‘Govt committed to national reconciliation’

THE Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Nana Akufo-Addo, has expressed the commitment of the NPP Government to reconcile the nation.

He said the National Reconciliation Committee when set up, would prove to be an effective instrument for laying “the ghosts of the past to rest”.

A release issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Attorney-General’s Department said Nana Akufo-Addo said the work of the committee would enable the country to confront the daunting challenges before it.

It said the Attorney-General gave the commitment when the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Dr Rod Pullen, paid a courtesy call on him last Friday.

It said the Attorney-General said the government is committed to reforming the legal system so that business can flourish and the rights of the people can be fully protected.

“We want a legal system that can respond effectively to deal with disputes and one that the people can have confidence in,” he stated.

Nana Akufo-Addo said the government would appreciate whatever assistance the United Kingdom could offer it in manpower training so that lawyers in the public sector could upgrade their skills and capabilities.

On his part, Dr Pullen expressed his government’s interest in the establishment of a National Reconciliation Committee by President Kufuor.

He also raised two bilateral issues of concern to the British Government, one involves the expropriation of assets belonging to a Briton which has not been satisfactorily dealt with and the other involving British nationals in custody in the country’s jails.