I’m fascinated by the great respect Mahama commands in international corridors – Ablakwa

North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has congratulated former President John Dramani Mahama for winning the Prestigious 2024 Africa Advancement Award for Exemplary Leadership  at the African Heritage Awards (AHA) 2024 event held in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, April 13.

Mr Mahama won the award for his contribution to Ghana’s democracy and also for peacefully handing over power to his successor after losing the 2016 general elections.

In a post on his X platform, Mr Ablakwa said “I congratulate and celebrate Former President H.E. John Mahama for consistently making Ghana proud on the international stage.

“H.E. John Mahama’s book, “My First Coup D’Etat: And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa” has just been translated into the Russian language for readers, researchers, academics and book enthusiasts in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and parts of Israel where the Russian language is spoken natively.

John Mahama wins Prestigious 2024 Africa Advancement Award for Exemplary Leadership

“Mahama’s literary work continues to attract extraordinary global appeal. Over the weekend, H.E. John Mahama also won the prestigious 2024 Africa Advancement Award for Exemplary Leadership. The NDC Flag-bearer and incoming President of Ghana, by God’s Grace, is frequently consulted and asked to lead election observer missions across the African continent.

“He is the democrat, visionary and statesman many are being asked to emulate. As Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Ghana’s Parliament, I am always fascinated by the great respect H.E. John Mahama commands in international corridors.”

I congratulate and celebrate Former President H.E. John Mahama for consistently making Ghana proud on the international stage.

H.E. John Mahama’s book, “My First Coup D’Etat: And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa” has just been translated into the Russian… pic.twitter.com/VAe92ib20k

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) April 15, 2024