Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Charles Wiredu has disclosed that Ghanaians in South Africa would be jetted off the country if the xenophobic attack escalates.
He says a fund has been created by the government to enable them to raise enough money to charter an airplane for the affected Ghanaians who will be caught in the xenophobic attack.
Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ program, he explained that they have been following carefully events happening in South Africa and that the government has put in enough measures to ensure that Ghanaians are safe.
“As I’m speaking now the ministry has created emergency offices here in Ghana and South Africa to assist those who will be caught in any crossfire in South Africa,” he said.
According to him their checks show that the situation has been brought under control as they are hoping that total peace would be restored.
He has therefore assured Ghanaians whose relatives are in South Africa to remain calm as government is monitoring affairs in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up dedicated emergency lines for Ghanaians in distress in South Africa.
This follows recent attacks on foreigners in that country.
In a statement, Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa said Ghanaian nationals in distress should contact the mission on telephone number +271-234-258-47/8 for urgent assistance.
In the past few days, rioters have caused chaos in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, torching vehicles and looting shops, many of which are owned by foreign nationals.
Some South African officials have blamed criminality instead of xenophobia.
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned the looting and violence that mostly targeted foreign nationals in his country.
"There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries," he said on Tuesday.
Dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday after rioters looted shops and torched vehicles.
Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence.
Attacks on businesses run by "foreign nationals are something totally unacceptable, something that we cannot allow to happen in South Africa," Mr. Ramaphosa said in a video posted to Twitter.
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ghana govt is a joke, people being killed, property destroyed, others arrested you sit in ghana talking about escalating. dont even mention Ramaphosa he is a disappointed like Nana Addo, this started in saturday, 31 august, he (Ramaphosa) come out to condem on thursday, 5 sept, and you take him serious. the emergentcy line is it ghana line or SA line? Ghana ambassador is wasting tax payer money and must be re-call becuase we people leaving SA dont see his use in terms of support. with all that is happening where is he. i cry for ghana
By the time it escalates all Ghanaians will be wiped out in south Africa. this minister must relinquish his post. African politicians are just ***barred word***. this minister has to go to south Africa himself. that is how he can make good decisions whether to evacuate or not. sitting in accra and just talking is not helping anyone. the African union is the most ***barred word*** organization since Kwame Nkrumah's OAU.
WHICH AFRICAN IN HIS RIGHT MIND WILL GO TO SOUTH AFRICA. A LAND OF BARBARIANS AND ANIMALS. ALL OTHER AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD CEASE TO HAVE ANY BUSINESS WITH SOUTH AFRICANS. CUT DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH THEM.THEY THE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE STILL IN THEIR PRIMITIVE YEARS.WE OTHER AFRICANS SHOULD HAVE LEFT THEM WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE IN THEIR APARTHEID DAYS.
When we have Vindictive and Diabolical men at leadership positions in Ghana, the results are always deliberately collapsing of banks,micro finance, radio stations. GN Bank,Unibank etc were operating effectively and efficiently under Prez kuffoour, Atta Mills,John Mahama .Their books were audited by KPMG, Deloittes, Ernst and Young.Radio stations were all working over 20 yrs ago. MIDLAND, GLOBAL ACCESS ,UNI CREDIT. THE COLLAPSED PLAN WAS ORCHESTRATED. RAISE MINIMU OPERATING CAPITAL BY 300% FROM Gh 120million to Gh400 million. Deliberately, freeze or stop pay contractors legitimate claims of govt contracts to denied banks liquidity. If you have genuine intention, pay contractors to in order to make local banks liquid.why will a serious govt opt to spend gh 23 billions to COLLAPSED jobs? Seriously.
GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA SHOULD RESTRICT MIGRATION TO SOUTH AFRICA RATHER THAN ALLOWING MIGRATION THEM TO BE KILLED. AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DISCOURAGE MIGRATION OF THEIR CITIZENS TO SOUTH AFRICA. XENOPHOBIC CONDITION OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS IS INSTIGATED BY SEVERAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS. 1, APARTHEID CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA MADE MANY BLACKS LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES. THEY LACK RIGHT SKILLS, EDUCATION AND ATTITUDE TO COPE WITH THE NEW CONDITION ATTAINED WITH COLLAPSE OF APARTHEID GOVERNMENT. THE BLACKS FROM OTHER AFRICAN STATES HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OVER THE BLACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT OR ESTABLISHING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. 2. THE GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA HOPING TO REDUCE THE IMBALANCE CAUSED BY APARTHEID GOVERNMENT ALLOWED CITIZENS OF OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO COME TO SOUTH AFRICA TO ENHANCE THE CONDITION OF THE BLACK POPULATION. THE APPROACH WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE THE IMBALANCE AND IMPROVE THE COHESION OF THE NATION. 3. THE OVERWHELMING INFLOW OF BLACK AFRICANS TO SOUTH AFRICA FROM OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAS OVERWHELMED THE BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS. 4. THOUGH THE POLICY TO BRING OTHER AFRICANS TO SOUTH AFRICA IS GOOD, THE SPEED OF THE MIGRATION MUST BE CONTROLLED FOR BOTH BLACK AND OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS TO COPE WITH IT. 5. SOUTH AFRCAN GOVERNMENT MUST RESTRICT MIGRATION NOW. OTHER AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DISCOURAGE THEIR OWN CITIZENS FROM GOING TO SOUTH AFRICA IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO STOP THIS SENSELESSS AND INHUMANNN ACTION AGAINST FOREIGNERS.
"if it escalates???" You mean this is not enough? smh