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28.06.2016 Press Release

Youth Without Borders Ghana Calls For Support For The Candidature Of Ambassador Kwesi Quartey As Deputy Chairperson Of The African Union Commission (AUC)

28.06.2016 LISTEN
By Youth Without Borders, Ghana

The Patron, Board of Directors, Management and the entire membership of Youth Without Borders Ghana call on the Government, Political Parties, Past and Present Government officials, the people of Ghana both home and overseas and the general public to support the bid of Ambassador Kwesi Quartey as he contest for the position of AUC Deputy Chairperson .

We at Youth Without Borders Ghana fully support the candidature of Ambassador Kwesi Quartey as the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC and we believe that come July the mantle would be handed over to him as he so desires. Similarly, we entreat all stakeholders to extend the courtesies given to Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni and Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas to Ambassador Quartey. The interest of Ghana must at all-time reign supreme.

The Youth Without Borders Ghana believes that, the experiences of Ambassador Quartey in the course of his diplomatic career, which spanned a period of thirty-five years makes him the best candidate for the job. Kwesi Quartey served in various capacities in Ghana’s Embassies and High Commissions in Cotonou, Cairo, Brussels, Havana, London and the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

We believe that his current role as secretary to Ghana's fourth democratic President in the fourth republic and haven served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, his contributions towards the development of West Africa and the continent as a whole will enable him deliver excellently to achieve the Africa we want and Agenda 2063.

The position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) requires tact diplomacy and advocacy. Ambassador Quartey’s role as Ghana’s Ambassador to Ethiopia as well as the Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] with concurrent accreditation to Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti and Rwanda and its relevance to the AUC cannot be overemphasized.

As youth development and empowerment organization, we advocate for increase youth participation in AU activities, empower the AU youth division to carry out its activities effectively, collaborate with the Pan African Youth Union and other continental youth groups to be able to work together towards the achievement of the Africa we want and Agenda 2063.

Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, Youth Without Borders Ghana says GOODLUCK and thank you for the invitation to your campaign launch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Signed:
King David Cartey
Director, Communications & Public Affairs

+233 (0) 243741318
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