Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa received juicy relief packages as they arrive in GH over xenopho

Ajouté : 2026-06-02

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[00:03:44]are here to support and help UN immigration is also here to support health service.

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[00:04:42]Hello. As we going to start the program, I would like to point you to the washrooms in case you need to put it here.

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[00:05:49]Good afternoon.

[00:05:57]Minister protecting our righty for God for safe journey. We thank the Almighty for protecting our lives and we thank him for today. The Mahama administration is telling us that wherever are we will make sure you are protected, your dignity is respected and we will go to the length of this world to bring you back home safely.

[00:07:02]On behalf of President John Mama, we say awa to all of you with the and we want to thank all our partners.

[00:07:20]The chief of staff has been very instrumental in mobilizing of us to put this evacuation together. We want to thank Nagmo. We want to thank the gender ministry and you've seen the honorable gender minister here. We want to thank our international partners who are working with us. And I thank all colleagues at the ministry of foreign affairs including my own brother, the honorable James Jik prison. Very hardworking, very dynamic, very supportive.

[00:08:01]Today you are going to receive psychosocial support. We have psychologists. We have medical doctors.

[00:08:08]We have nurses here to take care of you.

[00:08:15]One for your transportation.

[00:08:20]So there will be a transportation allowance to wherever you live, wherever your homes are, wherever you are going to come to.

[00:08:32]And then there will be a reintegration allowance, a special package to help you put your lives back on track.

[00:08:53]So send a clear message. Ghanaians have a caring government. Ghanaians are valued.

[00:09:03]Ghanaians are loved. Ghanaians are cherished. And if you mess around with Ghanaians anywhere in the world thinking that they are orphaned or nobody cares about them, you are mistaken and you are making a mess of yourself.

[00:09:24]We will always care for Ghanaians. We will always carry the mandate that you have given us seriously because this is what you asked us to do to serve you to reset and to make sure we work for you at all time and that is what we are doing. We don't want any of you to feel brokenhearted. Don't be downhearted.

[00:09:47]Don't be depressed.

[00:09:49]Have confidence that the Almighty has better plans for you.

[00:09:55]Have confidence in the Almighty.

[00:09:59]And as long as God reigns, God Let's go back.

[00:10:41]Fear and fear.

[00:11:05]Now Destiny ever special because foreign.

[00:12:27]Aito and reason why we came back uh to Ghana is due to the xenophobia attack and it was very hectic for us. So we couldn't uh we couldn't sustain we couldn't have a sustainable life there. So that is why his excellency President John Ramani Mahama uh made a a vual plan for us to evacuate and come to Ghana. So I'm I'm I'm really happy to come back home and I hope people can see me and they going to be also happy and I'm happy that home sweet home. Thank you all.

[00:13:04]>> We're happy that you're home. Did you see any of these attacks? Did you experience it yourself when you >> Yes. Yes. I've experienced it so many times. I've been even even I've been hijacked before and I've been shot upon and they took my car from me and then I still got a bullet h rightly in my spine and which which they failed to take it out. So those are some of my experiences which I encounter I encounter in South Africa.

[00:13:32]>> Right. So what next for you now that you are home hope is what's the next plan for you guys? Uh apparently we waiting for the government and the government is going to give us a job and also make an a incentive for us for us to uh enhance on our on our performances here.

[00:13:51]>> Thank you so much.

[00:13:52]>> Thank you so much.

[00:13:53]>> 16 years.

[00:13:54]>> 16 years.

[00:13:54]>> Yes.

[00:13:56]>> What's your name?

[00:13:56]>> My name is Victor Ato.

[00:13:59]Thank you so much.

[00:14:31]You're not I wear slippers for assignment and the other one stay 25 years now and he never come back home. So I'm so happy and the family our parents are everybody's happy to see that.

[00:15:01]And what do you have in plan for them as they as they come out from December?

[00:15:07]>> Oh, the plan we have to be honestly we all know that things is not easy in Ghana. But home is home. They must come home. We all will be together. Yeah, we can help them. Whoever have something small, we can try to help them and we accommodate them. We make them comfortable to get them some peace of job. So, everybody is alive. Home is home. Abs. I repeat that again.

[00:15:52]I know it's going to outside. How do you feel to be back?

[00:16:24]>> I feel very very very happy and very safe because they arrest me and my little girl two days ago when she was still here. So once I'm home, I think I'm okay and I'm very very safe at home.

[00:16:34]I can say thank you.

[00:16:57]But it was 2 years ago. They arrest me and my child, this little girl when she was 2 years old for this passport issue in South Africa. So, I'm very happy to be home. Thank you.

[00:17:20]I'm taking 15 years.

[00:17:54]Okay.

[00:18:20]mechanical technical school mechan Okay.

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[00:18:49]2018.

[00:18:50]>> Yeah.

[00:18:51]>> What made you leave Ghana for South Africa?

[00:18:54]>> You know life is you know up and down here and there things are not clicking.

[00:18:58]So we just decided to go and find a greener pastor here went and fall victim. So we are back home.

[00:19:05]>> Sorry please. Um how what did you do like immediately you got there? What work did you start with? Honestly, I was a driver here, but I don't have driving license. That is an international driving license. So, and that place they drive is it right? Yeah. So, driving diffic is difficult. So, I decided to learn haircut, you know, babbling and this kind saloon things and dreadlocks.

[00:19:29]So, that's what I was doing. So, in the near future, I decided to change my style. So, I was doing this sliding door and um what do you call it? Windows. But all of a sudden uh it's not it's not easy. So please uh we are sorry that has so you are welcome.

[00:19:48]>> Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very also. Thank you very much.

[00:19:51]Okay. Thank you for