{"id":91655,"date":"2025-01-21T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/secretary-general-of-afcfta-pays-courtesy-call-on-former-vice-president-bawumia"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:54:42","slug":"secretary-general-of-afcfta-pays-courtesy-call-on-former-vice-president-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/secretary-general-of-afcfta-pays-courtesy-call-on-former-vice-president-bawumia","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General of Afcfta Pays Courtesy Call on Former vice President Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Mr Wamkele Mene, the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), has paid a courtesy call on former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to express his sincere appreciation to him for the support extended to the AfCFTA Secretariat during his tenure as Vice President.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>They discussed the importance of AfCFTA towards improving continental trade, economic growth and transformation as well as digital trade protocol, especially cross-border digital payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis Excellency, I am here today to express my sincere gratitude for the support you extended to the AfCFTA Secretariat during your tenure as the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana,\u201dMr Mene stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also seized the opportunity to commend Dr Bawumia for his remarkable concession in the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana\u2019s democratic credentials were further strengthened when you conceded defeat less than 24 hours after the presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have, indeed, shown that you love your country and its people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The General-Secretary of AfCFTA also encouraged Dr Bawumia not to rest on his oars and continue giving off his best to enable Ghana to move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ghana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Mr Wamkele Mene, the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), has paid a courtesy call on former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to express his sincere appreciation to him for the support extended to the AfCFTA Secretariat during his tenure as Vice President. 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