Ghana's President: Stop maltreating Ghanaians - Nana Addo to Qatar

The president made the call when he interacted with the Ambassador of Qatar to Ghana, H.E. Mohammed Jaber Al- Kuwari at the Flagstaff House on Monday.

Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Qatar to take immediate steps to stop the abuse of Ghanaians who travel to the Gulf State.

The president made the call when he interacted with the Ambassador of Qatar to Ghana, H.E. Mohammed Jaber Al- Kuwari at the Flagstaff House on Monday at a ceremony to receive his credentials as the first Qatari Ambassador to Ghana.

Nana Akufo-Addo said that information available indicates that the people of Qatar have consistently ill-treated Ghanaians who travel to their country for various reasons.

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Many Ghanaians are allegedly being subjected to slavery in the Gulf State in their quest to seek greener pastures, and Nana Akufo-Addo believes that the situation must end.

On his part, Ambassador Jaber Al-Kuwari promised to work with Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to reverse the trend.

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Meanwhile, three other ambassadors-designate from three countries also presented their credentials to the President.

They are H.E. Mrs A. Martine-Francoise Fossa of the Republic of Benin, H.E. Mr Markus Nikolaus Paul Dutly, Switzerland; and H.E. Werner Senfter of the Republic of Austria.

The president made the call when he interacted with the Ambassador of Qatar to Ghana, H.E. Mohammed Jaber Al- Kuwari at the Flagstaff House on Monday. Read Full Story