Director of Communication at the Presidency, Mr. Eugene Arhin has said the Government of Ghana did not send nor fund 337 Ghanaians to attend COP26 in Switzerland.
Concerning Ghana’s participation in the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow, Eugene Arhin pointed out that a matter that has since generated some controversy is the supposed number of delegates that attended the COP from Ghana.
He said indeed, there are three categories of persons who were permitted to attend COP26. These are United Nations and related organizations and agencies, media and non-profit organizations with observer status and representatives of Parties to the Convention and Observer States”.
According to Mr. Arhin, “From what we have seen so far, it has been shown that not all the 337 persons who registered as participants attended the Summit. There were media personalities, as well as representatives from CSOs, who are captured on the list of 337 persons, and who confirm that their trip to Glasgow was not funded by Government” he said.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let me a place on record that the official presidential delegation comprised of twenty-four (24) persons including the President, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Energy, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry” he added.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
