INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2009: “SUSTAINABILITY: OUR CHALLENGE. OUR FUTURE”

The 12th of August each year is commemorated as International Youth Day.
The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted resolution 54/120 on 17 December 1999 to endorse the recommendations made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (held in Lisbon from August 8 to 12, 1998) that 12 August should be declared International Youth Day.
The Assembly recommended that public information activities should be organized to support the day as a way to promote better awareness of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond which was also adopted by the General Assembly in 1995 in resolution 50/81. This is to recognize the imagination, ideals and energies of young people as vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live.
Earlier in 1965 the Member States of the UN acknowledged this when they endorsed the Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples.
Two decades later the UN General Assembly then observed 1985 as the International Youth Year with the theme Participation, Development and Peace which drew international attention to the important role young people play in the world and in particular, their potential contribution to development.

The World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond is therefore supposed to guide policy initiation and implementation in the area of youth and youth development. In its original form, the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) outlined 10 thematic areas to be addressed. However in 2007 Member States agreed to add five additional areas.
The first ten areas of WPAY are education, employment, hunger and poverty, health, environment, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, leisure-time activities, girls and young women and the full and effective participation of youth in the life of society and in decision-making. The other five added in 2007 comprise globalization, information and communication technologies, HIV/AIDS, conflict, and intergenerational issues.
Each of the fifteen priority areas is meant to reflect the three themes of the International Youth Year: Participation, Development and Peace. These objectives are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
Last year’s celebration was on the theme “Youth and climate change:Time for Action”. And this year’s celebration is on the theme “Sustainability: Our Challenge. Our Future.”
Sustainability does not only refer to maintaining environmental balance and renewal. Sustainability encapsulates three facets of life: the environment, society and the economy. We live our lives in the overlaps and intersections of these facets, and our actions and attitudes help shape them. Their changing shapes in turn affect the way we are able to live our lives. The negative effects of unsustainable behaviour are not easily contained.
For instance it is estimated that Ghana may lose its forest cover in 23 years. Statistics has it that Ghana’s forest cover has shrunk from 8.3 million hectares in 2000 to 1.5 million hectares in 2006 and continue to deplete at a rate of 65000 hectares. This gives clear indications that programmes on aforestation may not be yielding the desired results.
In the area of the economy. There are five economic indicators which are the rate of inflation, the interest rate, the exchange rate, the GDP growth rate and the rate of unemployment. In 2005 the World Youth Report estimates that about 88.2 million youth are unemployed globally and according to the estimations of the International Labour Organisation this represents a significant 14.5 percent of young persons who are unemployed in the world.
In Ghana, at President Kufour’s first major press conference at the castle Osu, the then President of the Ghana Journalist Association, Madam Adjoa Yeboah Afari asked the then President of the Republic about the unemployment rate. The President observed that the figures are not readily available and indicated that the Ghana Statistical Service was not adequately resourced to produce these figures. While this situation is worrying, it is not surprising due to the nature and character of unemployment itself coupled with the reluctance of many job seekers to make full disclosure over their employment situation.

Indeed the unemployment situation is a youthful phenomenon. The unemployment rate in the younger age group 15 to 24 is more than twice that of the 25 to 44 age group and more than thrice that of the older age group of 45 to 64. Conscious efforts must therefore be made to provide gainful employment opportunities to the youth. The policy of the government of Ghana to freeze employment in the public sector does not seem to go down well with many.

Youth unemployment is only a tip of the iceberg. Although more difficult to quantify, there are two other groups that together suffer similar frustrations as the unemployed: the discouraged youth and the working poor. Permit me to say that the youth are hardworking and not lazy. A careful look at streetism will justify how young people living on the streets struggle and work very hard to survive though they may be on the streets through no fault of theirs.

Graduate unemployment is a big issue, so is streetism. Streetism has the tendency to breed violence, armed robbery and drug addiction – all of which are injurious to the human person with a high social cost.

This brings our attention to the society. There seem to be a general challenge in parenting. The phenomenon of cyber fraud and armed robbery are profound statements on the issue of parenting. The burdens of keeping a responsible family as a basic unit of society seem to increase by the day. Our social and religious forums must be seen to articulate the essence on maintaining a family that conforms to societal norms and values.

The WPAY and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) should together help us maintain a clear view about the future. Priority must be placed on education if we want to make much progress. Government, policy-makers and the civil society should give special attention to promoting free and universal education up to the second cycle level in poor communities where the opportunity costs to staying in school are prohibitively high for young people and their families. Stakeholders must in particular give their unconditional support to the Capitation Grant. It is observed that investing in youth in rural areas in a way that decreases their likelihood of migrating would have the added effect of helping to improve conditions for young people in urban areas.

Access to free education is not only one of the eight MDGs or one of the fifteen priorities of the WPAY but a provision of Article 25 of the 1992 constitution of Ghana, whose wording is almost the same as Article 13 of the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Finally the saying that the youth are the future leaders is at best a cliché. Whilst the youth may not view it as ruse intended to render us inactive till the future comes, it may have factual deficiencies. The fact that the youth are the part of the current generation that is more likely to be a part of the future generation is without doubt. Youth participation in all aspects of society is therefore essential to our sustainability and continuous development. It is through participation that we will understand the rationale of the decisions of today and those meant for the future.

We welcome concerted efforts by all stakeholders to harness the potentials of the youth. The National Youth Council in particular must make available to all stakeholders the contents of Ghana’s national youth policy if there is any.
From the foregoing let us emphasise on the need to adopt a global sense of social responsibility. With this in mind, and as the energizers of today and the holders of tomorrow, it is imperative that the youth embrace the challenge of sustainability in its fullness as they help pave the way forward through the 21st century and beyond. Youth action, inclusion, and their full participation are keys to developing today’s world for the generations of today and tomorrow. And there is no gain saying that these are central to a sustainable existence.

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Saeed Musah-Khaleepha
rafani@email.com
+233(0)208121764
Box NB 889, Nii Boitown, Accra, Ghana and
Box AS 194, Asawasi, Kumasi, Ghana.

Excerpts of Obama's Address to Ghana's Parliament

Below are excerpts of the address by the U.S. President to the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana delivered on Saturday July 11, 2009.
It is essentially the whole of the concluding part of his address, which incidentally feeds into our interest(s) directly.
We have not edited any part of it except the captions. We captioned parts of the address to ease reading and reference.
SMK

On Conflicts
Now, as we partner on behalf of a healthier future, we must also stop the destruction that comes not from illness, but from human beings - and so the final area that I will address is conflict.
Let me be clear: Africa is not the crude caricature of a continent at perpetual war. But if we are honest, for far too many Africans, conflict is a part of life, as constant as the sun. There are wars over land and wars over resources. And it is still far too easy for those without conscience to manipulate whole communities into fighting among faiths and tribes.

These conflicts are a millstone around Africa's neck. Now, we all have many identities - of tribe and ethnicity; of religion and nationality. But defining oneself in opposition to someone who belongs to a different tribe or who worships a different prophet has no place in the 21st century. Africa's diversity should be a source of strength, not a cause for division. We are all God's children. We all share common aspirations - to live in peace and security; to access education and opportunity; to love our families and our communities and our faith. That is our common humanity.

That is why we must stand up to inhumanity in our midst. It is never justified, never justifiable to target innocents in the name of ideology. It is the death sentence of a society to force children to kill in wars. It is the ultimate mark of criminality and cowardice to condemn women to relentless and systemic rape. We must bear witness to the value of every child in Darfur and the dignity of every woman in the Congo. No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them. And all of us must strive for the peace and security necessary for progress.

Africans are standing up for this future. Here, too, in Ghana we are seeing you help point the way forward. Ghanaians should take pride in your contributions to peacekeeping from Congo to Liberia to Lebanon ... and your efforts to resist the scourge of the drug trade. We welcome the steps that are being taken by organizations like the African Union and ECOWAS to better resolve conflicts, to keep the peace and support those in need. And we encourage the vision of a strong, regional security architecture that can bring effective, transnational forces to bear when needed.

America has a responsibility to work with you as a partner to advance this vision, not just with words, but with support that strengthens African capacity. When there's a genocide in Darfur or terrorists in Somalia, these are not simply African problems - they are global security challenges, and they demand a global response.

And that's why we stand ready to partner through diplomacy and technical assistance and logistical support, and we will stand behind efforts to hold war criminals accountable. And let me be clear: Our Africa Command is focused not on establishing a foothold in the continent, but on confronting these common challenges to advance the security of America, Africa and the world.

In Moscow, I spoke of the need for an international system where the universal rights of human beings are respected, and violations of those rights are opposed. And that must include a commitment to support those who resolve conflicts peacefully, to sanction and stop those who don't, and to help those who have suffered. But ultimately, it will be vibrant democracies like Botswana and Ghana which roll back the causes of conflict and advance the frontiers of peace and prosperity.
As I said earlier, Africa's future is up to Africans.

The people of Africa are ready to claim that future. And in my country, African Americans - including so many recent immigrants - have thrived in every sector of society. We've done so despite a difficult past, and we've drawn strength from our African heritage. With strong institutions and a strong will, I know that Africans can live their dreams in Nairobi and Lagos, Kigali, Kinshasa, Harare, and right here in Accra.

You know, 52 years ago, the eyes of the world were on Ghana. And a young preacher named Martin Luther King traveled here, to Accra, to watch the Union Jack come down and the Ghanaian flag go up. This was before the march on Washington or the success of the civil rights movement in my country. Dr. King was asked how he felt while watching the birth of a nation. And he said: "It renews my conviction in the ultimate triumph of justice."

To the Youth
Now that triumph must be won once more, and it must be won by you. And I am particularly speaking to the young people all across Africa and right here in Ghana. In places like Ghana, young people make up over half of the population.

And here is what you must know: The world will be what you make of it. You have the power to hold your leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people. You can serve in your communities and harness your energy and education to create new wealth and build new connections to the world. You can conquer disease and end conflicts and make change from the bottom up. You can do that. Yes you can ... because in this moment, history is on the move.

But these things can only be done if all of you take responsibility for your future. And it won't be easy. It will take time and effort. There will be suffering and setbacks. But I can promise you this: America will be with you every step of the way - as a partner, as a friend. Opportunity won't come from any other place, though. It must come from the decisions that all of you make, the things that you do, the hope that you hold in your heart.

About Optimism
Ghana, freedom is your inheritance. Now, it is your responsibility to build upon freedom's foundation. And if you do, we will look back years from now to places like Accra and say this was the time when the promise was realized; this was the moment when prosperity was forged, when pain was overcome, and a new era of progress began. This can be the time when we witness the triumph of justice once more. Yes we can. Thank you very much. God bless you. Thank you.

Day of the African child

Day of the African child: the unending plight of African children
Nairobi, June 16th 2009: Africa observes the Day of the African Child, in memory of, thousands of black school children who were maimed and killed in 1976 Soweto uprising, as they took to the streets to protest the inferior quality of their education and to demand their right to be taught in their own language.
To honour the memory of those killed and to meet the Millennium Development Goals relating to the welfare and safety of African children, the UN Millennium Campaign Calls on African states, Civil Society Organizations and the private sector to tackle child and maternal mortality, school dropout, gender inequality in UPE and poor quality standards of UPE.
As many as 50,000 African children under the age of 5 years will be losing their lives as a result of preventable or curable diseases. And children as many as 38 million of primary school age in Africa will still remain out of school.
“Child survival, protection and development are not only universal aspirations enshrined in the MDGs, they are also human rights issues ratified in the International Convention on the Rights of Children and the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child” Says the UN Millennium Campaign Communications Coordinator and Acting Deputy Director for Africa, Ms. Sylvia Mwichuli.
“Investing in the health and education of African children and their mothers is a sound economic decision and one of the surest ways for a country to secure its future. Reducing child mortality and ensuring Universal Primary Education, requires strong political commitment.” She quipped.
From Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, Angola to Mozambique, an average of more than 1 in every 4 children die before the age of five. In Liberia, Mali, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso, the figure is more than one in every five children.
Even Africa's biggest and most developed countries scores of children die before their fifth birthdays: in Nigeria 191 of every 1,000 children die by the age of five, in Botswana it is 124 and in Kenya it is 121.
To compound the situation further, while official reports indicate that Children are now better off than they were ten years ago and can look forward to living beyond the age of 5, their mothers still die while bearing them consequently denying them parental care.
Whether it’s the mother or her baby that dies-life shouldn’t be lost in avoidable circumstances: no mother wants to produce a child for death to grab nor any baby would wish to grow up an orphan, or come to life at the expense of the mother’s life.
An African child who lives beyond his/her fifth birth day and make it into school going age; hunger, disease, discrimination and inadequate facilities deny her/him a chance to enroll and stay in school.
Although official reports- like the UN Millennium Development Goals 2008 report shows that there is widespread progress in primary school enrollment, user fees, such as uniform, stationary and meals, armed conflict, lack of birth registration, child labour and HIV/AIDS still keep around 38 million African children of primary school age out of school. The conditions are more devastating for girls, the higher they climb the ladder of education the wider the rate of dropout.
According to the UN Millennium Campaign, Policy Associate, Thomas Deve, “To ensure that more vulnerable and marginalized are enrolled and remain in school, targeted programs and interventions aimed at poor households such as setting up satellite schools in remote areas, eliminating school fees, providing school meals, constructing separate sanitation facilities, ensuring a safe school environment and promoting later marriage must be designed and implemented across countries that lag behind on these MDGs targets.”
Time and again, it has been proven that when political commitment is present, the results are often significant. Countries like Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana are good cases. Malawi for example has moved from a hungry country that it has always been to a regional food supplier in recent years. It is also only second to Costa Rica globally in reducing child mortality by more than 1/3 in the past three years!
Zambia has made great strides in HIV testing, prevention, and education after president Mwanawasa declared a national emergency in 2004. By the end of the year, he had surpassed his goal of providing 10,000 citizens with antiretroviral treatment (ART). The government has also focused on integrating HIV/AIDS education into the public school curriculum.
When it seemed impossible for pastoral communities in Kenya to access education, the government designed mobile classrooms in which the children of the nomads access education as they wander about in search of water and pasture for their cattle.
In all of these cases the reason for success has been the country’s political will.

THE UPSURGE OF VIOLENT CONFLICTS IN THE NORTH: THE YOUTH MUST RETHINK

Below is an article by Mohammed Yakubu Dasana the Co-Ordinator of the Three Northern Regions Youth for Peace and Development (NORYDEV) a partner organisation of Khaleepha Consult.
I was at the launch of the group here in Accra and I was deeply impressed about the efforts being made by the organisation.
The write-up is with such an active voice that one may assume that the writer is right before him in a conversation. He asserts that "no outsider and no government or state institution can resolve the problems created by us except ourselves". A significant admission that is relevant to the resolution of the various issues related to the three northern regions.
I his concluding paragraph he writes that "violent armed conflicts have been unnecessary and have led to catastrophic consequences. The economic costs of conflicts are immeasurable and in conflict areas, poverty sucks the energies of people, malnutrition kills children, illiteracy darkens their minds and forecloses their future. We all ...must therefore ...endeavour to take part in effective conflict prevention; management and resolution for the rest of the country may not wait for us while we struggle amidst conflicts."
You may access the full article by following this link http://northernwingtodayblogg.blogspot.com/2009/05/upsurge-of-violent-conflicts-in-north.html
Alternatively you may continue to read the full article as published below.
The website of the organisation is http://www.northernwingtoday.com/index.html
Saeed

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Saturday, May 2, 2009

THE UPSURGE OF VIOLENT CONFLICTS IN THE NORTH: THE YOUTH MUST RETHINK. By Muhammed Yakubu

For the past decade, the northern part of Ghana has become synonymous with violent tribal, religious and chieftaincy conflicts. The recent upsurge in violent conflict in the Bawku area in the Upper East Region and the arson in Tamale and Gushegu, otherwise referred to as the “DO ME I DO YOU AFFAIR” are clear cases in point.

Ghana has been reckoned globally as a relatively peaceful nation. But, for the northern part of this country it takes just a shout or little provocation to spark-off chaos and anarchy. This is not to say that other areas in Ghana do not experience violent conflict. But I am particular about the frequency and magnitude of conflicts in and around the three northern regions.

The unresolved menace in Dagbon, the Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute, the Wa chieftaincy dispute, the Buipe chieftaincy conflict, the Konkomba-Bimoba scenario and lately the Tamale and Gushegu arson are clear instances in point. These incidents have put the name and image of the area into question as some now refer to the north as the middle east of Ghana.

Violence and of course armed conflicts have eroded peace, joy and to some extent life out of the area leaving it in a state of perpetual poverty and hopelessness.
In all these cases the class of people actively domineering is the youth. The youth have become subservient to the powers of a bunch of cabals with diabolical intentions whose abiding motivation is political profit, nihilism and mendacity whiles simultaneously denigrating the image of the north.

They forget that all men are created equal and are endowed naturally with certain inalienable rights which include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness such that we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution. We should therefore engage in politics of hope instead of politics of cynicism.

Some northerners and some Ghanaian politicians always engage in the amorphous news spin that the area is marginalized, thus continuing a tradition of stereotype and bombast, bias and disdain. These are often the warp and woof of media opprobrium and coverage when any issue about the north is the subject .

I am of the conviction that the bane of the northern poverty are the intra-religious and chieftaincy disputes .The area which already experiences erratic rainfall pattern should have seen its youth who constitute the larger proportion of the labour force channel their energies into fruitful ventures that will provide an effective link in pushing for a positive change in the traditional landscape instead of trying to create lawless and a neo-culture of silence in the north.

It is now time we stood up and say no to selfish politicians who often take advantage of the vulnerability of the youth to employ them as serial callers into radio discussions of the polarized political environment to always launch vituperations and scurrilous attacks on their political opponents whom they consider as foes and adversaries.

Often, hosts of radio programmes particularly on the private radio stations due to lack of professionalism, bias or fears allow such individuals to embark on such scurrility without correcting or putting them on track. As noted in political circles, one of the characteristics of a democratic organization is the capacity to manage opposing views through dialogue, compromise and respect for established procedures. So why do we resort to arson and arm conflicts when we should have been learning lessons from Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan.

"no outsider and no government or state institution can resolve the problems created by us except ourselves"

How do we resolve this multitudinal conflicts that have engulfed the area. First of all, I must sound home the caution that no outsider and no government or state institution can resolve the problems created by us except ourselves because we know the root causes and how weapons are being moved or smuggled into the land. The people training warriors, hiring mercenaries and trafficking weapons and ammunitions are within us; let’s expose them and stop shifting blame on individuals and institutions outside the northern terrain. In fact, the challenge to change the socio-political attitude of the people of the north in particular may be a messianic one.

The socio-political attitudes of a people determine the way they do things. That is what they do, how they do them and when they do them. Are the youth of the area selfless and willing to sacrifice, do we have a development agenda as northerners, can we co-exist as one people with a common destiny. Granted the elderly have failed us, what are we as the young and upcoming doing? I mean the Haruna Iddrisus, Amin Antas, Alhassan Andanis, Mustafa Hamids, Inusah Fuseinis, Thomas Alonsis, Andrews Awunis, Rashid Pelpuos, Ali Nakyeas and the Adam Sules. Not to talk of the Bawumias and the Mahamas. The time to act is now.

As young educated elites of the area, we need to come together and fight a common cause. Politics and chieftaincy tend to divide us, making many to wonder whether we can unite at all. Politics is directly related to the day-to-day socio-economic development of the people and it is time we became united in diversity. For now we look very disorganized and disenchanted. Most of us the youth need to soberly reflect on and examine our lives and contributions to the area’s development. We must realize that no matter the faith we practice, the language we speak, the ethnic group we belong to, the political party we follow, no matter how much money we have, we all have a stake in one another, we are our brother’s and sister’s keeper.

While we as individuals have different past, upon a cursory look we all share the same hopes for the future.
Moreover, it is high time we discarded the rapidly springing up of religious fundamentalism, especially with regards to intra-Islamic controversies. Young preachers who profess to know Islamic theology launch very serious verbal attacks on their perceived Tijania or Ahli Sunna counterparts especially during Ramadan which is suppose to be the Month of Peace. Let’s bear in mind that religious factionalism will take us no where since it is abhorred by Allah Himself and if we do not take our time the very genuine reasons and goals for which we practice religion would elude us on the day of judgement. Why do we rather use religion to hold ourselves back when it should have helped us to progress? We need to ask ourselves many questions and imbibe the culture of tolerance into our social setting.

Finally, in order for us to effectively resolve conflicts in the north, we ought to as youth break the too much dependency mentality that has been with us for long. We should emancipate ourselves from the syndrome of political manipulations and influences. We have to unlock our own independence before that of our society. When we become independent we can then question the status quo and the injustices in our society. We should be able to identify the pro and anti-development attitudes and try to be vigilant of leaders whether within or without the north who try to misuse us for their own gain. We should learn to stand firm on the truth, for according to Winston Churchill the “truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it; but, in the end; there it is.”

"violent armed conflicts have been unnecessary and have led to catastrophic consequences. The economic costs of conflicts are immeasurable and in conflict areas, poverty sucks the energies of people, malnutrition kills children, illiteracy darkens their minds and forecloses their future. We all ...must therefore ...endeavour to take part in effective conflict prevention; management and resolution for the rest of the country may not wait for us while we struggle amidst conflicts."

Let me sum up by saying that violent armed conflicts have been unnecessary and have led to catastrophic consequences. The economic costs of conflicts are immeasurable and in conflict areas, poverty sucks the energies of people, malnutrition kills children, illiteracy darkens their minds and forecloses their future. We all as northerners must therefore ponder over the issues raised in this feature and endeavour to take part in effective conflict prevention; management and resolution for the rest of the country may not wait for us while we struggle amidst conflicts.
As we approach December, 2008 General Elections, we as northerners and Ghanaians in general are being called upon to reaffirm our values and commitments to the legacy of our fore bearers who fought through thick and thin for our independence and the promises of generations yet unborn.

Muhammed A. Yakubu,Youth Development Advocate,

Mediation on the Rise

Mediation, an interest-based dispute settlement process is continually gaining momentum.
The Australian Government undoubtedly showed its commitment when it appointed a judge to the Supreme Court having regard to the fact that the judge will promote Mediation in the Australian judiciary. Please read more on the following link.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/new-supreme-court-judge-set-to-promote-mediation-20090331-9ibp.html
In Ghana, the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General have both shown demonstrable commitment to promoting ADR and mediation.

The "Project" Students Youth Parliament

It is almost two years since this project.
http://news.thinkghana.com/news/200702/2898.php
I am only hopeful that young persons will show some more commitment to their involvement in the activities of the state that may eventually be their future preoccupation.
At Khaleepha Consult, we have committed some human resource for worthy projects, and this includes the Youth Parliament.
Saeed

President-elect Pledges the Youth and Labour to...

The President-elect of Ghana Pro. John Evans Atta Mills has promised in the manifesto that got him elected to provide the necessary ambiance for the youth and labour organisations.

He made several references to training, capacity building and equal opportunity for all.

He underscored the fact that "the youth of Ghana must strive for excellence in every achievable endeavour by setting honest goals based on national sense of fair-play, virtue and industry" . For the rest of his commitments to the youth please refer to the following link: http://elections.myjoyonline.com/pages/prez/2008/atta-mills/35.php

In reference to labour, he said he "will forge and maintain transparent systems of dialogue and arbitration for collective bargaining rights of all workers with a view to promoting a healthy and vibrant industrial climate for accelerated national economic development and growth"

He ended by saying "Conflict resolution, industrial peace and corporate growth will be key concerns while individual rights and opportunities will be central to generating worker confidence in the public and private sectors." You may access the rest of his manifesto on labour by clicking the following link: http://elections.myjoyonline.com/pages/prez/2008/atta-mills/37.php

While some of these commitments may be within the domain of our area(s) of interest, we at Khaleepha Consult hope the new government will find worthy stakeholders for the realisation of the national agenda.

Saeed Musah-Khaleepha

+233(0)208121764

raafani@gmail.com

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Accra.