… Dual carriageway named after Bush
… Rawlings attends Dinner
Accra, Feb. 20, GNA – President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday conveyed Africa’s appreciation to US President George Walker Bush for his many kind gestures towards the Continent and named one of the strategic roads in Accra after him.
The 14-Kilometre Mallam-Tetteh Quarshie Road, which is to be reconstructed into a first class six-lane dual carriageway at a cost of 101 million dollars, would be called George Bush Motorway to immortalize the goodwill he has shown to the country and Africa. Funds for the implementation of this project is coming from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA).
President Kufuor, who was proposing the toast at a State Banquet held in honour of the visiting US President, said; “We note with great admiration your commitment to the respect of human rights, democracy, good governance, as well as your humanitarian support for the drive towards poverty reduction.”
“We recognize also, your exemplary dedication to the fight against diseases like malaria and the HIV-AIDS pandemic.”
President Kufuor acknowledged the leading role of President Bush in the decision by the Group of Eight Industrialized Nations (G-8) to cancel the 40- billion dollar debt owed by poor countries of the world to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multi-lateral international lenders.
A large part of Ghana’s external debt was cancelled as a result of this decision.
“Mr President, Africa salutes you for these gestures of goodwill that are impacting the lives of many ordinary persons on the Continent”, he said, drawing applause from the tall list of dignitaries at the banquet, who included politicians, traditional rulers, top Government officials, the clergy, high ranking public servants and the academia.
Source: GhanaWeb
