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March 11, 2016
Kufuor rallies nation for all out war against drug menace
Accra, Dec. 21, GNA – President John Agyekum Kufuor on
Thursday rallied the nation for an all out war against the
drug trade threatening the Ghanaian society.
He said all must come together and cooperate with the
security agencies to get to the base of the problem and
tackle it on all fronts.
President Kufuor was responding to concerns raised by the
Council of State about the damaging and far-reaching effects
of the drug menace at its quarterly meeting with him at the
Castle, Osu.
Cocaine and the Dagbon Chieftaincy issue were matters, the
Council said, every effort needed to be made to find
satisfactory solutions to.
He told the Members that what had so far been discovered was
just the tip of the iceberg and revealed that just yesterday
(Wednesday) a group of drug pushers, lurking behind the
respectable front of rice importation, was busted on the
Spintex Road with a huge consignment of cocaine.
President Kufuor did not give out the names of those
involved but said if people could hide behind such fronts to
engage in the illicit drug business, it showed how serious
the problem was.
On the sticking problem of Dagbon, he asked the parties to
show respect for and work with the Road Map they themselves
consented to and signed.
President Kufuor expressed his eagerness to know the advice
and views of the Members on how to effectively tackle those
issues.
He used the occasion to brief them on a series of important
events that would take place in the country next year.
These included the hosting of Heads of State and Youth of
the World Conference to be attended by the Presidents of
Germany; Nigeria and South Africa among others, the African
Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) Summit and the African
Union (AU) Meeting.
Touching on Ghana’s Golden Jubilee Celebration, President
Kufuor said the country’s illustrious son, outgoing UN
Secretary General Busumuru Kofi Annan, would kick off the
celebration with a lecture as a mark of honour for the pride
done to the nation by his distinguished service at the
United Nations.
He said the retiring UN Chief, deserved a hero’s welcome by
the country.
He called on Ghanaians to be awake to the necessity to keep
the environment clean and help to get the nation in shape
for the Jubilee celebration.
Professor Daniel Adzei Bekoe, Chairman of the Council, in
his introductory remarks that touched on the economy,
international relations, the society and the law and order
situation, commended the Government for the resilience of
the economy.
He noted that even at a time of load shedding due to
electricity supply shortfalls, the economy and the
management exercise had ensured that loss of production and
of revenue had been kept to a minimum.
“We recognise the various achievements, which have enabled
this nation to be recognised by the important and
economically strong nations of this world.”
GNA
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