Jubilee House, Peduase Lodge or US Embassy ?
Speculation over where the 44th President of the USA, Barack Obama, would sleep continues to pop up in various media reports, with the latest speculation being that he may stay at the recently completed Holiday Inn Hotel close to the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The speculation, which has been downplayed by management of the hotel, follows earlier denials by the Ghanaian presidency that the US President may be received or hosted at the swanky Jubilee House presidential residence built by the Kufuor administration with opposition from the then opposition NDC. US President Barack Obama arrived in Accra on Friday night to a warm proverbial Ghanaian "Akwaaba" to begin his momentous two-day visit, his first to a sub-Saharan African nation since assuming office.
The US Presidential jet, Air Force One, which is making its third call to the Kotoka International Airport, after President Bill Clinton (1998) and President George W. Bush (2008), touched down around 2105 hours. U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana's capital Accra July 10, 2009. US President Barack Obama (L), along with First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and daughters Sasha (2nd R) and Malia (2nd L) disembark from Air Force One upon arrival in Accra, Ghana. Obama arrived in Ghana on Friday on his first trip to sub-Saharan African since taking office to a red carpet welcome with thousands lining the streets to catch a glimpse of America's first black president.
President Obama flies to Ghana Friday in his first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa, where he is expected to praise the country's electoral successes and economic development, holding it up as a model for other countries on the continent.
But Africa watchers say Mr. Obama also is likely to use the visit to announce plans to strengthen security and commercial ties with the small but growing African nation. U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana later this week and expectations among Ghanaians are high. Ghana's government is running a series of radio ads in anticipation of President Obama's visit.
"First black president of the United States of America, you have become a shining star, and despite the height of your achievement you are still proud to be called a black man. Barack Obama is coming home. He is coming to Ghana, Gold Coast, the center of the world," one ad declares. The public engagement of US President Barack Obama in Accra, where he is to make a major policy statement on Africa, has been shifted from the Independence Square to the International Conference Centre because of the uncertainty of the weather.
The Communications Director at the Presidency, Mr Koku Anyidoho, told the Daily Graphic that the government was concerned that rains might disrupt the programme scheduled to take place on Saturday. Accra, July 7, GNA - Dr Kwesi Jonah, Resident Scholar at the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), said on Tuesday that if oil was an attraction to President Barack Obama, he would have chosen Nigerian over Ghana for his first visit to Africa.
He noted that it was estimated that Ghana would be drilling 1,000 barrels of oil a day, and Nigeria was drilling two million barrels a day, yet President Obama chose to come to Ghana. |
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