Ghana to evacuate stranded citizens but borders stay closed
President Akufo-Addo finally agrees to evacuate Ghanaians stranded since the country’s borders closed on 21 March
In his tenth address to the nation since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, President Akufo-Addo announced that a “special dispensation is going to be given for [Ghanaians’] evacuation back to Ghana”.
“They will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine and safety protocols [on their arrival in the country],” he said during the address on Sunday evening.
The president added that the evacuees would be subjected to all the manditory checks and quarantine protocols.
However, the country’s air, land and sea borders remain closed to general human traffic until further notice, the president stressed.
This is to guard against the importation of the coronavirus into the country.
The news should come as a relief to the likes of the rapper Sarkodie, who is stuck in the United States and has been pushing for a window to be given to citizens to return home.
“Can we open the borders for at least a day or two in-between times for citizens stuck outside to get back pls,” wrote Sarkodie on Twitter more than a month ago.
Mr president @NAkufoAddo you’ve done so well with how you handling this pandemic , we appreciate your effort 🙏🏿 But please can we open the boarders for at least a day or two in between time for citizens stuck outside to get back pls 🙏🏿
— Sarkodie (@sarkodie) April 20, 2020
