Akufo-Addo not globetrotting but doing wonders with his frequent travels - NPP

The Acting Director of International Relation for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Emmanuel Danso Attafuah, says the frequent travels by President Nana Akufo-Addo have not gone to waste but doing wonders.

The politician said the mutual cooperation between Ghana and other countries have been beneficial due to the president’s competence.

According to him, it is not by mistake that world leaders are inviting the president over to their respective countries.

The invitations received by the president shows that he has performed well and his leadership has also maintained his role as the Co-Chair for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The president has been widely criticized by the Minority and other critics over his frequent travels but the NPP’s Director of Internal Relations says Ghana has benefitted immensely from the bilateral and mutual cooperation with other countries.

"The mutual collaboration between Ghana and other countries that goes into agreements is going well. Ghana has benefited from all the travels embarked on by the president’’

The president he indicated has been commended for rolling out the free senior high school policy, the planting for food and jobs among others.

Some countries have hinted of their interest, he added. "Nana Addo is doing wonders. He is contributing to the growth of not just Ghana but the globe. His travels will bring economic growth and not just globetrotting.’’

He added: "it takes a government with integrity, it takes a government that appears credible and a government that has ethical and corporate values to be trusted by other countries. The current administration has shown that, it is credible and has rolled out policies to help every Ghanaian and not only few citizens.’’

The president’s recent travel was to Qatar where Ghana and Qatar have signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of partnerships between the two countries.

This signing ceremony took place on Tuesday, 13th November, 2018, when the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, paid a day’s official visit to Qatar, where he held bilateral talks with the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The first MoU signed was the “Agreement on for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income”.

This agreement would help to alleviate territorial double taxation of the same income by the two countries.

The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and, on behalf of Qatar, by Mr. Ali Shareef Alamadi, Minister for Finance.

The next MoU was on “The Regulation of Manpower Employment in the State of Qatar”, signed, on behalf of Ghana, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and, on behalf of Qatar, by Mr. Uposif Bin Mohammed Al Othman, Minister for Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs.

The third and fourth MoUs signed were “Abolishing Visa Requirements for the holders of diplomatic and special passports”, and the “Establishment of consultations on issues of mutual interest between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of the Republic of Ghana.”

These were both signed, on behalf of Ghana, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and, on behalf of Qatar, by Mr. Sultan Bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The “Memorandum of Understanding between Qatar Chamber and Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry” was the last to be signed. Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankwoso I, President of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Shaikh Khalifa Bin Jassim Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, did this.