Minority calls for itemised bill on GH¢49.7 million South Africa evacuation expenditure

However, Mr Jinapor said while the Minority had supported the government’s decision to evacuate Ghanaian citizens from South Africa from the outset, that support should not be interpreted as a waiver of the need for transparency and accountability.

The Minority’s demand comes amid public interest in the cost of the evacuation exercise, which followed security concerns and xenophobic attacks affecting Ghanaian nationals in South Africa.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the government spent a total of GH¢49,721,786 to evacuate 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa.