The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, visited Ghanaian students who have escaped from the conflict in Ukraine and are seeking shelter in neighbouring Romania.
The visit afforded the MP the opportunity to closely assess their conditions and to better understand from their unique perspective how Ghana can be more helpful to them as he engaged them directly.
According to Mr Ablakwa, Romania now hosts the largest number of Ghanaian students — an estimated 200, expected to be evacuated to Ghana.
“I have been greatly inspired by the amazing stories of survival and resilience as narrated by our heroic compatriots. I salute Ahmed Tijani Abubakr of our diplomatic mission in Prague for his impressive consular services which have been praised by the students,” Mr Ablakwa shared in a Facebook post.
He noted that the Romanians have been “awesome with their exceptional kindness” and Ghana owes them a debt of gratitude.
The lawmaker hosted the students to lunch, conveyed messages of hope for a brighter future, and made a donation into the NUGS-Ukraine welfare account.
He assured the students that the entire nation led by government is with them in prayers and solidarity.
He noted that the evacuations shall continue and their colleagues who remain trapped in Ukraine, particularly those in the city of Sumy will not be forgotten.
Russia has launched an attack on Ukraine for their decision to join NATO which will allow NATO get uncomfortably too close to Russian territory.
The world has condemned the Russian attack and called on their president Vladimir Putin to end the attacks and resort to dialogue.
