President Akufo-Addo Attends 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Saturday, 14th April, 2018, to attend the 25th
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), taking place in
London, United Kingdom, on the theme “Towards a Common Future”.
The 25th CHOGM, which will take place from Monday,
16th April 2018, to Friday, 20th April, 2018, will afford Heads of
Government in the Commonwealth the opportunity to “address the shared
global challenges we face, and agree actions on how to create a better
future for all”.
On the sidelines of the Summit, President Akufo-Addo
will hold meetings with British Foreign Secretary, Rt. Hon. Boris
Johnson; leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition, Jeremy
Corbin; Major of London, Sadiq Khan; and the Duke of Cambridge, Prince
William.
The President will also deliver the keynote address
at the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce Investment Summit; speak at the
Malaria Summit, hosted by Bill Gates; attend the Commonwealth Enterprise
and Investment Council Business Forum; and, on Saturday, 21st April,
2018, deliver the keynote speech at the London School of Economics‘
Africa Sunmit, on the theme “Africa at Work: Educated, Employed and
Empowered.”
He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca
Akufo-Addo; Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP; Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan
Kyerematen; Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko
Afisa Djaba; Minister for Business Development, Awal Mohammed; and
officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
President Akufo-Addo and the delegation will return
to Ghana on Sunday, 22nd April, 2018, and in the absence of the
President, the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu
Bawumia, will, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act
in his stead.
Eugene Arhin
Director of Communications
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