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George Guilford, a 47-year-old former
employee of the defunct Western Veneer and Lumber Company (WVLC), a
timber firm in Sekondi, has indicated that he now detests being called a
Ghanaian.
He has therefore renounced his Ghanaian citizenship
for what he describes as the unwillingness on the part of those in
authority to address the sufferings of the ordinary Ghanaian.
Mr.
Guildford, who is a father of three, has thus returned his Ghanaian
passport to the Immigration Service and his voter ID card to the
Electoral Commission (EC).
Speaking in an interview, the visibly
frustrated man indicated that he had notified his family about his
decision. He however, did not indicate the country in which he wants to
take a nationality.
“I am now living in Ghana under a privilege
not by right, though I was born and bred in Ghana to Ghanaian parents
from Cape Coast and Asankragwa”, he revealed.
According to him,
his father, who worked with the same company (WVLC) for about 35 years,
suffered a similar fate resulting in his death.
George Guildford,
who worked with the defunct WVLC for over 24 years, claimed he and
other colleagues numbering about 600, were yet to receive their
severance package after doing all they could, including a petition to
parliament. |
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| SOURCE: Daily Guide | |
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