President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been commended for stating what he knows about the Aisha Huang situation back in 2018.
Speaking on Ho-based Stonecity Radio on Tuesday, September 13, President Akufo-Addo expressed uncertainty as to whether the popular Chinese businesswoman was deported or she fled the country instead.
“When you have the situation like this woman [Aisha Huang]…I am not still sure whether she was in fact deported or whether she fled the country the first time and has now come back or whatever but there still seems to be some uncertainty about it,” he said.
Reacting to this on TV3‘s Midday Live on Tuesday, September 13, security analyst Dr Adam Bonaa, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Kazz Group of Companies, was full of praise for the President and indicated that a different leader would have churned out half-truths about the situation.
“If the President is saying in sincerity and honesty that he is not aware of what has taken place with regard to Aisha Huang’s deportation or repatriated or she was in this country, it speaks volumes,” he said.
“But I have to be honest with you that I am happy that the President has been very sincere with Ghanaians, someone else would have lied to Ghanaians and say I am aware of what is going on and the issue is getting handled.”
This comes in contrast with the barrage of criticisms received by President Akufo-Addo for not being uncertain about the deportation or otherwise of the notorious Chinese galamsey kingpin.
The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has described as incompetence the President’s open admission.
But Dr Bonaa thinks otherwise.
“It tells you that probably the President is a bit more serious when it comes to the fight against galamsey and he is telling his security chiefs that you guys have failed me.”
Aisha Huang and three other Chinese nationals are expected to re-appear before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday, September 14.
Her trial in 2018 was truncated for her to be deported but a few months ago she was arrested for similar offences, having suspected to have sneaked into Ghana.
By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana