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President of Senegal, Macky Sall, President of Liberia, George Weah and President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara
Thirteen African heads of state including the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, the President of Liberia, George Weah and the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, have confirmed their presence at the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday January 7, 2021.
This was revealed by the head of the inauguration committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, during a press briefing in Accra.
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She said other countries, including Nigeria, Gambia, India and France, would be represented by their foreign ministers at the ceremony which will start at 11 a.m.
Ms Botchwey said other heads of state who have confirmed their attendance include; the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré; the head of state of Mali, interim president Bah Ndaw; the President of Chad, Marshal Idriss Déby; the President of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenç; the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo; the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio; the President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló; the President of Guinea, Alpha Condé; the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé and the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou.
“So far, we have several heads of state and government who have accepted or will be part of the ceremony,” said Botchwey.
<< Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Guinea, Togo, Niger and the other countries that will be represented, such as Gambia and Nigeria by the Ministers.
“We all have the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon, we also have the Attorney General and the Minister of justice of Gambia, we have the British Minister for Africa, We have the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel, of course we have the chairman of the ECOWA Commission and the chairman of the Commission of UA. We have representatives from the UK Conservative Party and we have representatives from the CDU and allied parties from Germany, so far these are the confirmations we have “.
COVID-19 protocols
Ms Botchwey, at an address also listed in accordance with Ghana’s COVID-19 protocols, all foreign delegations will be required to provide a negative 72-hour PCR test before being admitted to the country.
In addition, all participants in the ceremony must wear their face mask at all times.
“The Committee was concerned about the COVID-19 social distancing protocol, which will be respected.” As part of the protocol guidelines developed for the ceremony, visiting delegations will be required to provide a negative PCR test 72 hours before being admitted into the country.
“In this regard, ceremony participants will be required to keep their face masks on at all times. Indeed, the need to strictly observe COVID-19 protocols informed the number of people who will be accredited to participate in the ceremony. The Committee understands the huge public interest in the ceremony, but the increase in attendance will simply ignore COVID-19 protocols, with its dire consequences for the health and safety of all. I therefore wish to implore members of the public to follow the ceremony from the comfort of their homes as it will be broadcast live on all major television and radio channels. “
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