Ghana is a beacon of democracy-Maduekwe

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13-01-10

THE Nigerian Foreign Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, has described Ghana as the beacon of peaceful democratic transitions in Africa.
Addressing a public lecture on the topic: Ghana-Nigeria Relations, Chief Maduekwe said the smooth transitions from one government to another were clear manifestations of Ghana’s growth in democracy.
According to him, Ghana-Nigeria relations dated way back when personalities such as Nnamdi Azikiwe caught the spirit of political struggle in Ghana.
“He made Ghana is home,” he said, after which he joined the Pan-African struggle.
The Ghanaian Foreign Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni, said Ghana-Nigeria connection dated back not only through bilateral relations, but multilateral relations as well.
He said the two countries considered themselves sister states, while their citizens saw themselves as brothers and sisters.
He said for the two countries to have vibrant economies, there was a need for integration, which the two Presidents, Prof. J.E.A. Mills and Musa Yar’Adua were passionate about.
Alhaji Mumini said the only way to build a strong, resilient economy was through integration, and indicated that Prof. Mills had made integration the flagship of his foreign policy.
The prosecution of foreign relations, he said, had assumed new dimensions of economic diplomacy. He said the current government was looking to expanding the frontiers of trade with other countries, find new markets, popularise made-in-Ghana goods, build a robust economy and showcase the country’s tourism potentials.