Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has described as “highly ridiculous”, the introduction of the £3,000 immigration bond scheme by the British Government for some selected countries (including Ghana). Under this scheme, all prospective visitors from countries dubbed as ‘high risk’ countries from November this year, would have to deposit a sum of £3,000 as an entry precondition. But AFAG in a statement on Tuesday said, the policy is discriminatory. “AFAG finds this move by the British authorities not only as discriminatory but also undermines international diplomacy and above all, constitutes a blatant somersault on the spirit of the Commonwealth of which Britain remains its permanent head. In an era where citizens and governments are forging various forms of partnerships for personal and national advancements, the implementation of this ridiculous scheme will not only have an adverse effect on our long standing trade relationship with Britain but will also place enormous burden on prospective visitors who are already burdened with exorbitant nonrefundable visa fees”. AFAG therefore called on Ms. Hannah Tetteh, “Ghana’s Foreign Minister to take a cue from her Nigerian counterpart by summoning British officials to give full details on the development and also outline ways and means of protecting Ghanaians from such blatant extortion”.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:35:30 +0000
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