His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama has been honoured in Singapore with an orchid hybrid named after him on the Nationwide Orchid Backyard.
The ceremony befell throughout President Mahama’s go to to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the place the orchid, formally named Vanda John Dramani Mahama, was unveiled. The newly named orchid now kinds a part of the celebrated “VIP Orchids” assortment.
President Mahama honoured with orchid hybrid in Singapore
The Nationwide Orchid Backyard has a long-standing custom of naming orchid hybrids after visiting heads of state, authorities leaders, and distinguished friends. The orchids aren’t solely symbols of magnificence but in addition characterize Singapore’s story of resilience, progress, and transformation.
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President Mahama honoured with orchid hybrid in Singapore
President Mahama signed the guests’ e-book and obtained an in depth briefing on the historical past of the gardens throughout his tour.
President Mahama honoured with orchid hybrid in Singapore
In a associated growth, President Mahama was additionally accorded a ceremonial welcome by the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, throughout an official name. In a closed-door assembly that adopted, President Mahama expressed his deep gratitude for the invitation, describing the go to as each well timed and important for Ghana.
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He congratulated Singapore on its sixtieth anniversary of independence and reminded President Tharman that Ghana will have a good time its seventieth anniversary in 2027. President Mahama additional famous the historic ties between Ghana and Singapore relationship again to the period of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and emphasised Ghana’s view of Singapore as a task mannequin in constructing prosperity.
Highlighting Ghana’s financial potential, President Mahama referenced the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA) and Ghana’s youthful inhabitants, stressing the nation’s position as a gateway for Africa to have interaction with the worldwide financial system.
Presenting Ghana’s present financial outlook, President Mahama acknowledged that his authorities is stabilising the financial system, with inflation decreased by 13% and focused to succeed in single digits by the tip of the 12 months. He reaffirmed his authorities’s dedication to prioritising expenditure and sustaining fiscal self-discipline.
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On job creation, he underlined the central position of agribusiness in offering employment alternatives. He defined that below Ghana’s Reset Agenda, agribusiness would obtain better consideration as a part of efforts to deal with unemployment and promote sustainable progress.
