The Ghana President His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to embrace Pan-Africanism.
This he said at the opening of the fourth ordinary session of the fifth parliament of the PAP in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday.
“I am a strong believer in the work of Parliament, and, as we strive to deepen continental integration, and strengthen ties that exist between our respective countries, we should create room for our respective countries, we should create rooms for our respective Parliaments to learn from each other, and, through that process, enhance the prospects of continental integration,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo said for the objectives of Agenda 2063 to be realised, there need to be strong bilateral relations amongst members’ states.
He further challenged the African legislatures to present a united front and take concerted efforts to improve the lives of the African inhabitants. “It is time, my dear brothers and sisters, for us to transform our countries, and bring prosperity to our peoples. We cannot continue to live in the continent that has majority of what is left of the world’s remaining minerals, and, yet has the poorest people.”
“We should not have rich oil fields that make millionaires and billionaires of outsiders, whilst too many of our peoples live in abject poverty.”