Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has clarified that Ghana is not receiving any financial or material compensation under its recent deportation understanding with the United States.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday September 15, the Minister stressed that Ghana’s involvement is driven purely by humanitarian principles and pan-African solidarity, not transactional interests.
“Ghana has not received and does not seek any financial compensation or material benefit in relation to this understanding,” Mr. Ablakwa said. “Our decision is grounded purely on humanitarian principle and pan-African solidarity to offer temporary refuge where needed, to prevent further human suffering, and to maintain our credibility as a responsible regional actor.”
He emphasised that Ghana’s decision to receive deportees is in line with its long-standing pan-African values and should not be misinterpreted as support for US immigration policies.
“Ghana’s decision must be understood as an act of Pan-African empathy. It is not transactional,” he added. “Like Rwanda, Eswatini, Uganda, and South Sudan who are welcoming fellow Africans, we are standing up for our brothers and sisters in distress. This should not be misconstrued as an endorsement of the immigration policies of the Trump administration.”
This follows earlier explanations by the Foreign Minister that the understanding with the US is a memorandum of understanding (MoU), not a treaty, and therefore does not require immediate parliamentary ratification. He also assured that all individuals proposed for deportation would be thoroughly vetted to ensure they pose no threat to national security.
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