Canadian Governor General arrives in Ghana for state
visit
Accra, Nov. 27, GNA - The Canadian Governor General
Ms Michaelle Jean, arrived in Accra on Monday to a
rousing welcome to begin a five-day official state
visit to Ghana.
The Canadian Military aircraft carrying her and her
14-member high profile delegation touched down at
the Kotoka International Airport at exactly 1100
hours and President John Agyekum Kufuor was on hand
to receive her.
As Ms Jean descended the gangway, nine-year old
Irene Dadzie of the Rangoon Camp Two Primary School
presented to her the "Akwaaba" bouquet.
She then stepped on the red carpet and was escorted
to the saluting dais where the national anthems of
Ghana and Canada, punctuated by the traditional
21-gun salute, were played.
The Governor General, thereafter, inspected a Guard
of Honour mounted by three officers and 106 men of
the Ghana Army.
She was later introduced to Senior Government
Officials and members of the Diplomatic Corps by
President Kufuor and treated to some wonderful
cultural and acrobatic performances by a Cultural
Group of the Musicians Union of Ghana.
Ms Jean is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with
President Kufuor at the Castle, Osu, on Tuesday.
The Governor General's visit is seen as very
important in view of the significant level of
development assistance Ghana has been receiving from
Canada, which has shot up by about 400 per cent in
the last four years.
Canada between the years 2000 and 2005 contributed
over 1,572 billion cedis in official development
support to Ghana.
GNA
