Kufuor heads to France for conferences on climate change, investment opportunities

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• Kbff 9 years ago

  Have a good trip

  Have a good trip

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• JEFF K (US) 9 years ago

  I MUST SAY, THAT PRESIDENT KUFUOR HAS REALLY HANDLED HIMSELF EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AFTER HIS TERMS. THIS IS A TRUE AND RESPECTABLE STATESMAN... KUDOS

  I MUST SAY, THAT PRESIDENT KUFUOR HAS REALLY HANDLED HIMSELF EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AFTER HIS TERMS. THIS IS A TRUE AND RESPECTABLE STATESMAN... KUDOS

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• Close Observer 9 years ago

  MUNKOR, MUNKOR, ZAMRAMA, SORNU, NADZIASHIE BII, AKPAKPA, FANTE KORYOR AND AYIGBE NYO. Why all these derogatory names? ARE WE NOT ONE PEOPLE?
  VOTE THE USELESS NDC PARTY OUT IN 2016 BEFORE THEY REDUCE GHANA TO HOPELESS FACTION ...
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  MUNKOR, MUNKOR, ZAMRAMA, SORNU, NADZIASHIE BII, AKPAKPA, FANTE KORYOR AND AYIGBE NYO. Why all these derogatory names? ARE WE NOT ONE PEOPLE?
  VOTE THE USELESS NDC PARTY OUT IN 2016 BEFORE THEY REDUCE GHANA TO HOPELESS FACTIONS.

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• Kojo E 9 years ago

  No matter how hard your detractors try you will assail them. Kudos man for earning a good reputation for yourself. Go, man, go!

  No matter how hard your detractors try you will assail them. Kudos man for earning a good reputation for yourself. Go, man, go!

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• ZABS BOY 9 years ago

  that's all they know, show off while their people are suffering. he is going there to contribute to climate change, but cannot contribute to alleviate the suffering his own people are going through.

  that's all they know, show off while their people are suffering. he is going there to contribute to climate change, but cannot contribute to alleviate the suffering his own people are going through.

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• DAVID 9 years ago

  Apuu, apuu and a shit.Who cares about an ugly looking creature going to France. An accomoplished criminal and a murderer. To hell with him and those who are disturbing our ears with this nonsense. Shit and shit.

  Apuu, apuu and a shit.Who cares about an ugly looking creature going to France. An accomoplished criminal and a murderer. To hell with him and those who are disturbing our ears with this nonsense. Shit and shit.

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• Esther Bediako 9 years ago

  Zabs Boy and David you should be ashamed of yourselves for this Mad envyness. Kuffour has already been blessed by God whether you like it or not. Shaaaaaaame

  Zabs Boy and David you should be ashamed of yourselves for this Mad envyness. Kuffour has already been blessed by God whether you like it or not. Shaaaaaaame

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• BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 9 years ago

  DEAR H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR AND THE READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,
  
  IT IS A TRITE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZED OR UNDER-ESTIMATED SINCE HISTORY ITSELF IS THE RECORDS ...
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  DEAR H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR AND THE READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,
  
  IT IS A TRITE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZED OR UNDER-ESTIMATED SINCE HISTORY ITSELF IS THE RECORDS OF THE ACCOUNTS OF EVENTS THAT OCCURRED WITHIN SPECIFIED PERIODS OF TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS ALSO CORRECT TO SAY THAT "HISTORY IS TIME AND TIME IS HISTORY".
  THAT THE INFORMATION BELOW IS PART OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR AND IF THE RECORDS AS HIGHLIGHTED IN H.E. BIOGRAPHY ARE ASSUMED TO BE CORRECT THEN AS FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA IT BEHOOVES ON H.E. TO HOLD THE BEST NATIONAL INTEREST AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST OF GHANA AND NOT OTHERWISE.
  THAT IT IS MY OWN RECORDS OF ACCOUNTS OF EVENTS THAT DURING H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR NPP GOVERNMENT
  (i)WHETHER OR NOT THE THEN GOVERNMENT SOUGHT IMF AND WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE?
  (ii)IF YES, WHAT HELP DID THE GOVERNMENT SEEK? AND FOR WHAT PROGRAM?
  (iii) WHETHER OR NOT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING THE PRESIDENCY OF H.E.MR.FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W.BUSH GAVE $500 MILLION OR $547 MILLION TO GHANA FOR POVERTY REDUCTIONS?
  (iv) WHETHER OR NOT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE ME "BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ." ANY MONEY THROUGH THE THEN GHANA GOVERNMENT?
  (v) WHETHER OR NOT I SUBMITTED A REPORT OF POLICE BRUTALISATION TO H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR FOR INTERVENTION FOR THE MATTER TO BE RESOLVED DIPLOMATICALLY SINCE "WE ARE FRIENDS?"
  (vi) WHETHER OR NOT H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR RESOLVED THE MATTER DIPLOMATICALLY?
  (vii) WHAT THEN WAS THE OUTCOME?
  THAT IT IS NOW TIME SINCE "TIME IS HISTORY AND HISTORY IS TIME TO CALL A SPADE, A SPADE".
  THAT THE FACT THAT GHANA AS A COUNTRY BELONGS TO THE IMF AND THE WORLD BANK THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IF GHANA SOUGHT THE BAILOUT FROM THE IMF AND THAT THE ONLY POLICY IMPERATIVE MEASURES TO BE PUT IN PLACE ARE FISCAL AND MONETARY PRUDENT POLICIES AND DISCIPLINE, THERETO.
  RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
  GOD BLESS GHANA, AMERICA, UNITED KINGDOM, IMF, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS.
  VERY TRULY YOURS,
  BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
  INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT
  
  PLEASE, REFER TO PART OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR BIOGRAPHY FOR EASE OF REFERENCE, THERETO:
  
  "Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000; in the first round, held on 7 December, Kufuor came in first place with 48.4%, while John Atta-Mills, Jerry Rawlings' Vice President, came in second with 44.8%, forcing the two into a run-off vote. In the second round, held on 28 December, Kufuor was victorious, taking 56.9% of the vote. When Kufuor was sworn in on 7 January 2001, it marked the first time in Ghana's history that an incumbent government had peacefully surrendered power to the opposition.
  
  Kufuor was re-elected in presidential and parliamentary elections held on 7 December 2004, earning 52.45% of the popular vote in the first round and thus avoiding a run-off, while at the same time Kufuor's party, the New Patriotic Party, was able to secure more seats in the Parliament of Ghana.
  
  His administration's domestic policy in the first term was marked by fiscal and monetary stringency on the economic front, aimed at stabilizing a national economy that had stagnated and was in decline. His social vision was focused on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing them. This socio-economic vision was encapsulated in the Five Priority Areas Programme, viz., the pursuit of good governance, modernization of agriculture for rural development, private sector participation, enhanced social services and vigorous infrastructure development. His administration is said to have received the most financial assistance of any in the history of Ghana, due essentially to donors' distrust for the military governments before it, as well as those with some military connections.
  
  President Kufuor's foreign policy was underpinned by what he termed "economic diplomacy." It is within this context that in Africa in general and in West Africa in particular, a good neighbor policy has been pursued, which has seen Ghana under President Kufuor brokering peace in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d'lvoire and Guinea-Bissau among other African states. On the global stage, President Kufuor has actively sought the establishment of a just and equitable international social and economic order, while promoting and safeguarding the interests of Ghana through bilateral and multilateral agreements. His stature as statesman, democrat and credible spokesman for Africa has found expression in his invitation to major international meetings and conferences including the founding summit of the AU, G8 Summits in Sea Island, Georgia and Glenneagles, Scotland and the World Economic Forum, among others.
  
  He served as Chairman of the regional grouping ECOWAS for two consecutive terms – 2003 and 2004. In 2007, Due to the policy successes his administration chalked up, President Kufuor had his mandate renewed in 2004 and was sworn into office on 7 January 2005. Policy direction in President Kufuor's second term has built on the foundations laid in the first four years. The administration is pursuing Ghana's socio-economic transformation in the second term using the three-pronged approach of private sector development, human resource development and good governance. At the international level, President Kufuor is consolidating Ghana's position as the voice of Africa, credible peace broker, beacon of democracy (Ghana is the first country to undergo Peer Review under NEPAD's Africa Peer Review Mechanism) and responsible member of the comity of nations.
  
  On 29 January 2007, Kufuor was elected as the Chairperson of the African Union for the 2007–2008 AU session. He was succeeded by Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania on 31 January 2008. Kufuor was involved in a car crash during his presidency on 14 November 2007, in which another car collided with his and caused it to roll over several times. Kufuor was reported to be uninjured.
  
  Finally, President Kufuor's good governance policy has led to Ghana obtaining a record $500 million grant from the U.S Millennium Challenge Account for economic development. Social vision was anchored on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing Ghanaians.
  
  This socio-economic vision was encapsulated in the Five Priority Areas Programme vis the pursuit of good governance, modernization of agriculture for rural development, private sector participation, enhanced social services and vigorous infrastructural development.

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