If there's one major flaw Ghanaians have associated President John Mahama, it is the fact that he apparently travels way too much. His Excellency has come under verbal assault very often for his consistent "jetting" away out of the country, especially during trying moments.
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Calling Me A Globetrotter Is Mendacious - Prez. Mahama
We have certain responsibilities that make it necessary for us to travel. I guess that people don’t realise that I’m wearing two hats now – Ghana president and ECOWAS chairman
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The President of the Republic of Ghana has come to admit that though he travels a lot, to label him a globetrotter would be mendacious. According to the President, people, most often from the main opposition, New Patriotic Party, should not forget that as President of the country with his doubling as head of ECOWAS, his responsibilities were numerous.
“Aside from that I am president of ECOWAS too so some of the travels are in connection with that. My visit to the countries affected by Ebola is because I’m president of ECOWAS. My two visits to Burkina Faso was in regard of the security situation … there are many other such visits one as to pay as ECOWAS president and so if you put the totality together then people might think that one is traveling but I think these are to the benefit of the country.”
President Mahama has said such trips are not for fun, but a necessary evil to realise the transformation of Ghana’s economy as well as position itself for investors and to maintain peace in the sub-region among others.
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“We have certain responsibilities that make it necessary for us to travel. I guess that people don’t realise that I’m wearing two hats now – Ghana president and ECOWAS chairman – and as president of Ghana you receive invitations to pay official visits. I received invitations from Norway and Denmark and if you know the role Denmark plays in terms of our bilateral support you will realise that it was useful to go to Denmark,” President Mahama told Paul Adom Otchere of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana Thursday.
“We had very good discussion… and it was necessary for us to go. Norway has been supporting us strongly when it comes to oil and gas and they have oil for development programme of which Ghana is a beneficiary… so you look at all those things and based on that you accept an invitation when it is extended to you.”
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