Bediatuo Asante, the Executive Secretary to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has denied advising the Canadian Embassy in Ghana to cut down on visa issuance to Ghanaians.
An article published on amnewsworld.com on May 16 by one Ohene Anochie titled “Asante Bediatuo advises Canadian Embassy to reduce Visa issuance rate to Ghanaians,” alleged that Mr Bediatuo made the announcement at a secret meeting with H.E Christopher Thornley, the Canadian Ambassador to Ghana, claiming “Ghana is loosing a lot of young vibrant workforce to other countries.”
The said article was also published on thinknewsonline.com.
“Our country is losing some of its brightest minds and most skilled professionals,” Bediatuo reportedly stated.
“While opportunities abroad can be appealing, it is crucial that we address the underlying issues that drive our citizens to leave,” it added.
However, lawyers for Bediatuo Asante, in a May 21 statement, emphasised that the reports are false and must be disregarded by the general public.
Mr Bediatuo’s lawyers made specific references to amnewsworld.com and thinknewsonline.com that published the allegations and wildly circulated them, urging the public to treat those publications with contempt.
Read Bediatuo Asante’s full statement below:
We act as Solicitors for Nana Bediatuo Asante, the Secretary to the President and write pursuant to his instructions.
Our Client’s attention has been drawn to a false online publication under the headline “Asante Bediatuo Advises Canadian Embassy to Reduce Visa Issuance Rate to Ghanaians” published on amnewsworld.com by Ohene Anochie dated Thursday, 16th May, 2024.
The said publication alleged that our Client; “has secretly advised the Canadian Embassy in Ghana to reduce the rate at which it issues visas to Ghanaian nationals. Bediatuo reportedly made the announcement at a secret meeting with H.E Christopher Thornley claiming Ghana is losing a lot of young vibrant workforce to other countries.”
The same false story has been re-published by Joshua Kwabena Smith on thinknewsonline.com
We are instructed to inform the public that the publication referred to supra is palpably false and same should be disregarded and treated with the contempt it deserves.
