Obama, wife, to arrive
in Ghana to begin two-day visit
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, July 10, Ghanadot - The 44th President of the United States of America,
President Barack Hussein Obama, arrives in Ghana with his
wife Mrs. Michelle Obama and his two daughters, Malia and
Sasha and other US Government officials for a two-day visit.
This would be
the first ever official visit for the first ever
African-American President of the United States to
Sub-Saharan Africa and the destination
point is, Ghana, the first African country to gain
independence in Africa.
President John Evans Atta Mills and the first lady, Mrs.
Naadu Mills will be at the airport tonight to welcome
President Obama and his wife, Michelle and two daughters.
The two Former Presidents, Jerry John Rawlings and John
Agyekum Kufuor and their spouses will also be part of the
welcoming party.
Business for the visit begins on Saturday July 11, with a
special welcoming ceremony at the Castle, where he would
hold closed-door bilateral talks with President Mills.
President Obama would then be hosted to a big breakfast for
about 300 guests, including former presidents Jerry John
Rawlings and Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, as well as the
presidential contestants of the 2008 elections, leadership
of the religious bodies, traditional councils, civil society
and business communities.
He would then pay a brief visit to the La General Hospital
briefly in Accra, before moving to the Accra International
Conference Centre (AICC), where Parliament would be convened
to hear his formal address.
While at the AICC, President Obama would make a major policy
statement that is expected to redefine America’s
relationship with Africa.
In line with his earlier pronouncements that his presidency
would seek to assist Africa to reach the point where its
citizens would be proud to stay and work on the continent,
he would be expected, through his policy statement in Ghana,
to set the tone for equal partnership between America and
Africa, just like he has done elsewhere.
The major address ends President Obama’s official activities
in Accra. He would then move to Cape Coast, the capital city
of the Central Region, where he would be welcomed by Ghana’s
own Obama, Vice President John Dramani Mahama and given a
private tour of the Cape Coast Castle.
President Obama, wife and his entourage would be expected to
go through the emotional experience at the gate of no
return, after which he would call on chiefs and people of
Cape Coast and Mrs. Obama would be enstooled a Queen mother.
He would then depart for the KIA where he and his host would
give brief remarks before he boards Air Force One back to
the United States.
Accra, July 10, Ghanadot - Former president John
Agyekum Kufuor has stated that Ghana is still regarded by
development partners across the world as credit worthy
because of the practical decision his government undertook.
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Accra, July 10, Ghanadot - The 44th President of the
United States of America, President Barack Hussein Obama,
arrives in Ghana with his wife Mrs. Michelle Obama and his
two daughters, Malia and Sasha and other US Government
officials for a two-day visit.....More
Accra, July 8, Ghanadot/GNA - President John Evans
Atta Mills has asked the Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA)
to be firm in its current decongestion of Accra that was
necessary to protect the majority of the people..
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Accra, July 9, Ghanadot - There have been concerns
largely in public discussions that Ghanaian security
institutions and operatives have been sidelined in key
activities involving the visiting US President ...More
