President Akufo-Addo Attends 74th Session of UN General Assembly

By Rex Mainoo Yeboah

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday left the country with a delegation to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The President, who is a co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will participate in a series of SDGs events.

At the invitation of the President of Princeton University, President Akufo-Addo will deliver a public address at Princeton University on Friday, September 20, 2019, and also, at the invitation of Mr. Robert Barchi, President of Rutgers, he will deliver another public address at the Achebe Leadership Forum on September 21, 2019.

President Akufo-Addo will also participate in, and deliver remarks at an event to be hosted by the US Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), celebrating the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), and participate in a series of UN-related side meetings.

The President will address the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2019, and, thereafter, engage in another round of UN Meetings.

On Saturday, September 28, 2019, the President will travel to Toronto to honour the invitation to participate in the 25th Anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Canadian branch of the New Patriotic Party.

He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchway; Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta; Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen; Minister for Planning, Prof. Gyan Baffuor and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.

President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, and in his absence, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60 (8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.

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