Ghanaian supporters hit the streets to protest against Canadian embassy's mass visa refusal

Published on: 13 August 2014
Ghanaian supporters hit the streets to protest against Canadian embassy's mass visa refusal
Ghanaian supporters hit the streets

Organized Ghanaian supporters have hit the streets to protest against the non-issuance of visas by the Canadian embassy to go witness the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

The Canadian High Commission in Ghana have gone on a mass refusal of Ghanaian visa applicants who intended to go support the Black Princesses at the World Cup.

Over 4000 Ghanaian visa applicants were refused visa by the High Commission without just cause.

Even high ranking government officials and other personalities were denied visas despite fully satisfying all travel requirements.

The irate Ghanaian fans have now decided to hit the streets in protest of what appears to be clear policy of the Canadian embassy not to let in any Ghanaian.

This policy is believed to have been influenced by reports over 200 Ghanaian fans who traveled to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup applied for political asylum under the false pretext of a tribal war in Ghana.

This move by the Ghanaian immigrants is said to have heightened unduly and to some extent unfairly the extent of scrutiny of foreign missions in Ghana.

The demonstration was first planed to take place last week but was put off over some sort of an assurance by the Sports Ministry to make an intervention.

This intervention never came - awakening the intent of the demonstration.

The protester started their peaceful procession at the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkurmah Circle.

They are expected to take their procession along the principal streets of Accra and then eventually end in front of the Canadian High Commission situated at Ridge.

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