President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has brokered a deal with the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley for the release of a Ghanaian who has been in detention for over five years in that country.
The President says Peter Johnson who was arrested for immigration offences will be set free after he pleaded with Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to release him.
“I have one piece of good news about a Ghanaian who is in jail for immigration problems. Prime Minister Rowley has assured me that he is going to be released in honour of my visit. There are one or two Nigerians that are also going to benefit and will be integrated into the community. He is assuming they do not have any criminal records.”
The President said this at a meeting with the Ghanaian Nationals Association in Trinidad and Tobago as part of his official state visit to the country, urged Ghanaians across the world to be law abiding.
“You can come into this country visa free, there is no need, therefore, to get on the wrong side of the immigration authorities. If you come in and you want to stay, go through the process and stay,” the President advised.
In his travels around the world, the President said he had observed that one of the things that is always very satisfying is when his host tells him how Ghanaians living abroad are law-abiding and hardworking.
“It always encourages me when I hear that information. Let us try and maintain this reputation,” the President admonished the Ghanaians living in Trinidad and Tobago.