Vote for me if you want your children to travel to US for 2026 World Cup – Pius Hadzide

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Asuogyaman Constituency, Pius Enam Hadzide has promised to take his constituents to America for the 2024 World Cup should they vote for him in December.

According to him, he has the connections and what it takes to take people to America like he did in Australia.

The promise from Pius Hadzide pledge comes on the back of a controversial past in 2017, as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports where he was embroiled in the infamous Australian Visa scandal.

The scandal involved several Ghanaian nationals who allegedly posed as journalists to obtain visas and travel to the Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Although Hadzide was initially suspended pending investigations, he was later cleared of any wrongdoing and reinstated by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

During a campaign tour in his constituency, he said “Nananom, did you know that it takes 18 hours to travel from Ghana to Australia? Yet, I was able to assist some individuals in making this journey. The 2026 World Cup will be held in America, which is just a 7-hour flight from Ghana.”

According to him, “If you, Nananom, desire for your children to travel to America to work and send money back home, or if you are a young person eager to explore opportunities abroad, I promise to support you when I become MP.”

“Unlike my opponent, who has had the chance but failed to assist the youth, I will facilitate travel opportunities for all interested young people to destinations like Germany, America, UK, France, and Canada,” he said.

“So, I kindly ask for your support in the upcoming election, and I will ensure that I help you achieve your dreams of travelling abroad,” he appealed.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme