The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchway has revealed that there are some Ghanaians in Ukraine who have indicated that they do not want to come back home.
She said at a meeting in Accra on Tuesday, March 1, with parents and guardians of Ghanaian students in Ukraine, that the government is evacuating persons who are willing to return.
“As at 5 PM on 28th of February, an estimated number of 527 Ghanaian nationals have crossed the Ukrainian border to various neighbouring countries and they will soon be with us in Ghana as long as they are willing to be evacuated, it will be at no cost to them.
I say that because there are some who have indicated that they do not wish to come back home. So after a couple of days they will be on their own because government cannot cover those people forever. What we are covering is to pick them to a safe place to bring them back home as many of you parents have indicated that you want your children back home, so government will do that” she said.
The first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from Ukraine have arrived in Accra on Tuesday March 1.
