Member of the National Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Wonder Victor Kutor, has defended Ghana’s decision to receive deportees from the United States, saying the country acted appropriately on humanitarian grounds but acknowledging concerns over the procedure followed.
“In terms of the substance, receiving the persons, there’s nothing wrong. There’s nothing wrong with saving such persons,” Kutor said on Prime Insight on Joy Prime on Saturday, September 20.
He emphasised that, from a legal and humanitarian perspective, the government acted correctly. “If you look at the various immigration rules across the world, on humanitarian grounds, as the President rightly said, there’s absolutely nothing wrong.
But I think the problem many are having is the procedure, which I kind of side with in a way,” he added.
Kutor also raised questions about the parliamentary process, highlighting potential gaps in following constitutional requirements.
“If you say memorandum of understanding does not go to Parliament, that is just a heading. What does the content state? If the content appears to be an agreement, it ought to go to Parliament in accordance with Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution,” he said.
