Dambai, April 24, 2026 – The Oti Regional branch of the NPP says summoning South Africa’s High Commissioner is “step one” but insists the Foreign Ministry must now “deliver safety for Ghanaians” facing xenophobic attacks.
In a statement on Friday, Regional Organizer Felix Nana Yaw Ade described the summons as the “bare minimum duty” of government, adding: “A summons is not safety. Ghanaians need results.”
The NPP Oti Region issued a four-point demand:
1. Secure safety guarantees from Pretoria for all Ghanaians within 72 hours.
2. Activate consular services to locate and evacuate affected nationals.
3. Brief Parliament within 48 hours on concrete outcomes.
4. Lead ECOWAS to adopt a binding protocol against xenophobic violence.
Linking domestic peace to foreign policy, the statement cited the NPP’s role in de-escalating the Nkwanta South conflict in April 2026 and its 2024 call for action on Bawku. “Peace is economics. We practice it at home with Interior. We demand it abroad through Foreign Affairs,” Ade said.
Invoking Ubuntu — “I am because we are” — the release stressed: “An attack on one African is an attack on all Africans. Whether in Nkwanta, Bawku, or Johannesburg, the result is the same: lost lives, lost trade, lost future.”
The statement closed with the NPP’s “Peace & Prosperity Doctrine”: “We choose trade over blood, markets over mayhem. Peace is economics. War is poverty.”
The Foreign Ministry is yet to respond.
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NEWSREADER:
The Oti Regional NPP is pressing government to do more for Ghanaians facing xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
In a statement, Regional Organizer Felix Nana Yaw Ade says the Foreign Ministry’s decision to summon the South African High Commissioner is quote “step one”, but “a summons is not safety.”
The party is demanding action within 72 hours. It wants government to secure safety guarantees from Pretoria, activate consular help for affected Ghanaians, and brief Parliament on concrete results.
Mr. Ade linked the issue to local conflicts, saying quote “Peace is economics. We practice it at home. We demand it abroad.”
The NPP Oti Region says an attack on one African is an attack on all, and insists “protection of Ghanaians abroad is non-negotiable.”
Meanwhile, government has moved to relocate the victim of the attack.
