President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, February 21, 2020, for a 12-day working visit to Scotland, Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium.
On Saturday, February 22, President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at the St Andrews Africa Summit, “a student-led initiative that promotes a versatile discussion about Africa, African and African Affairs”, on the theme “Leadership, Development and Entrepreneurship”.
The President will then travel to Oslo, Norway, to pay an official visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
As co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Advocates of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with the Norwegian Prime Minister, he will also join other SDG Advocates at a High-Level meeting on food security and climate change.
He will then be in London, on February 22, for a speaking engagement at Chatham House, home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, on the theme “Financing for Sustainable Development in Africa”.
At the invitation of Her Excellency Simonetta Sommaruga, President Akufo-Addo will pay a State Visit to Switzerland from 28th to 29th February.
The visit is a reciprocal one paid to Ghana, in July 2017, by the 91st President of the Swiss Confederation, Her Excellency Doris Leuthard, who was the first European leader to visit Ghana in the Akufo-Addo presidency. Again, at the invitation of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group, President Akufo-Addo will travel to Brussels, Belgium, on 3rd March to address the 2nd ECR-Africa Summit on 4th March on “Ghana’s economy and thriving democracy”, and also meet with the leadership of the European Union to discuss issues pertaining to Ghana-EU relations.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP; Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP; and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.
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Who is forcing him to be a president? At his age if not greed on the part of some politician, why will he even want to contest an election for another four years.
Since it was announced earlier this week that the President was travelling to some European countries, all the media houses and bloggers have mentioned the following countries: Scotland, U.K., Norway, Belgium and Switzerland. I am so shocked that experienced journalists would mention United Kingdom as a country and also mention Scotland. How daft are our journalists to be making such a serious mistake. For the avoidance of doubt, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland together make the United Kingdom. And these journalists carry themselves around as if the country of Ghana belongs to them alone and the rest of us are foreigners, they are untouchable and everyone else must be subservient to them. StUpiiid journalists with ***barred word*** degrees.
Ei, you have been voted to take charge of y po or nation's governance yet you have the luxury to travel and stay abroad for two solid weeks. Even the most powerful nations in the world like the United States of America don't have their president staying away for more than four days except when on vacation. This man is so pathetic. He is either lazy or probably sick and want to indirectly use the trip for medical attention.
I understand Napo was enrolled at the great college(prempeh) in 1979. Was he 11? Just asking no malice.
I WISH HIS TRIP PLANNERS WILL GIVE HIM MORE TIME TO REST. HE LOOKED TIRED DURING THE SONA DELIVERY. THE SECRETARIES SHOULD BE CHARITABLE TO HIM TO KEEP HIS SPEECHES SHORT. THE TRIP SHOULD BECOME LIKE A VACATION FOR HIM. WE NEED HIM BACK STRONG FOR THE MORE TASK AHEAD. THE CRAZY PARTY PEOPLE IS STILL WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE WORK TOUGH. FORTUNATELY HE HAS MANY GOOD HANDS AROUND HIM TO DO THINGS WELL. GOD BLESS YOUR TRIP.
Nana be that o.