Expo 2020 Dubai, Commemorates Ghana Day
The 8th of March 2022 will go down memory lane as the day the world had a feel and
taste of Ghana and its rich culture at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai. An event that
brought together about 400 Ghanaian nationals to the UAE to experience and
participate in the Expo. With lots of cultural display and exhibition of Ghana's
Natural Resources and locally produced goods, the celebration was nothing short of
colourful
To grace the occasion, the Government of Ghana
delegation led by his Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo
Dankwah Akufo Addo, included the Minister for Trade and Industry, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the Minister for Information, the Minister for
Lands and Natural Resources, the Minister for Water and Sanitation, the Deputy Minister
for Trade and Industry (Hon. Herbert Krapa) among other various Heads of Agencies were
in attendance.
H.E. Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister for
Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner General for Expo 2020 Dubai opened the
event. In his remarks, he hinted that Ghana since World Expo 1967 in Montreal,
has continued its legacy of active participation in every Exposition. He
commended H.E the President of Ghana and the Commissioner General for Ghana, Hon.
Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah and his team for job well executed. He mentioned that the
UAE looks forward to tapping from Ghana’s resource and expertise and therefore
looks forward to the upcoming Ghana Business Forum scheduled to take place 9th March
as a catalyst and commercial undertakings that will fulfill this
purpose.
H.E. Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo, delivered the keynote
address of the function. In his remarks, he also commended Ghana’s Organising
Committee for Expo 2020 Dubai.
To showcase Ghana as a country of
limitless opportunities, as the theme for Ghana (Ghana: Limitless
Opportunities), the following were highlighted by the
President:
- At 65 years, Ghana is determined to get it right in a sustainable manner
- Our GDP rate prior to COVID 19 was 7% which is a catalyst for growth in the government’s transformational agenda
- Ghana is committed to creating an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive thereby growing the need of young people
- The country’s industrial transformation agenda, through our policies such as 1D1F, Digital Addressing System, Biometric registration of citizens among others, have yielded positive results
- Today Ghana is the largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in West Africa
- Ghana is ranked 3rd in the Ease of Doing Business in West Africa
- Ghana is the new commercial capital in Africa by hosting the secretariat of the AfCFTA
- Ghana is the largest producer of gold in the world
H.E. Nana Addo, encouraged people to visit the Ghana pavilion to have a taste of Ghanaian products and a feel of Ghanaian culture.
The celebration ended with a tour of the Ghana Pavilion, and later the Heads of State for Ghana and the UAE met at the Ghana Pavilion for a round table discussion.
