[ 2016-11-16 ]

Freeze visas for public officials - Imoro Andani to UK, US Embassies
A former Northern Regional Minister, Prince Imoro
Andani, has called on the United States and
British Embassies in Ghana, to freeze the visas of
some identified Ghanaian senior politicians whose
actions could lead to a crisis situation ahead of
the December 7 polls.

His call comes at the back of the condemnation of
the recent clashes between the two main political
parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters
across the country, by the US and UK missions in
Ghana.

Prince Imoro Andani in a Citi News interview
commended the US and British High Commissions’
strong worded condemnation of the rising political
clashes in Ghana.

“US is a partner of Ghana and they put a lot
into our development issues and UK does same and
so why would you tell somebody who puts in
resources in terms of financial and human
resources into your development, and when it comes
to issues of actions that could lead to crisis in
the country you say they don’t have the right to
talk.” “There is nothing with the comment the
US made, it’s fair. There are several USAID
projects across the country and they have heavy
investments and some go directly to government.

In fact, most of their collaborations are between
government and the USAID and USAID is a funding
agency for the American people. GCAP and Advance
are some of their projects” He noted.

He maintained that, freezing the visas of some
identified trouble causing politicians is the
surest way to guarantee the nation’s stability.
“I respect the sovereignty of Ghana and I
respect the rights of everybody; but I insist that
visas should be frozen especially that of senior
politicians so that if any crises were caused by
any politicians, people like me and others, they
should stay back and suffer with their
families.”

Prince Imoro Andani further challenged President
John Dramani Mahama to condemn in equal measure
the hostility at the Nima private residence of the
NPP Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo
Addo. “What happened at Nana Akufo Addo’s
house should be condemned by any reasonable
person; and I will expect my brother the President
to come out and condemn it.

I listened to him on radio and his comments were
comments that were not helpful; and I think as a
northerner, and looking at his background, he
should come out and condemn it,” he emphasized.

Source - Citifmonline

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