{"id":1092387,"date":"2022-05-19T08:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T08:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/19\/akufo-addos-handling-of-covid-19-gives-ghanaians-ease-of-movement-outside-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T08:47:55","slug":"akufo-addos-handling-of-covid-19-gives-ghanaians-ease-of-movement-outside-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/19\/akufo-addos-handling-of-covid-19-gives-ghanaians-ease-of-movement-outside-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo Addo&#8217;s handling of Covid-19 gives Ghanaians ease of movement outside Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/54915e05f2f1497fbdd672c084162930\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The President of Ghana Tijaniya Muslim Council, Sheikh Khalifa Abul- Faid Maikanno Jallo has praised the government for the way it handled the Covid-19 pandemic, and the measures the ministry of Health instituted to protest the Ghanaian citizen during those periods in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The respected Islamic Cleric&#8217;s comments became necessary after his arrival from a religious trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he had observed the last days of the 2022 Ramadan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During his travel, the Sheikh noted that, citizens of Ghana were accorded preferential treatment when it comes to inspections that had to do with all Covid-19 protocol compliance at the airports and other public spaces. According to him, once a passenger is recognized as a citizen of Ghana, a less scrutiny is done on such a person. This, he attributes to Ghana government&#8217;s sterling performance in dealing with the deadly pandemic in 2020, which had gained an international recognition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its early days, during and later when the pandemic had subsided, Ghana\u2019s COVID-19 response was heralded as a success story by the World Health organisation (WHO) and other several international Civil society organisations (CSO). This presented Ghana as a shining example within the West African subregional.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh added that, the data available to the international community on how Ghana dealt decisively to manage the pandemic is what is speaking for itself. &#8220;The Akufo Addo government has earned this Covid-19 credibility among the international community through hard work, and not by any propaganda means&#8221; Sheikh said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We move freely in Saudi Arabia without any hindrance or restriction simply because we were from Ghana&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: YeoungBrainy (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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