The president made the call when he interacted with the Ambassador of Qatar to Ghana, H.E. Mohammed Jaber Al- Kuwari at the Flagstaff House on Monday at a ceremony to receive his credentials as the first Qatari Ambassador to Ghana.

Nana Akufo-Addo said that information available indicates that the people of Qatar have consistently ill-treated Ghanaians who travel to their country for various reasons.

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Many Ghanaians are allegedly being subjected to slavery in the Gulf State in their quest to seek greener pastures, and Nana Akufo-Addo believes that the situation must end.

On his part, Ambassador Jaber Al-Kuwari promised to work with Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to reverse the trend.

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Meanwhile, three other ambassadors-designate from three countries also presented their credentials to the President.

They are H.E. Mrs A. Martine-Francoise Fossa of the Republic of Benin, H.E. Mr Markus Nikolaus Paul Dutly, Switzerland; and H.E. Werner Senfter of the Republic of Austria.