[ 2017-05-16 ]

President Akufo-Addo

Nana on three nation tour
President Akufo-Addo left the country yesterday to
begin the second leg of his tour of countries in
the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) region.

The four-day tour will take him to Senegal, Guinea
and Cape Verde.

He was expected to arrive in Senegal yesterday
where he would spend two days and leave for Guinea
on May 17.

The president would then depart Guinea on Friday,
May 19 and head for Cape Verde the same day and
leave that country on Sunday, May 21.

A statement from the presidency and signed by
Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin
indicated, “The visits will afford President
Akufo-Addo the opportunity to introduce himself as
the new Ghanaian leader, formally to the
governments and peoples of our neighbouring
countries, explore and deepen our bilateral
relations with them, and reiterate Ghana’s full
commitment to the ECOWAS project.”

President Nana Addo was accompanied by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional
Integration – who doubles as the Member of
Parliament (MP) for Anyaa-Sowutuom – Shirley
Ayorkor Botchway and some officials of the
presidency and the ministry.

President Akufo-Addo is expected home on Sunday,
May 21.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia would be acting
in his absence in accordance with Article 60(8) of
the Constitution.

The first phase of the tour took him to Togo,
Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire.

Source - dailyguideafrica.com

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