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Some stranded nationals of Ghana, are calling on the government to stay true to its commitment to evacuating them from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Some of the ladies who are currently being held in the immigration center in Dubai are also unhappy with the treatment from the Ghanaian consulate in the UAE.
Speaking on their ordeal, on Kumasi-based Ultimate FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com, a spokesperson, who wanted to remain anonymous said the government and the consulate had neglected them.
‘‘We are suffering here in Dubai, we have been at the Dubai immigration center, with no support’’
‘‘We are here with other nationals from Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, the consulate is always here checking on them and supporting them” she said.
‘‘They even sometimes come to sleep there making sure their citizens are ok’’
She said the consulate has left them to their faith, exposing them to harm.
‘‘Any time, the staff at the Ghana consulate come, they shout at us in despicable ways”
‘‘They tell us in the face, they didn’t bring us here, so any support coming from them is personal’’
‘‘They provided us the ladies here, hundreds of us a few sanitary pads, now we are sharing the pad, how can they be inhumane in this manner’’
‘‘Please, we need help, kindly tell our leaders, we are suffering, some of us are going crazy here, please tell the Foreign Affairs Minister and the President we are also Ghanaians and we need their assistance’’
Last month the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) said efforts were underway to evacuate some 431 Ghanaians who had been detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Comprising 341 males, 88 females and two children below the age of three, they were lured there by some agents who promised them jobs in Dubai and other cities in the UAE.
They have been detained at Al Tawadi Medical Centre and the Immigration Centre in Dubai, alongside an unspecified number of African migrants who have suffered the same fate.
A statement issued by the MFARI said the government was collaborating with the authorities of UAE to bring the stranded nationals back home safely.
