The Vice President John Dramani Mahama will participate in the 12th African Union (AU) Summit which is expected to take place from January 26 to February 3, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Vice President will lead the government of Ghana delegation that will attend the 12th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments. In a statement signed and issued at the Osu Castle in Accra by Mahama Ayariga, presidential spokesperson the theme for the session will be “Infrastructure Development in Africa”. According to the statement the Vice President would leave Accra on January 30 for Addis Ababa and return on February 4. In an earlier interaction with Ambassador John Shinkaiye, Chief of Staff at the office of the AU Commission Chairman, Mr. Ping, Vice President Mahama assured the delegation when they called on him at the Castle that the government of Ghana was ready to attend the summit. The delegation was at the Castle to congratulate the president and his vice for the election victory and also inform and remind Ghana of its responsibility towards achieving a union government for Africa. Source: Daily Guide