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Leader of the Conservative Party in U.K., David Cameron, has praised President John Atta Mills for his matured approach to politics and his open-minded style of governance.
Conferring with President Atta Mills as part of his official visit to U.K., Mr. Cameron said the world witnessed Ghana’s elections and has since being following happenings in Ghana. He also commended President Mills’ style of governance.
According to Mr. Cameron, Ghana has done herself and the continent proud and every effort must be made to move forward in the right direction.
The leader of the Conservative Party said President Mills disposition as an opposition leader and as President is one that is worth emulating.
In deepening Ghana/U.K ties, the Conservative leader acknowledged efforts by President Mills in making a strong case not only for Government assistance, but also making a case for more British entrepreneurs to make Ghana their preferred investment destination.
President Mills thanked Mr. Cameron for his kind comments but said that it is the people of Ghana who must be commended for deepening and entrenching the nation’s democracy.
According to President Atta Mills, majority of Ghanaians wanted a change and were determined to safeguard their mandate through acceptable channels.
“We have invested a lot in peace and democracy and at this point, there is no turning back” President Atta Mills said.
His Excellency the President also singled out the Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan, for commendation and said that the Commissioner took decisions that were in the best interest of Ghana.
“The Commissioner was firm and at the times that he needed to take critical decisions, he did not waver,” President Atta Mills said.
On the issue of attracting donor support and investments into Ghana, President Atta Mills said that as a government that is anchored to the tenets of social democracy, it is his prime concern to make sure that his government invests heavily in social intervention programmes hence his unrelenting approach to seeking the needed funds to execute his agenda.
“At the end of my term, I will be judged by the extent to which my Team has been able to improve the standard of living of the people of Ghana and not by any other yardstick and so I am committed to nothing but building a Better Ghana” President Atta Mills said.
“We have been hit by the global financial crisis but we still need to build schools, build hospitals, provide good drinking water, and I am determined to do just that” President Atta Mills added.
President John Atta Mills congratulated David Cameron for the leadership role he is playing in the politics of Britain.
Source: Office of the President
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