While many Ghanaians dream of seeking greener pastures abroad, retired surgeon and poet, Professor Lade Wosornu, shared an inspiring and unexpected decision during his appearance on The Career Trail programme on Joy Learning TV and JoyNews.

Professor Wosornu revealed that he turned down the opportunity to become a UK citizen after completing his studies in medicine.

This decision, according to him, came after a remarkable journey that began with a scholarship from the government study at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

Reflecting on his early years, he explained that he received a scholarship from the government to study at Glasgow University in Scotland after completing Sixth Form at St. Augustine's College.

“The government of Ghana was giving scholarships at that time and I applied for it, and I was called for an interview. The interviewer said, Mr. Worsonu, I know you are the 4th on the list, but the excellent universities have been chosen already. But I told him any university is a university and by God’s grace we should do reasonably well. So I was posted to the University of Glasgow in Scotland,” he narrated.

Following the interview’s success, he noted that he was posted to the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he pursued medicine.

After completing his medical studies, Professor Wosornu said he was presented with an offer to become a UK citizen and practice medicine professionally in the UK. However, he declined the offer, emphasising his deep commitment to serving his homeland.

He noted that some of his friends also received the same offers but chose to return to Ghana to contribute to the country's development.

“I came to Ghana. Those were the days when one was so proud to be a Ghanaian. And I’m sure we are all still proud to be Ghanaians. We were offered the opportunity to have UK citizenship. We rejected it. We are coming home to serve our country. As soon as I qualified and got my FICS, I said bye-bye Scotland,” he said.

Following this decision, Professor Lade Wosornu noted that he returned to Ghana and began working at the Ghana Medical School, Department of Surgery, as a lecturer.