ACCRA, Ghana, CMC – The President of Ghana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, was awarded the International African Management Award on Friday in recognition of his “sturdy and transformational management” in Ghana.
The award was bestowed on the African Prosperity Champions Awards and Presidential Gala Dinner.
On receiving the award, Ali mentioned he recognized as a minority in Guyana who has risen to turn out to be the chief of his nation.
“Right now, I’m proud to guide a rustic the place the individuals elected a minority. I’m from the minority faith of Islam, and the individuals of that nation elected me as their President. That’s how now we have grown.”
In the meantime, in Guyana, former Prime Minister Hamilton Inexperienced and 10 African organizations referred to as Ali a “racist who ought to have been deemed ineligible for the award, and it ought to have been rescinded.”
They cited a number of situations of alleged discrimination towards Afro-Guyanese, who make up about 30 p.c of Guyana’s inhabitants.
Nonetheless, Ali has since fired again, calling them “racist” and denying claims of racial discrimination.
The President advised quite a few African Heads of State and enterprise leaders that he accepted the International Africa Chief Award when Guyanese labored very arduous to emancipate themselves from psychological slavery and create “one system, one nation, one atmosphere by which all of the individuals should prosper. “I settle for this on behalf of the individuals of Guyana,” he mentioned of the award.
Government Chairman Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, the Ghana-headquartered Africa Prosperity Community (APN), picked Ali to obtain the International Africa Management Award “in recognition of the sturdy and transformational management you’re giving to the great individuals of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, since your election as Head of State in 2020. Specifically, your dedication to constructing a ‘One Guyana’ by emphasizing the necessity for unity, inclusivity, and shared prosperity in Guyana’s multiracial society is very commendable.
Based on the APN Government Chairman, Ali was additionally chosen for the award as a result of he navigated the latest peak of border tensions between Guyana and neighboring Venezuela. “The award additionally acknowledges the sturdy and principled management you’ve got proven throughout this era of heightened territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo area.”
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