President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed that he had been in Grenada upon the invitation of its Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, to serve as the Guest of Honour during the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
His visit spanned from Monday, February 5th, to Wednesday, February 7th, 2024. As part of his itinerary, he delivered a speech at the Grenadian Parliament.
“I held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Mitchell and paid a courtesy call on the Governor-General of Grenada, Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade,” the President wrote on Facebook.
He added, “As Guest of Honour at Grenada’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations, my message to them was summed up in the following: ‘Do not allow your energies to be sapped by either the failures of the past or the challenges of today. Embrace today’s challenges as opportunities for a brighter tomorrow.
“Redefine your sense of national responsibility and remove any doubt some may continue to harbour about the ability of the black man or woman to manage his or her own affairs. I urge you to devote yourselves to the freedom and welfare of Grenada and the peoples of the Caribbean’.”
On the same day that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the Parliament of Grenada, his Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamud Bawumia, delivered a vision-sharing speech at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). Some individuals questioned the president’s absence from the UPSA event on social media.
During his address on Wednesday, February 7, Dr. Bawumia outlined his plans, including the abolition of the electronic financial transactions tax, known as the e-levy, if he is elected President of Ghana.
