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P A G E 8 President Appeals To Ghanaians To Forge Ahead For Development President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Ghanaians to put the 2012 election behind and forge ahead as one people for the development of the country. He said: “The 2012 election has come and gone and we all need to put it behind and unite towards the socioeconomic development of the country Ghana that we all belong to.” President Mahama was addressing the monthly gathering of women’s Aglow Fellowship at the Independence Square in Accra. The prayers formed part of their monthly gatherings and to specially thank God for the peaceful and successful election that the country experienced last week. It was also attended by Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, wife of Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur, Ms Sherry Ayitey, Minister for Environment, Science and technology and many other government officials. President Mahama said Ghana’s previous successful elections were attributable to the intercessory prayers by groups and individuals over the years and months and encouraged them to continue to pray unceasingly for the country to continue to progress in all sectors of development. He said governance could not be effectively done by one person and called on all stakeholders to put their hands on deck to help him to execute his duties professionally and efficiently in the coming years of his reign. “I want to continue praying for Former Vice President Laid To Rest Fomer Vice President of Ghana, His Excellency Alhaji Alui Mahama passed away on November16, 2012 at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. A state funeral in his honour was held at the Independence Square in Accra. His mortal remains was later flown in a Ghana Air God to give me the Wisdom of Solomon and the courage of David to tackle the development of this country. But I also need the support of all of you here and everywhere in the country to be able to rule effectively,” President Mahama added. The President called on all politicians to offer their contribution towards the advancement of the country in the next four years. Mrs Dorothy Danso, National President of Women’s Aglow International, said they would continue to play their role of praying incessantly for the nation and appealed to all Ghanaians to join them in their monthly gatherings. She appealed to all politicians to bury their differences and pray together as Ghanaians for God to continue with the blessings that the country had received over the years. Source: GNA Force plane to Tamale in the Northern Region for burial at his private residence. The Late Alhaji Aliu Mahama served as Ghana’s Vice President from 2001 to 2008.
V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 3 Ghana’s Energy Commission Chairman Wins Award Dr. Abeeku Brew-Hammond, chairman of the Energy Commission of Ghana has been honoured at this year’s Energy for Africa Benefit Gala for his commitment and dedication to providing novel solutions to persistent challenges in Africa. The honoree, a Director of The Energy Centre (TEC), a research unit at the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi was presented with a glass plaque at the fourth annual Friends of Africa gala night in New York. The award was received on his behalf by Mr. William Azumah Awinador-Kanyirige, Charge d’affaires of the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations and attended young professionals from all over the world. It was presented by Mr. Victor Amoo, Director, African Affairs Committee, US-SNY Young Professionals. Mr. Awinador-Kanyirige praised the African Affairs Committee of the United Nations Association Southern New York State Division (UNA-SNY) for the honour, highlighting that Dr. Brew-Hammond, a member of the Technical Group under the UN Secretary General’s High Level Group on sustainable Energy For All (SEFA), showed early signs of leadership throughout his school days, when he opted to make a difference for the poor. He noted that energy is going to be the driving force African development, and stressed the need for more attention to be focused on it at all times in order to derive maximum benefits. “Energy is the key to accelerating Africa’s development. We need to increase our energy efficiency and EDITORIAL BOARD Mrs. Edith Hazel, Deputy Chief of Mission Mrs. Vanessa Mensah-Adu. Head of Information & Public Affairs Dept. Mr. Kwadwo Boateng, Counsellor (Political) Mr. R.H.Reynolds, Head Of Information, Ghana Mission, New York Ms. Angeline Addy, Higher Executive Officer ( Information & Public Affairs) Dept. P A G E 9 pick the best practices from other areas for the benefit of our people”, Mr. Awinador-Kanyirige who is the substantive Deputy Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN pointed out. Ghana, he noted is currently on track in infrastructural development as far as Energy is concerned, because the government is vigorously pursuing the development of energy to accelerate the country’s growth and progress. Dr. Stephen Gitonga, a Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme identified “the primary importance of energy today in Africa than before is because of the many discoveries taking place in the world”. To this end, he charged African countries not to be left out in the fight for sustainable development, arguing that the most talked about agenda is the United Nations initiative for Sustainable Energy for All.
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