Addo is against the Voltarians for not opening the borders.
Weren't you the very person who was pushing for the reopening of the borders? Now that your wish has been granted, you're asking the president to talk to his neighbours across the borders to open theirs. But , you alleged that all neighbouring countries had opened theirs, already. This woman is very dubious
what is this woman talking about? Just go and tell those leaders yourself? Kwasiasem...... They are sovereign countries... NDC low thinkers....
Ei NDC you have people oooo!. This chatterbox of a woman made plenty populist noise in this country pesterin-g the president to open the borders. Barely 24 hours of doing so, came first dafeamepkor saying the president should have informed the d1sgarced parliament and now djifa gomashe comes with this cra-p bunc-um. Go to those neighbouring countries and aske the presidents to open their borders. Busy body woman.
If others have not opened their borders, why forced Nana to open his? You can go and ask Togo President who is your brother to open his. We are fed up with NDC and their chap propaganda.
madnesss! how can nana ask others to open their borders. I though this divisive character said all others have opened their borders
Please every country is a sovereign nation, Nana cannot force his policies on them. Sorry can't you go to those nations to negotiate with re-opening of their borders?