General News of Saturday, 28 July 2001

Source: Ghanaian Chronicle

Odinga Odinga to be deported

The controversial Belize national and personal friend of ex-President Jerry John Rawlings, Albert Odinga Odinga, is to be sent back to his country of origin, according.

Information made available to the paper by the Deputy Minister of Interior, Hon. Yaw Barimah on Thursday, revealed that Odinga Odinga, who is also facing trial at the Osu Community Tribunal, will be thrown out of the country for entering the country illegally and living without the necessary residential documents. Efforts are already underway in that regard.

Admitting that he is not quite informed of the current state of affairs at the Interior Ministry, he said he was however certain that Odinga Odinga will be deported, adding once he came in illegally, a way must be found to get him out.

Albert Odinga Odinga was picked up by security agency personnel several weeks ago at one of the premises near ex-President Rawlings' house.