{
  "id": 16756777,
  "title": "Jinapor denies Minority coached South Africa evacuees to attack government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jinapor-denies-minority-coached-south-africa-evacuees-to-attack",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T13:46:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/jinapor-denies-minority-coached-south-africa-evacuees-to-attack-government/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, rebuffed claims that the Minority sought to influence Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa into making statements against the government. At a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Jinapor categorically stated that the Minority both paid and persuaded no one among the returning evacuees to express grievances about the evacuation process or the allowances they received.\n\nAllegations surfaced on Monday when some returnees claimed the opposition had coached them on how to voice criticism over the government’s management of the repatriation. Mr Jinapor, however, dismissed these claims, asserting that some evacuees independently brought up discrepancies between funds they were owed and what they actually received. The controversy has spotlighted financial arrangements tied to the evacuation, with the Minority demanding greater transparency and accountability in the handling of the funds.\n\nAmong the discrepancies cited are duplicate entries in payment records, unsigned documents, missing receipts, and conflicting figures on paperwork. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa had earlier offered explanations regarding the payments, but Mr Jinapor insisted further scrutiny was warranted. He reiterated the Minority's demand for an independent audit of the evacuation expenditure, adding that an unbiased review would clarify financial records and help resolve disputes over the allowances paid to the returnees.",
  "summary": "The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has denied allegations that the Minority attempted to influence Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa to make statements critical of the government. He said the Minority neither paid nor persuaded any of the returnees to raise concerns about the evacuation process and the allowances provided […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}