The women’s organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita Desoso, has been put on a ‘no-fly list’ to the United States of America (USA).
This came to light after she was prevented from traveling to the USA at the Kotoka International Airport on Monday.
Anita Desoso who is also a Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is said to have been declared a potential security risk after she left threatening voicemails to a US citizen, Michelle McGowan.
Michelle McGowan; a nurse and a philanthropist came to Ghana to help three children from the Northern region who suffered from a strange skin disease locally known as Alligator skin
But there were reports of a stand-off between her and Anita which led to the said threatening voicemails.
According to media reports, McGowan was subsequently arrested and forced to leave Ghana on the advice of the American Embassy.
Speaking on Accra based radio station Adom FM, Michelle Mcgowan admitted reporting the matter to the FBI and the State Department of Diplomatic Relations upon her return to the USA and after a series of investigations, Madam Desoso landed herself on the ‘no-fly list’.
She explained that she is not directly responsibile for the ban placed on Madam Desoso but the threats she received were reported.
“I was afraid for my life and the FBI requested the audio, they took the audio, they forwarded it to the State Department and they did an investigation,” she narrated.
Michelle Mcgowan was later informed that the Anti-corruption Squad in the USA had detected Madam Desoso and subsequently cancelled her visa.
“I believe the threats she made towards me are the catalyst for the investigation but the threats alone were not the reasons why she had her visa cancelled,” she remarked.
The no-fly list is created and maintained by the US government’s Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) for people who are not permitted to board a commercial aircraft for travel in or out of the United States.
The no-fly list, which was established in 2003 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA , bars those on it from flying within the United States or to and from the country.
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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