President Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday, December 9, for a three-day official visit to Japan.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who gave details of the visit during the biweekly press briefings of the Information Ministry, said the President would arrive in the Asian nation today, Monday, December 10, 2018.
According to him, the President’s visit is expected to further boost trade ties between Ghana and Japan.
He said: “President Akufo-Addo’s visit to Japan this week is expected to further deepen Ghana-Japan trade ties which have been strong in recent years.”
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah explained that “the bulk of his meetings will focus on the industrial giants of Japan in an effort to strengthen trade relations and deepen efforts at attracting more Japanese FDI and knowledge transfer to Ghana.”
The President, he stated, would also specifically be at the GIPC – Jetro business seminar to make a strong case for Japanese businesses to situate in Ghana under the ‘one district, one factory’ programme.
According to him, in recent months, the international visits by the President have yielded dividends for Ghana including the recent announcement of automobile companies that are setting up in Ghana in 2019.
The minister concluded that “it is our expectation that this visit will yield further dividends for the Ghanaian business community as well.”
BY Melvin Tarlue