Akufo-Addo calls Ghana "safer" in West Africa

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President Akufo-Addo has described Ghana as the safest country in West Africa and, therefore, he is asking Africans in the diaspora to come to explore and experience the country. Ghana in this Year of Return.

Addressing the Legislative Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, June 12, President Akufo-Addo said that "in today's world," he said. Now, where crime and terror are unfortunately part of everyday life, I can say that Ghana is certainly the safest country in the West African region and remains one of the few places on the planet where we are not bothered to see ourselves as bearers. "

Ghana noted that Ghana is blessed with breathtaking landscapes and landscapes that Ghanaians take for granted, but that visitors find breathtaking.

"However, the most attractive and interesting selling point in Ghana is and has always been its people, the Ghanaian people. The hospitality that you find in Ghana, with all due respect to this House, is unique and unique, "he added.

The President continued, "Our foods are interesting and tend to be sampled once, never forgotten. I guess I do not need to remind you that we are the home of Kente, the fabric that has come to define the black race all over the world and that we are at the forefront of fashion on the continent. Our music is catchy and unforgettable, and the drums and rhythms allow us to distinguish ourselves. "

President Akufo-Addo told the House that the year of return served as a bridge to strengthen ties between Ghana, the continent and the African diaspora.

"For those of you who would like to come and stay, we welcome you. Africa is your country and Ghana would be happy to serve as a bridge between the diaspora and the African continent, "he added.

The President, who is undertaking a Caribbean tour in five countries as part of the "Year of Return" advocacy efforts, told the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that 2019 marked the 400th anniversary of America's first recorded arrival of West African slaves.

"We remember this anniversary to underscore our determination to never allow Africa to afford, as well as its people, to suffer such an obscene, degrading and dehumanizing catastrophe," the statement said. President Akufo-Addo.

He added: "Never again do a dozen armed foreigners, with the connivance of some of our citizens, would reduce Africans to trade in goods."

While the African Union designated the African diaspora as the 6th region of the AU, President Akufo-Addo pointed out that "it might have started as a slave, but the contribution of Africans the development of the Americas and the Caribbean is incomparable ".

Africans in the diaspora have provided the manpower needed to build US railroads and industries and, in general, US and Caribbean infrastructure, and the president also spoke of the role of Africans in innovation, science, sport, music, arts and training from the Americas and the Caribbean.

Among the inventions that Africans in the Americas have include fiber optic cable, pacemaker, blood bank, gas masks, traffic lights, the fastest computer in the world, voice over IP, closed circuit television, among others.

In the world of sport, President Akufo-Addo added that Africans in the diaspora have shown that they are not afraid of hard work and discipline. efforts of the descendants of those who were forcibly transported to the Americas.

"It is written on the last door of the dungeon of the slave castles that dot our coast, DOOR OF NO RETURN. Let's show that we can come back, we came back and we have overcome the humiliation and degradation of 400 years ago, "added President Akufo-Addo.

The Summit on Coming and Investment, the Forum on African-American Investment, the Pan-African Day Celebrations and Emancipation, the Jamestown Durbar in Jamestown, the Film Festival and the Full Circle Festival are just some of the activities that will be held to commemorate the event of the year.