Ablakwa Must Go: NPP marches to Jubilee House, demands answers on South Africa evacuation

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) staged a protest in Accra, Ghana, calling for accountability and transparency regarding the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa. The demonstrators marched from Spanner Junction to the Jubilee House, where they presented their grievances to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim. The NPP accused Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of mishandling the financial aspects of the evacuation.

NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseini Yakubu, presented a petition demanding that the government respond within 14 days. He insisted that the Foreign Affairs Minister either resign or be dismissed. Additionally, the party urged the President to order an investigation into the evacuation process and requested the publication of flight invoices, contracts, and the identities of all intermediaries involved. They also demanded a list of beneficiaries and an independent audit of the expenditure.

Opposition MPs Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh and Paul Yandoh criticized Ablakwa's management of the evacuation, alleging propaganda instead of diplomacy. They also expressed frustration over the high costs incurred. Dr. Ayew Afriyie emphasized that Ghanaians in South Africa required assistance and that the government should not profit from their predicament.