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President Kufuor arrives from
Kenya
Accra, Jan. 10, Ghanadot/GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor
arrived this evening from Kenya after holding a peace
building meeting with Kenyan Pesident Mwai Kibaki and
opposition leader Mr. Raila Odinga.
Kenya, East Africa's economic powerhouse has been plunged
into political turmoil as protests over Mr Kibaki's
re-election snowballed into nasty ethnic clashes that had
killed more than 300 and displaced tens of thousands of
people.
To help salvage the situation, the Kenyan Leader sought the
assistance of President Kufuor to mediate and to help them
to find a common ground to begin the process of
reconciliation.
Speaking to journalists on arrival at the Kotoka
International Airport in Accra Mr. Andre Awuni, Presidential
Spokesperson said a statement issued after President Kufuor
held talks with the Kenyan feuding parties directed an
immediate cessation of the violence as well as any act,
which would be detrimental to peace.
He said the statement also urged the parties to resort to
dialogue under the auspices of the African Union for lasting
solution to the crisis.
Mr. Awuni said the parties agreed to work together with a
panel of eminent African personalities towards resolving
their difference and all other outstanding issues, including
constitutional and electoral reforms.
He said President Kufuor appealed to all Kenyans as well as
friends and partners of Kenya to collaborate and support the
process of dialogue and reconciliation.
Mr Awuni, in response to questions from the journalists said
it was important for the President in his capacity as
Chairman of AU to maintain neutrality in his approach to the
issue to earn the trust of the people.
Mr AKwasi Osei Adjei, Foreign Minister said the President as
AU Chairman was obliged to attend to issues affecting
African countries and thus it was not wrong for him to have
left for Kenya to mediate while there was problem in Ghana's
Northern region where efforts were put in place to deal with
the conflict.
The President was met on arrival at the airport by Ministers
of State and the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General
J.B. Danquah, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr
Patrick Acheampong.
GNA
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