Posted: The Chronicle Wednesday, May 20, 2009
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
For the first time in almost nine years that he left office as President of the Republic of Ghana, Former President Rawlings was at the Osu Castle last Friday to meet the incumbent President John Evans Atta Mills to brief him on his recent trip to South Africa.
The meeting was said to have been held in a friendly atmosphere where the two exchanged pleasantries.
Mr. Rawlings, who led a government delegation to the inauguration of South Africa’s new President, Jacob Zuma is reported to have told President Mills that South Africa was looking forward to forging mutual and beneficial relations with Ghana in the areas of commerce, technology transfer, investment, tourism and agriculture among others.
A statement signed and issued by the President’s Spokesperson, Mahama Ayariga said the ex-President had very good impressions about Zuma’s commitment to work with Ghana.
On his part, President Mills was said to have thanked Mr. Rawlings for having accepted to represent Ghana at the inauguration and assured him that there would be follow up measure to take advantage of the opportunities available for mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.
Rawlings led a delegation that included his wife, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and astute businessman and renowned soccer administrator, Herbert Mensah, to South Africa.
They were there to officially represent President Mills at the inauguration ceremony of Jacob Zuma , which took place in Pretoria.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rawlings left Accra for the United Kingdom on Saturday night.
He is there on the invitation of the Oxford Research Network on Governance in Africa (ORENGA) and the University of Oxford, to give a lecture under the theme “Democracy and Security in Africa”.
President Rawlings, who was accompanied by his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings will be addressing students and academics at the Faculty of Law auditorium of the University of Oxford. Other activities lined up for the former President include an informal interaction with students and a dinner in his honour.
ORENGA is a research network that co-ordinates and facilitates research on the politics and modern history of government in Africa. It serves a vital need at the University of Oxford by bringing together scholars from several departments and faculties who work in different disciplines on common sets of issues.
Members of the network supervise research students and contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in African Studies.
The meeting was said to have been held in a friendly atmosphere where the two exchanged pleasantries.
Mr. Rawlings, who led a government delegation to the inauguration of South Africa’s new President, Jacob Zuma is reported to have told President Mills that South Africa was looking forward to forging mutual and beneficial relations with Ghana in the areas of commerce, technology transfer, investment, tourism and agriculture among others.A statement signed and issued by the President’s Spokesperson, Mahama Ayariga said the ex-President had very good impressions about Zuma’s commitment to work with Ghana.
On his part, President Mills was said to have thanked Mr. Rawlings for having accepted to represent Ghana at the inauguration and assured him that there would be follow up measure to take advantage of the opportunities available for mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.
Rawlings led a delegation that included his wife, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and astute businessman and renowned soccer administrator, Herbert Mensah, to South Africa.
They were there to officially represent President Mills at the inauguration ceremony of Jacob Zuma , which took place in Pretoria.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rawlings left Accra for the United Kingdom on Saturday night.
He is there on the invitation of the Oxford Research Network on Governance in Africa (ORENGA) and the University of Oxford, to give a lecture under the theme “Democracy and Security in Africa”.
President Rawlings, who was accompanied by his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings will be addressing students and academics at the Faculty of Law auditorium of the University of Oxford. Other activities lined up for the former President include an informal interaction with students and a dinner in his honour.
ORENGA is a research network that co-ordinates and facilitates research on the politics and modern history of government in Africa. It serves a vital need at the University of Oxford by bringing together scholars from several departments and faculties who work in different disciplines on common sets of issues.
Members of the network supervise research students and contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in African Studies.
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