…Regrets Inconveniences
The Ghanaian government on Thursday, expressed regrets over its travel advisory it issued to its citizens to keep away from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Ghana Government disassociated its government from the travel Advisory saying its government was unaware of any threat to its citizens in Nigeria’s seat of power.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the government regretted the inconveniences its earlier travel advisory ‘may have caused the traveling public.’
It would be remembered that the Ministry in its travel advisory of Wednesday, November 16, 2022, warned her citizens to avoid non-essential travels to Abuja, citing terrorism, kidnapping, and other forms of insecurity as serious concerns.
But less than 24 hours after the initial travel warning, the Ministry in a follow-up advisory tagged, Re: Security Update in Abuja, Nigeria, issued to ‘all media houses,’ the foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry, denied the initial Advisory Travel alert adding that it was not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians ‘who continue to live in harmony with their Nigerian brothers and sisters.’
The Statement reads:
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to refer to the travel advisory published this evening, Wednesday 16th November 2022 advising against non-essential travel to Abuja and wishes to state that the statement was unauthorised.
“The Ministry is not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continue to live in harmony with their Nigerian brothers and sisters.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration regrets any inconvenience this may have caused to the travelling public,” it said.
