Television personality, Afia Schwarzenegger
Television personality, Afia Schwarzenegger this morning threw caution and decorum to the wind, describing the outgoing UK High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin as a “riffraff”.
In a video she posted on her Instagram page, the controversial actress cum radio presenter accused Mr Benjamin of racism and having the penchant of “disrespecting black leaders”.
“Hello Mr Jon Benjamin, the so called British High Commissioner. Why don’t you respect yourself? You have the character of disrespecting black leaders. I don’t know whether it’s racism or foolishness.
“I wonder why a respectable country like UK will send riffraff like you to represent their country. Mr. Ambassador you need to respect yourself… this nonsense must stop!”she fumed.
Afia’s attacks on the British diplomat is in reaction to allegations of visa racketeering made by the UK High Commission against some Ghanaian lawmakers.
The UK High Commission in Ghana has fingered three sitting lawmakers and a former one in alleged visa fraud and have been slapped with a 10-year travelling ban to the UK.
According to the High Commission, the MPs used their diplomatic passports to apply for visas for persons traveling to the UK and they never returned.
The MPs are Richard Acheampong, NDC MP for Bia East in the Western region (NDC), Joseph Benhazin Dahah, NPP MP for Ntotroso in the Bono Ahafo region, Johnson Kwaku Adu, NPP MP for Ahafo Ano South West in the Ashanti region and George Boakye, former MP for Asunafo South in the Bono Ahafo region.
