Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that Ghana is concerned about development in Gaza.
He says the war in that part of the world must stop.
“We are deeply worried about the crimes in Gaza. The genocide happening there must be stopped. The Trump 20-point Gaza peace plan will help bring peace,” Mr Ablakwa said on TV3’s KeyPoints on Saturday, October 5.
Commenting on President John Dramani Mahama’s address at the United Nations General Assembly, on TV3’s Key Points on Saturday, October 5, Mr Ablakwa said, “President Mahama reminded the world that Ghana has also been on the right side of history, we recognise the state of Palestine. It is totally abominable and detestable to say that one state should not exist, and you are going to wipe away a whole group of people. Ghana has always supported a two-state solution as a means of resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict. We are glad that other Countries are now recognizing that it’s the only way forward.”
Also speaking on the same show, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic, has said that President John Dramani Mahama spoke truth to power on his comment that the ‘crimes in Gaza’ must stop.
President John Dramani Mahama issued a strong call for an end to what he described as crimes being committed against Palestinians in Gaza, urging world leaders not to shy away from naming the atrocities for what they are.
Speaking at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Mahama criticised the reluctance of the global body to confront the crisis directly.
“For nearly two years, and for the fear of reprisal, we here in this General Assembly have been playing hide-and-seek with language to find the right words to help us avoid or excuse what we all know is taking place there.
“But here’s the thing, it doesn’t matter what you call it: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, well then… It must be a duck. The crimes in Gaza must stop,” he declared.
Reaffirming Ghana’s recognition of Palestine since 1988, President Mahama reiterated his support for a two-state solution, rejecting claims that it would amount to rewarding Hamas.
Mahama also condemned the recent decision to deny visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation, describing it as a “bad precedent” and a direct threat to the integrity of the UN system.
While he acknowledged broader global challenges—including rising nationalism, economic instability, and the erosion of multilateralism—President Mahama warned that Gaza remained a moral test for the world’s leaders.
Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, October 5, on President Mahama’s address, Dr Chambas said “the address was very effectively and eloquently delivered, it also covered all the essential points that a speech at that stage should, a platform where heads of state come to articulate their vision and the role their continent can play in shaping a just world. President Mahama did us proud us Ghanains, in the effective manner he spoke on national, continental, and global issues.”
Specifically reacting to the comment on Gaza, he said, “He was speaking truth to power. Gaza and strocitioes being committed there amount to total undermining of international legalities.”
