'Go to school and upgrade yourselves' - Ghana’s US Ambassador urges struggling migrants

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Charles 4 days ago

His government lied it's way to power
And he's being award contract that he didn't even bid for. So let's him prach
If there are jobs home, most folk would have stayed.
You talk about education.What have your government ...
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His government lied it's way to power
And he's being award contract that he didn't even bid for. So let's him prach
If there are jobs home, most folk would have stayed.
You talk about education.What have your government done for graduate nurses and teachers. Fix the bad policies at home and we'll stay home to work
Afetor 4 days ago

He was talking about struggling in the US. Education is the key to success. Graduates in Ghana will eventually get jobs once the economy grows. Government cannot provide jobs for all.

He was talking about struggling in the US. Education is the key to success. Graduates in Ghana will eventually get jobs once the economy grows. Government cannot provide jobs for all.
Johnny 4 days ago

@; Afetor
Many of those jobless Ghanaians in the USA are equally well educated, they migrated there without documents. Some would have stayed back home if the govt had created jobs. Don't think it's a joy to travel outside.

@; Afetor
Many of those jobless Ghanaians in the USA are equally well educated, they migrated there without documents. Some would have stayed back home if the govt had created jobs. Don't think it's a joy to travel outside.
Kweku Tsin 4 days ago

The value of any man's education is expressed in how he used his education to solved problems to lift people up. Under this premis most educated African political leaders, including Mr. Smith are useless. What is the value of ...
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The value of any man's education is expressed in how he used his education to solved problems to lift people up. Under this premis most educated African political leaders, including Mr. Smith are useless. What is the value of their education if all they wanted to do was to become thieves, stealing from their government. Exhibition A. Ken Ofori Attah, Yale graduate, and a fugitive thief facing ICE.
Great one 4 days ago

Stop looking to the government to create jobs, it is not the business of government to create jobs, it is the private sector that creates jobs, Dangote is today bigger than many African presidents put together, in Ghana, peop ...
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Stop looking to the government to create jobs, it is not the business of government to create jobs, it is the private sector that creates jobs, Dangote is today bigger than many African presidents put together, in Ghana, people who have money are into buying of flashy cars, doing Galamsey and competing for women

Governments duty is to provide enabling environment for private sector to thrive
Kweku Tsin 23 hours ago

Government has the responsibility to create an environment where business will grow. That is impossible with corroptuon.

Government has the responsibility to create an environment where business will grow. That is impossible with corroptuon.
Aduomi 3 days ago

That's the stupid mentality that has kept you jobless and poor.. No Government, anywhere in the world can create jobs for all its citizens... use your brains and get off your lazy ass and find something to do for yourself an ...
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That's the stupid mentality that has kept you jobless and poor.. No Government, anywhere in the world can create jobs for all its citizens... use your brains and get off your lazy ass and find something to do for yourself and stop depending on govt to spoon feed you... lazy fool..
judamujata 4 days ago

VIAVITOR

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Kwaku Tee 4 days ago

All the Houseboys that late JJ Rawlings had when he was alive are known for rubbish talk. Name them Victor Smith, Asiedu Nketia & Kofi Adams. They acquired that bad habit from their Senseless Wicked Dictator Boss.

All the Houseboys that late JJ Rawlings had when he was alive are known for rubbish talk. Name them Victor Smith, Asiedu Nketia & Kofi Adams. They acquired that bad habit from their Senseless Wicked Dictator Boss.
Osaberima mensah 4 days ago

What lies did NDC told the good ppl of Ghana to get their votes? Why are you soo wicked? Then Ghana and now, which one do you prefer? Your criminal organisation nppigs. What do you think if they had done good for the country, ...
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What lies did NDC told the good ppl of Ghana to get their votes? Why are you soo wicked? Then Ghana and now, which one do you prefer? Your criminal organisation nppigs. What do you think if they had done good for the country, would have been the outcome of their regime? Energy sector, nothing, creation of jobs, nothing, infrastructure, nothing, economy, nothing, security, nothing, I mean name it apart from corruption and criminality. No government is perfect but your nppigs are just satan to Ghana and wont come close to power anytime soon, get that to your coconut head.

Igwe 4 days ago

Ah, Victor Smith paa? As if it is so easy to go to school in the US. School fees are prohibitive, to begin with, and the undocumented people are not allowed to even enroll.
Assuming you are even allowed to enroll, how can on ...
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Ah, Victor Smith paa? As if it is so easy to go to school in the US. School fees are prohibitive, to begin with, and the undocumented people are not allowed to even enroll.
Assuming you are even allowed to enroll, how can one afford the fees when they can't find a good job due to their 'illegal' status?
Aduomi 3 days ago

You are a fool...when did those nurses you are talking about graduate? If you have any sense, you will know that your stupid npp government , for 8 years, created problems that cannot be solved in 2 years. Aboa, where are all ...
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You are a fool...when did those nurses you are talking about graduate? If you have any sense, you will know that your stupid npp government , for 8 years, created problems that cannot be solved in 2 years. Aboa, where are all the agenda 111 hospitals your npp sunk over $400 m into? They stole all the money. The over $90M they used to dig a hole in the ground, could have been used to create jobs for you..aboa! Use your brains and stop spewing rubbish...
EBBY 4 days ago

It’s rather unfortunate that we have a Ghana ambassador in the US who has no clue about the plight of Ghanaian immigrants. As an illegal immigrant you don’t have the option to continue your education until your legal stat ...
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It’s rather unfortunate that we have a Ghana ambassador in the US who has no clue about the plight of Ghanaian immigrants. As an illegal immigrant you don’t have the option to continue your education until your legal status is in order. The fact they are hiding from ICE tells you the they don’t yet have the right legal immigration status to be able to stay, let alone go to school. Your disdain for Ghanaian immigrants is very obvious, since most of them don’t come from your political enclave in Ghana. If you have any advice, give it to your government to help provide hope for the citizens back home
Afetor 4 days ago

Why are you in the US illegally. Most of such people don't even have high school education.

Why are you in the US illegally. Most of such people don't even have high school education.
Atta 4 days ago

@ Afetor
Don't presume. You're making that comment with a political reason undertone. The general belief is majority of those Ghanaian migrants are Akans who are uneducated. Can I also say Carpenters & masons unemployed in ...
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@ Afetor
Don't presume. You're making that comment with a political reason undertone. The general belief is majority of those Ghanaian migrants are Akans who are uneducated. Can I also say Carpenters & masons unemployed in Ghana are illiterates? Don't we have Togolese,Burkinabes, Lebanese etc in Ghana looking for jobs?
Kweku Tsin 4 days ago

The issues are not one size fits all. Those who swore to shove the twi down everyones throat to cover for their own illiteracy get a reality check. Some people are even locked out of the chance of taking a GED if their last ...
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The issues are not one size fits all. Those who swore to shove the twi down everyones throat to cover for their own illiteracy get a reality check. Some people are even locked out of the chance of taking a GED if their last academic level was four years behind. Basic education is a must but higher education is not for everyone. Learning a trade can also opens doors for success.
Charles 4 days ago

FIX THE COUNTRY AND WE'LL STAY HOME

FIX THE COUNTRY AND WE'LL STAY HOME
Don 4 days ago

Let him continue to spew rubbish

Let him continue to spew rubbish
Kay 4 days ago

He's forgotten that the USA is a land of Free Shootings, let him continue with those foolish statements someone will pump some bullets into his Coconut head.You frustrated them here in Ghana then follow them to USA to provok ...
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He's forgotten that the USA is a land of Free Shootings, let him continue with those foolish statements someone will pump some bullets into his Coconut head.You frustrated them here in Ghana then follow them to USA to provoke them.
Kanawu 4 days ago

Ghanaians don't like going to school.
The go to foreign lands for quick hustle.
When you get to the west invest 4 to 5 years in education and the rest will be easy

Ghanaians don't like going to school.
The go to foreign lands for quick hustle.
When you get to the west invest 4 to 5 years in education and the rest will be easy

Owan Yaw aka Lisiemine Ubi 4 days ago

What an uninformed ambassador. Simple logic should tell Victor Smith that anyone playing hide-and-seek with ICE is almost certain to be in the country illegally. So how in his thinking would such persons enroll in a trade sch ...
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What an uninformed ambassador. Simple logic should tell Victor Smith that anyone playing hide-and-seek with ICE is almost certain to be in the country illegally. So how in his thinking would such persons enroll in a trade school or college, let alone apply for a job? The ambassador should not open his mouth if he doesn’t know what he is talking about. It’s not like California where such persons could possibly get a farm job planting or harvesting crops or vegetables. Some of these persons had work permits under the Biden administration but which were effectively nullified under the current administration. Grow up Mr. Ambassador.
Abroampa 2 days ago

How can he be the Ambassador ,when he has no clue of the realities and prevailing conditions in that country? Alone that he is not aware of the fact that people in the illegality can hardly engage in any formal and higher edu ...
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How can he be the Ambassador ,when he has no clue of the realities and prevailing conditions in that country? Alone that he is not aware of the fact that people in the illegality can hardly engage in any formal and higher education?
Emperor Rasheed 4 days ago

That useless man is just a braggart. Wo maame twsei wai.

That useless man is just a braggart. Wo maame twsei wai.
KB 4 days ago

Is the school free?

Is the school free?
JULOR CAESAR 4 days ago

Go to school? Will you pay for their tuition? Will you cure their immigration issues so that they can be admitted into these schools? If your embassy can't help them, then leave them alone as they try to navigate Trump's deme ...
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Go to school? Will you pay for their tuition? Will you cure their immigration issues so that they can be admitted into these schools? If your embassy can't help them, then leave them alone as they try to navigate Trump's demented immigration ship. Many of the very ones that you speak very condescending of will one day make it successfully across Trump's turbulent immigration waters, and Ghana will be wanting them to help the country without even caring to know how they made it against all odds. You've always been a stomach politician, and your pathetic pronouncements surely do not fit your role as Ghana's Ambassador to the USA.
Yaw. 4 days ago

His brains is fucked up big time. How can someone without a green card be able to go to school? Without financial aid and proper documentation it will be extremely difficult for someone to go to school even if that person has ...
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His brains is fucked up big time. How can someone without a green card be able to go to school? Without financial aid and proper documentation it will be extremely difficult for someone to go to school even if that person has a bachelor's or master's from home. Fix the damn economy and stop that rubbish.
Great one 4 days ago

Is the American economy working for every citizen?

Is the American economy working for every citizen?
Nana 4 days ago

He doesn't know why he is talking about. I came to the US as a student but I was an engineer in Ghana and made good money. Had to stop the school because of the fees even after scholarship and being top of my class. Left afte ...
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He doesn't know why he is talking about. I came to the US as a student but I was an engineer in Ghana and made good money. Had to stop the school because of the fees even after scholarship and being top of my class. Left after the first semester to another state close to some relatives. Started another school and had to drop out because of the fees. Took me about 10 years to get the green card .

During that period, I started a masters program and had to stop due to some spiritual issues from Ghana on two occasions that nearly caused me my life. Now, I have the book and the issues went stratospheric.

The advice I will give is not just go to school. Seek spiritual protection first because without that, you will be at the mercy of the wicked and evil ones back home.

Also, don't waste your time sending money to people back home. You will regret it.

Never marry anyone in Ghana whiles you are away, they will just come for your assets.

Have a plan to relocate back to Gh in three to five years and work towards that.
Oklemekuku¹ 4 days ago

Welcome to Nana's counseling sessions

Welcome to Nana's counseling sessions
Great one 4 days ago

Anokye, so you are still doing this your juju thing in America?

Anokye, so you are still doing this your juju thing in America?

Kwame Peter 4 days ago

If a fool keeps quiet he is regarded as a wise man.

If a fool keeps quiet he is regarded as a wise man.
Agbeli Kumordi 4 days ago

Many of the Ghanains in America can't read and write that's why is very difficult for them to get a job in America

Many of the Ghanains in America can't read and write that's why is very difficult for them to get a job in America
Jon J 4 days ago

Really? These arent ppl who travelled thru da desert oo.,even dem saf a good number of em presumably ve basic education

Really? These arent ppl who travelled thru da desert oo.,even dem saf a good number of em presumably ve basic education
Jon J 4 days ago

E be dem tel am sey dem no go to sch. This man paaa

E be dem tel am sey dem no go to sch. This man paaa
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UK boy 4 days ago

When npp is busy to educated Ghana clueless ndc is sharing Nkoko Nketenkete

When npp is busy to educated Ghana clueless ndc is sharing Nkoko Nketenkete
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Omar 4 days ago

Government can not create jobs for all Ghanaians even in advance world. It is not only government that create jobs it’s we should put that in mind.

Government can not create jobs for all Ghanaians even in advance world. It is not only government that create jobs it’s we should put that in mind.
kulbogo 4 days ago

This ambassador is so stupid, many of these guys who are in Us hustling have degrees and master's degrees. what is he talking about. how many graduates who are in Ghana struggling to get white colure jobs to do, such are the ...
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This ambassador is so stupid, many of these guys who are in Us hustling have degrees and master's degrees. what is he talking about. how many graduates who are in Ghana struggling to get white colure jobs to do, such are the people being given power to rule Ghana,
Osei Bonsu 3 days ago

That is nothing in the USA. You need IT, DATASCIEBCE, CODING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT certification to fit into the USA market. The ambassodor is right.

That is nothing in the USA. You need IT, DATASCIEBCE, CODING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT certification to fit into the USA market. The ambassodor is right.
Amadaapikin 3 days ago

How can an illegal immigrant enroll in any institution in USA. Please stop taking like brainless person.

How can an illegal immigrant enroll in any institution in USA. Please stop taking like brainless person.
Amadaapikin 3 days ago

If u guys will stop stealing from the nation's coffers and make good use of monies mints for development, many Ghanaians will stay home and get good paying jobs. Sister fucker. What has education got to do with this.

If u guys will stop stealing from the nation's coffers and make good use of monies mints for development, many Ghanaians will stay home and get good paying jobs. Sister fucker. What has education got to do with this.
Danny 3 days ago

How can you go to school in the US as illegal immigrants without documents to apply for admission. The advice doesn't make sense to me.

How can you go to school in the US as illegal immigrants without documents to apply for admission. The advice doesn't make sense to me.
Efo Kofi 2 days ago

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Bonus Baba 1 day ago

At long last some wisdom is being spilled out. This Ambassador know exactly the group he is talking about. The same group my buddy has been laughing out all these years.
WHY SHOULD I LEAVE MY COUNTRY TO GO SUFFER IN US ...
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At long last some wisdom is being spilled out. This Ambassador know exactly the group he is talking about. The same group my buddy has been laughing out all these years.
WHY SHOULD I LEAVE MY COUNTRY TO GO SUFFER IN USA OR ELSE WHERE WHEN I CANNOT CONSTRUCT A REASONABLE COMMON SENSE ENGLISH SENTENCE. No education,knowledge, wisdom and understanding yet when you are around them ,all they do is brag and make the greatest noise. Well in every culture the loudest voices are always the MOST STUPID. PLEASE TRUMP GET THE SUCKERS OUT TODAY
Ama 23 hours ago

Sounds like he is suggesting that uneducated Ghanaians who are illegally in America become even bigger criminals by fraudulently enrolling in schools. If so, America should expel him.

Sounds like he is suggesting that uneducated Ghanaians who are illegally in America become even bigger criminals by fraudulently enrolling in schools. If so, America should expel him.
Enable USA 8 hours ago

But common sense will tell you that, Skill and going to school involved money. You hardly have money to pay your rent or roommate, how are you going to get the skill. Yes those who get working permit for 5 years for example c ...
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But common sense will tell you that, Skill and going to school involved money. You hardly have money to pay your rent or roommate, how are you going to get the skill. Yes those who get working permit for 5 years for example can work and go to school and by the time their work permit expires, they have either degree or certificate. But don't forget it's not just easy like the ambassador was saying. Secondly mechanic has a greater opportunity since most car garages are not checking papers, they are looking for experience. Ghanaian should remember that US Lottery winners and those their parents filed for them are in good shape because they came to America with Green card, but those who came to America with Diplomatic passport and government connections, visiing visa, they are they one struggling in America. They can't speak English, write English. How are you going to make it here without English. Now even those who work in restaurant are Graduates, I was speaking to a lady at Maggie and my jaw dropped when she told me she just completed business administration.
moses tettey 4 hours ago

Mr Ambassador, how can these 'uneducated' Ghanaian migrants, as you call them, go to school or access education if they don't have the residence papers that permits them to stay in their host country.
You appear, in the comf ...
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Mr Ambassador, how can these 'uneducated' Ghanaian migrants, as you call them, go to school or access education if they don't have the residence papers that permits them to stay in their host country.
You appear, in the comfort of your diplomatic world, to be displaying such ignorance of the system of the US. Please take time to update your knowledge of it.

Perhaps your mission can offer support for them by arranging with some colleges or individual to provide adult education , like the Worker's College , for those group of Ghanaians, willing to upgrade themselves

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