London labour Majors Ass. members calls on Ghana's High Commissioner

Twenty-five members of the London Labour Party Mayors Association have paid a working visit to the Ghana High Commission.

The purpose of the visit was to explore ways of strengthening links between the association and the Mission and to learn at first hand about developmental trends in the country.

The association, formed in 1920, includes current and past mayors.

Highlight of the visit was a briefing by his Excellency, Mr Isaac Osei, Ghana High Commissioner to the UK on historical, political, educational, economic and social developments in Ghana since independence.

In an answer to a question on the vibrancy of the nation’s democratic culture during interactions with the members, Mr Osei said the people of Ghana were firmly of the opinion that the logical way of gaining political power should be through the ballot box and not through the forced imposition of one man and his gang of adventurers.

High Commissioner Osei spoke about the NPP Government’s determination to ensure good governance, freedom of expression and the rule of law, which were important ingredients for the growth of the economy and the overall prosperity of the nation.

He explained that various initiatives had been instituted to restore macro-economic stability since 2001 by the NPP Government and added that the President’s vision of the Golden Age of Business, which would nurture the growth and emergence of new private companies, would eventually help to create wealth for the nation.

Mr Osei appealed to the mayors to encourage their friends in business to invest in various sectors of Ghana. He said although the Ghanaian market might be small, investors could use Ghana as a base for their operations into the bigger market in the sub-region.

To a question on our relations with our neighbours, Mr Osei said the Government had sought to improve relations which were at a very low ebb at the time the NPP assumed office and added that the President’s foreign trips since 2001 had helped to boost the image of the country within the international community.

Councillor Len Snow, Honourable Secretary of the Association and former Mayor of Brent thanked the High Commissioner for giving members the opportunity to have a broader insight on events in Ghana and expressed the hope that relations between the Mission would be further enhanced by the visit through further interactions.

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