Posted: The Chronicle Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
During his recent visit to the United Kingdom, President John Evans Atta Mills hurled praises on the Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan, the man credited for holding the country in one piece during the recent general elections.
This was during a meeting with David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party of the UK.
Cameron had commended Prof. Mills and Ghanaians, in entirety, for the way and manner in which the elections were conducted, but in thanking the Mr. Cameron for his kind words, the President singled out Dr. Afari Djan for his sterling performance during and after the elections, stressing that the Commissioner took decisions that were in the best interest of Ghana.
“The Commissioner was firm, and at the times that he needed to take critical decisions, he did not waver,” he noted.
He however commended the entire populace of Ghana for deepening and entrenching the nation’s democracy.
According to him, the majority of Ghanaians wanted a change, and were determined to safeguard their mandate through acceptable channels.
Having invested so much time and effort in the country’s peace and democracy, Prof. Mills noted: “at this point, there is no turning back.”
The leader of the Conservative Party praised Mills for his matured approach to politics, and his open-minded style of governance.
Mr. Cameron said the world was still glued to happenings in Ghana, and commended President Mills’ style of governance.
According to him, Ghana, as a country, had done herself and the continent proud.
With regard to Ghana/UK ties, the leader of the Conservative Party expressed appreciation that the President was making a strong case, not only for government assistance, but for more British entrepreneurs to make Ghana their preferred investment destination.
On the issue of attracting donor support and investments into Ghana, President Atta Mills said that as a government that was anchored to the tenets of social democracy, it was his prime concern to make sure that his government invests heavily in social intervention programmes, hence his unrelenting approach to seeking the needed funds to execute his agenda.
“At the end of my term, I will be judged by the extent to which my team has been able to improve the standard of living of the people of Ghana, and not by any other yardstick, and so I am committed to nothing, but building a Better Ghana,” the President noted.
President Mills congratulated David Cameron for the leadership role he was playing in the British politics.
This was during a meeting with David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party of the UK.
Cameron had commended Prof. Mills and Ghanaians, in entirety, for the way and manner in which the elections were conducted, but in thanking the Mr. Cameron for his kind words, the President singled out Dr. Afari Djan for his sterling performance during and after the elections, stressing that the Commissioner took decisions that were in the best interest of Ghana.
“The Commissioner was firm, and at the times that he needed to take critical decisions, he did not waver,” he noted.
He however commended the entire populace of Ghana for deepening and entrenching the nation’s democracy.
According to him, the majority of Ghanaians wanted a change, and were determined to safeguard their mandate through acceptable channels.
Having invested so much time and effort in the country’s peace and democracy, Prof. Mills noted: “at this point, there is no turning back.”
The leader of the Conservative Party praised Mills for his matured approach to politics, and his open-minded style of governance.
Mr. Cameron said the world was still glued to happenings in Ghana, and commended President Mills’ style of governance.
According to him, Ghana, as a country, had done herself and the continent proud.
With regard to Ghana/UK ties, the leader of the Conservative Party expressed appreciation that the President was making a strong case, not only for government assistance, but for more British entrepreneurs to make Ghana their preferred investment destination.
On the issue of attracting donor support and investments into Ghana, President Atta Mills said that as a government that was anchored to the tenets of social democracy, it was his prime concern to make sure that his government invests heavily in social intervention programmes, hence his unrelenting approach to seeking the needed funds to execute his agenda.
“At the end of my term, I will be judged by the extent to which my team has been able to improve the standard of living of the people of Ghana, and not by any other yardstick, and so I am committed to nothing, but building a Better Ghana,” the President noted.
President Mills congratulated David Cameron for the leadership role he was playing in the British politics.