AU Appoints Ghanaian Bizman As Ambassador …For Agenda 2063

The African Union Commission has honoured Godrich Ankrah Nii Ardey, a businessman and philanthropist, as its Agenda 2063 Ambassador.

The investiture of the young philanthropist at Kubekro Number 2 in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, followed the recipient’s years of humanitarianism along the corridors of the West African sub-region.

From parts of the Republic of Benin, where he had dug boreholes to provide drinking water to communities, in addition to the provision of financial support to destitute homes, to Ghana where he continues to financially support needy children and children with disabilities and the aged, Nii Ardey’s support continues to touch and change the lives of several young people who need start-up capital for businesses to make them financially independent.

Professor Victor Obodai Anang, an AU Ambassador and a freight forwarder, said one of the continental dreams of the AU Agenda 2063 is to inspire Diaspora communities to reinvest skills and capital into Africa’s development.

Before decorating Godrich Ankrah Nii Ardey, the new Ambassador, Professor Victor Obodai Anang in his keynote address explained that the AU’s Agenda 2063 aims at uniting the continent with respect and good governance and with a strong influence to change its people.

This, he continued, needs the appointment of people with moral courage and intellectual clarity with unwavering commitment.

Being a youth, Professor Anang challenged Godrich Ankrah Nii Ardey to continue to be a global game-changer, shifting the youth on the continent from the old ways to productivity and sustainability through coordination.

He said, “Today, you assume a mantle of advocacy and mobilisation. You are called to champion youth engagement in policy processes and promote women’s leadership and economic participation.”

Ambassador Nii Ardey was also encouraged to work hard to strengthen collaboration between governments, private sector and civil society.

To be able to serve as a bridge between continental policy and grassroots action, Ambassador Godrich Nii Ardey was further challenged to carry the AU’s Agenda 2063 from conference halls into classrooms, from policy documents into market places and from diplomatic communiqués into digital engagements.

Acknowledging the honour and the badge, Ambassador Nii Ardey pledged to do more with some community projects he had started in Togo and Burkina Faso.

“My country should expect more from me,” he said.

 

 

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