Three Ghanaian citizens – Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese – have finally submitted a petition at the United Nations to have President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo removed as Co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates.
The petition dated Monday, March 10, 2020 was addressed to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
In their petition, the three said President Akufo-Addo has simply lost his “credence” and “relevance” to serve as the Co-Chair with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
They claim the Ghanaian leader should be “removed from same to salvage the sanctity of the Chair and seriousness expected to be attached to the United Nations (UN) SDGs”.
They cited how President Akufo-Addo has flouted Goals 6 and 13 of the SDGs.
“As your objective, under Goal 6, you stated ‘Everyone on earth should have access to safe and affordable drinking water’. It is on this basis that we lay our petition before you to justify the removal of Ghana’s president as Co-Chair of Advocates of SDGs in the supreme interest of all, especially Ghanaians, to help achieve your stated goals.”
They recounted how President Akufo-Addo had led the fight against illegal small-scale mining in Ghana albeit the phenomenon starting before his reign.
They cited media publications on the successes chalked by the Akufo-Addo-led government after just a year in the fight.
But they said the government’s dipped efforts in curbing the canker were glaring after a journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, conducted an investigation, which cited an appointee of Mr Akufo-Addo’s taking bribes to allow the wanton degradation of water bodies.
They indicated how water bodies became worse than they were and how the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) shut down some of its plants due to the levels of pollution.
“We have concluded that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has failed in his fight in Ghana against illegal mining which effectively, is failure to protect the water bodies affected by the activities of illegal miners as stated under Goal 6 of the SDGs.
“From the accounts elaborated above, it is clear that the continuous stay on the Advocates platform as a Co-Chair by Ghana’s President His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo undermines the impact and message the United Nations (UN) put across to the world.
“His continuous stay does not serve as a good example for the agenda the Advocates anticipate to achieve.”
Source: 3news.com
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the claims are not meritorious, they should have come another jagon.
Empty petition. Konongo kayer NDC.
Hungry people want to be recognized
Listen to another group of I-d-I-o-ts who want to be heard. Get a campaign message and stop the non-s-e-n-s-e.
This partition is as empty as those who sent it
The truth is Nana His Excellency never begged for this recognition. His good intentions honored him this enviable status. So who says that would be a burden on him if stripped off of the award?. Ghana wouldn't loose since that is not the objective of Nana's Presidency. For those who think Nana has failed, what would be your answer in case UN ask you people your possible solution to the said problem? NDC and its cohorts are making the mockery of themselves even at the international level.
Ooohh so you know how to petition why don't you petition the Uk Court that ruled in the Airbus case to reveal GO1's for all to see. that would have serve a better purpose since the NDC says its not Mahama the ***barred word***
Most shameful move ever by any political group. Led by GO1. The international community know Nana Addo; they also know who GO1 is. I rest my case
Ok Akuffo ADDO has been removed from that seat, are you happy now?
Am sorry to say that your claim lacks merit frivilous and derogarory.Rather thank God for Nana Addo a visionary leader leading by example