Where was our President?

Consternation and sadness gripped many Ghanaian homes when television footages of the historic presentation of this year's Nobel Peace Prize swept through the gathering without a glimpse of the President of Ghana.

To them Mr Kofi Annan's elevation was the highest testimonial this country could be given citing the relative stability that has characterized our political and social lives after long periods of military destabilization.

To them Mr Kofi Annan's elevation was the highest testimonial this country could be given citing the relative stability that has characterized our political and social lives after long periods of military destabilization.

Persons the Network Herald talked to wondered why our permanent mission in New York could not lobby a close acknowledgement in seating or standing arrangements.

Those abroad who invited friends to celebrate the day watching the event live at home pulled long faces explaining the possible reasons behind the very visible absence of the president of the home country of the nobel laurete.

But they also could not hide their joy at the international achievement of the world's leading civil servant.