Don’t stay where you are not wanted; Minister of Tourism on George Floyd’s death (VIDEO)

Selorm Tali 09:26 - 06 June 2020

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi

Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has invited African-Americans to rather come home amidst the global outcry against racism.

Speaking to the African diaspora at a memorial ceremony held in Accra in honour of George Floyd, she said: “please take advantage, come home, build a life in Ghana, you do not have to stay where you are not wanted”.

Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi emphasized that “we continue to open our arms and invite all our brothers and sisters home, Ghana is your home, Africa is your home, we have our arms wide open ready to welcome you home”.

The ceremony held in front of the Diaspora African Forum, Dubois Center, in Accra saw other concerned Ghanaians present to mourn the 46-year-old African-American who was killed during the process of police officers violently arresting him.

Watch the video below.

Ghana’s minister of tourism says Africans shouldn’t stay where they are not wanted, so they should come home.

She was speaking at the memorial ceremony held in honour of George Floyd in Accra pic.twitter.com/8oZBuGn4dC
— Mr Tali (@SelormTali) June 6, 2020