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President Mills speaks on foreign
travels
From Benjamin Mensah, GNA Special Correspondent, Abuja,
Nigeria
Abuja, Jan. 11, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills on
Saturday made his maiden trip outside Ghana, to Nigeria,
three days after his inauguration and indicated his
readiness to regulate the frequency of foreign trips during
his tenure.
“ I’ll travel when I believe its really necessary,”
President Mills told journalists, after joining other ECOWAS
Heads of State at the Extraordinary Summit of the Authority
of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, in Abuja, Nigeria.
He said, he had been able to “kill a few birds with one
stone” with his first travel.
President Mills’ presence at the Summit which discussed
largely troubles in the Republic of Guinea following the
death of President Lanssana Conte last year was at the
instance of ECOWAS Chairman President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
However, President Mills said the occasion was also used to
thank fellow Presidents for their presence at his
inauguration ceremony, their messages of solidarity and
felicitations and also to show appreciation to the ECOWAS
Election Observer Team at Ghana’s last polls.
A message read by Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, on
behalf of the Authority, congratulated the Ghanaian
President on his victory at the recent polls and his
successful inauguration as President and further wished him
a successful tenure.
The Leaders also lauded Ghana for the matured manner in
which it conducted the last elections, the fifth after it
retuned to constitutional rule since 1992.
President Mills said improvement in internal security would
be one of the top priorities of his administration and
promised to come out soon with the list of the personalities
to work with him.
He was assertive that Ghana was rich in human resources and
that there was no lack of persons within the ruling National
Democratic Congress (NDC) to fill responsible positions in
the Government, and nobody faltered the NDC for the quality
of persons who administered the affairs of the nation during
the NDC’s time in power for two successful terms.
“Ghana is rich very rich in human resources. We have the
people,” President Mills said.
Among those on President Mills’ entourage were Mr Mahama
Ayariga, Presidential Spokesman, and Mr. Victor Gbeho,
Chairman of the International Relations Sub Committee of the
Transitional Team.
GNA
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