Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has tackled a South African activist identified as Queen Vee after yet another video of her accosting another Ghanaian in South Africa.
According to the South African activist, she can promise that there won’t be peace if Ghanaians don’t leave their country, adding that they will be chased away.
She further fired shots, describing Ghanaian leaders as failed leaders who only helped Emmanuel Asamoah to make themselves look like heroes.
Queen Vee asserted that Ghana is now one of the largest gold producers, adding that Ghanaians are not supposed to suffer, but due to poor leadership, Ghanaians are struggling.
Speaking in a viral video shared on X, Queen Vee stated, “I can promise you, there’s not going to be peace. You will be chased away. Let me be clear. We’re going to ensure that all of us in Africa, we are all in our respective countries and fixing them. Ghana is now one of the largest gold producers. Ghanaians are not supposed to be suffering, but we have left it in the hands of the wrong leaders”.
“Now see what they did, what your leaders did with Emmanuel. They made it seem like they are heroes, but they forgot that the reason why Emmanuel and your kind are here is because they have failed. Now they love Ghanaians; they will love you guys, because if you love your own children, you are not going to let them go look for food next door, you’re going to ensure that you provide for them”.
“Even now, once they hear us complaining again, they will say xenophobia. No, your leaders have failed. Ghana’s leadership has failed,” she said.
However, Lydia Forson, reacting to her remarks, noted that Queen Vee’s assertion that people migrate only because of poverty, exposes her limited view and exposure of the world.
In her post, Lydia Forson wrote, “If you’ve never been to South Africa, you’d think from this video that their country is so perfect, they have no need to move anywhere.
It isn’t.
Like any country, there’s the good, bad and ugly.
Also, the assumption that people migrate only because of poverty exposes her own limited view and exposure of the world.
We have South Africans living in Ghana; are we to assume they’re only here because their country needs fixing and their leaders have failed?
So many undocumented immigrants are in SA, but they get a pass because they’re not black.
The prejudices we have amongst ourselves are so internalised that it’s sad.
You can’t fight for better for your country without reducing the fight to condescension”.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a temporary postponement of the planned evacuation of Ghanaian nationals from South Africa.
In a post shared by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, revealed that more than 800 Ghanaians have registered to be evacuated.
He disclosed that Senior Government Officials on both sides are engaging on South African legal conditions, passenger screening, managing the high numbers and multi-institutional coordination as they work on a new date for the evacuation.
In a May 21 statement, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to provide an update on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, which was scheduled to commence today, 21st May, 2026.
The Government of Ghana notes that more than 800 Ghanaians have registered with our High Commission in Pretoria seeking to be evacuated due to the latest wave of xenophobic attacks”.
“Considering the numbers involved and the South African legal conditions that have to be met, including mandatory passenger screening, multi-institutional coordination, and flight permits, the planned evacuation has been deferred by a few days to enable our High Commission to meet these evacuation conditions.”
See the post below:
If you’ve never been to South Africa you’d think from this video that their country is so perfect, they have no need to move anywhere.
— miss forson (@lydiaforson) May 21, 2026
It isn’t.
Like any country, there’s the good, bad and ugly.
Also the assumption that people migrate only because of poverty, exposes her… https://t.co/kxPo8NUepT
