President John Mills has defended his decision to embark on the business trip to the US during the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n
He told a section of the media on his return on Saturday he had to sacrifice his holidays all in the interest of the country.<\/p>\n
The opposition New Patriotic Party chided the president for embarking on the trip, especially when he (President) had spent a little over a month in Canada and US on official duties as well as his leave of absence.<\/p>\n
The NPP head of communications Nana Akomea told Joy News, the real reason for Mills’ trip could be any other thing but business.<\/p>\n
But on his return on Saturday, President John Mills told a section of the media, his return trip to the US was in the supreme interest of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201c…I had to take a very important decision. I had a few assignments to undertake in the US. I told myself, why don\u2019t you take advantage of the holidays? Instead of spending your holidays in Ghana, you could kill so many birds with one stone; forgo part of your holidays, go to the US and make the necessary contacts. Which i did,\u201d the president explained.<\/p>\n
He said his trip could only be a sacrifice in the supreme interest of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I rather sacrificed part of my Christmas holidays to perform an important task on behalf of our dear nation and I have no regrets for so doing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
President Mills also dismissed assertions that business transactions could not be held during the Christmas holidays, insisting, \u201cIn the US the 26th is not a holiday. It is the 25th and I used those days.\u201d<\/p>\n
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