President Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has today [April 18] met with the three former presidents of Ghana in order to seek for their views on some governance-enhancing measures his administration intends to take.
They are former President Jerry John Rawlings, who was president between 1992 and 2000; former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who governed between 2000 and 2008; and former President John Mahama who governed between 2012 and 2016.
Primenewsghana.com understands that the four eminent personalities discussed how to unite the country and transform the economy and make life better for all Ghanaians.
In a communiqué from the presidency, the President reiterates his statement he put across during his first State of the Nation Address that he is in an enviable “position of being the first Ghanaian leader to be able to draw on the experiences of three living, former Presidents. This should, definitely, enrich my tenure of office.â€
The president also hope for more of such meetings to further strengthen the operations of his administration.
Below is the statement:
The Presidency
Accra
18th April 2017.
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, invited the three former Presidents of the Republic, their Excellencies, Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama to a meeting at the Presidency. Its purpose was to seek their views on some governance-enhancing measures his administration intends to take.
In his Inaugural speech on Saturday, January 7, 2017, President Akufo-Addo stated that “I am in the unique position of being able to draw on the wisdom and experience of three former Presidents of the Republic, their Excellencies Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama. They represent the continuity of the institutions of our Republic, for which we thank God.â€
This statement was reiterated in the President’s message to Parliament on the State of the Nation, on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, where he said that “I am in the enviable position of being the first Ghanaian leader to be able to draw on the experiences of three living, former Presidents. This should, definitely, enrich my tenure of office.â€
The meeting, which lasted for two hours, was held in a good atmosphere, one of frank exchanges and mutual respect. It is the intention of President Akufo-Addo to have further meetings with the three former Presidents in the future.
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