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Big demo awaits Akufo-Addo as he leaves for UN General Assembly
The president is set to face a massive demonstration by a group calling itself Ashanti Youth for Development, who have decried his government’s handling of the Exton Cubic saga.
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The mining license of Exton Cubic, a company with ties to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former president John Mahama, was revoked after it was found out that the company did not obtain its mining license in a transparent manner.
But the group is accusing the president of political victimisation, demanding that the company be allowed to mine bauxite in the country.
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The statement, issued in Accra by the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House Eugene Arhin, said the President, as co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will participate in a series of SDGs events, and also deliver a speech on the theme “Africa Beyond Aid”, at the 5th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development, at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.
President Akufo-Addo will also hold bilateral talks with some colleague Heads of State, as well as with some CEOs of important global enterprises. At an event organised by the Africa-America Institute, on 19th September, the President will receive the “National Achievement Award” on behalf of the people of Ghana.
On Thursday, 21st September, President Akufo-Addo will deliver his maiden address to the UN General Assembly, and hold a meeting with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday, 22nd September.
He will be accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP; Minister for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta; Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba; Deputy Minister for Energy, Mohammed Amin Adam; and officials from the Presidency.
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