President John Dramani Mahama has praised the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Mahama described Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as one of the hardest-working members of his government.
According to John Mahama, the recognition he has received internationally is due to Ablakwa’s work.
President Mahama credited Ablakwa for playing a key role in advancing Ghana’s interests on the international stage.
Mahama disclosed that Ablakwa undertook extensive diplomatic engagements that contributed to the adoption of the United Nations resolution on reparations, which was championed by Ghana some months ago.
Speaking during his Resetting Ghana Tour of the Volta Region on Thursday, July 16, Ablakwa stated, “Your Member of Parliament, our hardworking Minister of Foreign Affairs, indeed, I must tell you that he is among my hardest-working ministers. Every credit that I have attained on the international scene, it is he that has done the legwork”.
Mahama commended Ablakwa’s commitment and behind-the-scenes efforts, saying much of the recognition he has received internationally is due to Ablakwa’s work.
“The UN Resolution on Reparations, it is he who did the travelling to convince all the 123 countries to vote for us,” President Mahama said.
In related news, Jamaica’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Johnson Smith, shares high praise for Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
According to the Jamaican Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is well-regarded, respected, knowledgeable, and results-oriented.
She highlighted that Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs is nation-minded, globally-minded and believes in foreign affairs delivering for the benefit of people at every level of every nation.
Speaking in a video shared on X, H.E. Johnson Smith stated, “Things take so long until you make them happen. What don’t happen in a year happens in a day, Minister. And so it is with a deep sense of appreciation, of kinship, of commendations and appreciation. And Excellencies, you all clearly would understand why it is Minister Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP, is so well regarded, respected and well liked by his colleagues and counterparts on the world stage.
“Because he’s excellent. He is knowledgeable, he is results-oriented, he is nation-minded, globally-minded. And he is one who believes in ensuring that foreign affairs deliver for the benefit of people at every level of every nation”.
She added, “I want to ask you to join me in commending him for this work, because it is that very commitment to excellence and partnership that ensures we are able to do things in a shorter period of time. And I want to believe getting your team to move at Usain Bolt speed, Minister. We’re going to cross the finish line together.”
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