President Akufo-Addo has condemned US President, Donald Trump for recent derogatory remarks he reportedly made against African countries, saying Ghana will “not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s alleged description of some nations on the continent as \u2018shithole countries\u2019 has not sat well with many, including a number of world leaders who have called on Mr. Trump to retract his comments and issue an apology.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”GXFgWvG4hWPdBFny8ppEfBDlL6tttEnn”]According to Democratic Senator, Dick Durbin, Trump, during a meeting at the White House to consider migrant policies, said, \u201cWhy are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?\u201d<\/p>\n
The alleged remarks were said to have also been made in reference to Haiti and El Salvador.<\/p>\n
President Trump has since rejected the claims against him in a series of tweets but White House communicators have however failed to categorically deny that he made those comments.<\/p>\n
Describing the comments as \u201cextremely unfortunate\u201d , President Nana Addo categorically stated that Ghana is \u201ccertainly not a racist country.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The language of @realDonaldTrump that the African continent, Haiti and El Salvador are shithole countries is extremely unfortunate. We are certainly not a \u201cshithole country\u201d. We will not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country, no matter how powerful,” the President said in a tweet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mahama slams \u2018racist\u2019 Trump, urges action from AU<\/strong><\/p>\n
President Nana Addo\u2019s comments came hours after former President Mahama described President Trump as racist for his remarks.<\/p>\n
“Africans and Haitians come from \u2018shithole\u2019 countries? Isn\u2019t Trump demonstrating that he\u2019s nothing but a racist and pursuing a policy of \u2018Make America White Again\u2019? I congratulate Botswana for showing the way. Our AU Presidents must respond strongly to this insult,\u201d Mr. Mahama said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Botswana summons US Ambassador over Trump\u2019s comment<\/strong><\/p>\n
Meanwhile government of Botswana has summoned the US ambassador of its country to express its displeasure at the comments and asked the ambassador to clarify if Botswana \u201cis regarded as a \u2018shithole\u2019 country\u201d in lieu of the alleged comments from President Trump.<\/p>\n
Africans and Haitians come from \u2018shithole\u2019 countries? Isn\u2019t Trump demonstrating that he\u2019s nothing but a racist and pursuing a policy of \u2018Make America White Again\u2019? I congratulate Botswana for showing the way. Our AU Presidents must respond strongly to this insult.
\n\u2014 John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) January 12, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n‘Trump\u2019s comments dishonor American creed\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
The African Union has also said it was alarmed by President Trump\u2019s vulgar statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behaviour and practice,\u201d AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo said to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n
The body has since issued a statement calling for the US leader to apologise for the remarks.<\/p>\n
It said the \u201cremarks dishonour the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile expressing our shock, dismay and outrage, the African Union strongly believes that there is a huge misunderstanding of the African continent and its people by the current Administration,\u201d the AU added.<\/p>\n
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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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