Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured that no Ghanaian in South Africa who wishes to return home will be left out of the planned evacuation exercise, following recent clarification over reports of a supposed chartered flight.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 22, the Minister praised Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, for locating Sylvester Boakye, a Ghanaian who reportedly missed an updated evacuation notice and was the only person to report at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday, May 21.

Mr. Ablakwa assured that Mr. Boakye would be included in the wider evacuation arrangement expected to cover about 800 Ghanaians, stressing that “no Ghanaian desirous of returning home would be left behind.”

He also dismissed reports that Mr. Boakye had already been flown back to Ghana, describing such claims as false.

The Minister clarified that the Government of Ghana had not deployed any chartered flight for the exercise. He explained that the evacuation had been temporarily put on hold after an agreement with South African authorities to address legal, technical, and logistical issues.

Mr. Ablakwa further said efforts were ongoing to ensure a smooth and coordinated process, adding: “Truth stands; and truth always wins.”