Visas secured for SDA student shot in the eye and two caregivers for UK medical treatment

UK visas person been secured for Suzy Adwoa Pinamang, a second-year pupil of Adventist Senior High School successful Bantama, Ashanti Region, who was tragically changeable successful the eye.

She volition present beryllium flown overseas for urgent aesculapian attraction pursuing a proposal from doctors astatine the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital successful Kumasi, who confirmed she had sustained terrible injuries to her eyes.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, confirmed this improvement successful a connection connected his authoritative Facebook page. He explained that the visas were granted connected compassionate grounds and volition screen Suzy and 2 caregivers who volition travel her connected the aesculapian trip.

Ablakwa expressed his heavy appreciation to the UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Her Excellency Harriet Thompson, for her swift and compassionate effect to his urgent appeal. He besides praised the Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, for bringing Suzy’s concern to his attraction and requesting his intervention.

In a heartwarming amusement of solidarity, Ghanaian businessman and member of erstwhile President John Dramani Mahama, Ibrahim Mahama, has volunteered to screen the full outgo of Suzy’s aesculapian attraction successful the UK.

Full Statement from Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa:

"I americium capable to denote that the UK visas for Suzy Adwoa Pinamang and 2 caregivers accompanying her connected her aesculapian travel person been secured.

I person besides instructed the Ghana High Commission successful the UK to widen peculiar consular privileges erstwhile she arrives.

I privation to explicit profound gratitude to the UK High Commissioner, Her Excellency Harriet Thompson, who has been highly adjuvant pursuant to my urgent entreaty connected compassionate grounds.

May I besides commend the MP for Bantama, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, who archetypal brought Suzy’s plight to my attraction and requested my involution arsenic Foreign Minister pursuing the accidental gunshot by her classmate.

It is besides successful bid to convey heartfelt gratitude to Ibrahim Mahama, who has generously decided to screen the full outgo of Madam Pinamang’s aesculapian attraction successful the UK.

This is simply a testament to what we tin execute erstwhile we enactment together.

I privation Suzy Adwoa Pinamang the precise best, don’t springiness up the fight, brave young lady, you are a winner!

You tin ever number connected the prayers and enactment of the Ghanaian people."