Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has visited Ghanaian students who escaped from the conflict in Ukraine in Bucharest, Romania which shares a southern border with Ukraine.
The visit allows the North Tongu lawmaker to closely assess their conditions and to better understand from their unique perspective how our nation can be more helpful to them as I engage them directly.
“I do this not merely because it is a constitutional imperative of oversight imposed on parliamentarians; there is a higher obligation of our common humanity and nationhood” he stated.
Romania now hosts the largest number of Ghanaian students — an estimated 200, expected to be evacuated to Ghana.
According to Mr. Ablakwa, he has been greatly inspired by the amazing stories of survival and resilience as narrated by the heroic compatriots.
He commended Ahmed Tijani Abubakr of Ghana’s diplomatic mission in Prague for his impressive consular services which have been praised by the students.
Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa stressed that it gave him great pleasure to host our courageous compatriots to lunch, convey messages of hope for a brighter future, and to make a modest donation into the NUGS-Ukraine welfare account.
Again, “I assured our much-cherished compatriots that the entire nation led by the government is with them in prayers and solidarity. Evacuations shall continue and we would also never forget their colleagues who remain trapped in Ukraine, particularly those in the city of Sumy. The Romanians have been awesome with their exceptional kindness. Our nation owes them a debt of gratitude”.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
