It is obvious that, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, a Presidential Staffer at the Jubilee House, is limited in power beyond the shores of Ghana.
This became apparent, when the immigration authorities in the US, threw him out of that country recently, immediately upon arrival at Dallas – Texas International Airport, onboard United Airlines.
He is to contact the American Embassy in Accra, before returning to the US again, The Herald, is informed.
Interestingly, an embarrassed Mr Tagoe, has hidden the fact of his deportation, and prefers lying to friends and acquaintances that he was called back from the US by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare, to run an important assignment for her, hence his quick return to Ghana.
Like an excited kid, Mr Tagoe, had posted a picture of himself on Facebook on September 14, 2022, with his leg on a chair moments before boarding the plane at Kotoka International Airport’s Terminal 3.
His 5:33 am post and picture was with the caption “If you know, you know. Good morning #Minister4Happiness, Nana Yaw Kesse. Gone in 60 seconds…”
But shortly upon arriving in the US, he was picked up and shoved into another aircraft and sent back to Ghana like a common criminal, despite his diplomatic passport. It is not clear, if he was handcuffed or chained to his seat.
The Herald sources said he was told to contact the America Embassy in Accra, to have himself cleared or forget about entering the US ever in his life.
Specific details of his alleged infractions of the US immigration laws are not immediately available, but sources close to him told The Herald that he had been flagged over an incident which happened a couple of years ago, and with the authorities very much alert to his presence in America.
Other sources say the incident happened in 2003, but he’s made a trip to the US, but on the blind side of the authorities, however, they have since become alert to his entry.
Additional information available to The Herald from the Office of The President is that, Mr Tagoe, was not scheduled to be in the US with President Nana Akufo-Addo, who had been there and addressed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
Mr Tagoe, is said to have obtained a ticket and left town in the name of a presidential trip to go on a holiday, but got deported with a speed of light.
The Herald is working on other leads on the said law infringement.
More to come!
