{"id":272548,"date":"2011-01-01T21:37:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T21:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44184"},"modified":"2011-01-01T21:37:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T21:37:48","slug":"full-text-of-new-year-message-of-president-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/01\/full-text-of-new-year-message-of-president-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"Full text of New Year message of President Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday released a New Year message to Ghanaians. The following is the full text.<br \/>\n<strong>Full Text:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Fellow  Ghanaians, my brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, as we begin  this New Year, 2011, let us give thanks to God Almighty for guiding us  through the past year.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is by the Grace of God that we are alive to see the first day of this New Year and we must be grateful Him.<br \/>\n&#8220;The year 2010 came and passed us by with its ups and downs; so shall 2011 have its ups and downs.<br \/>\n&#8220;As  a nation, of utmost importance to us, must be a strong focus on the  ups, and learn from the downs; holding on to the things that unite us  and letting go of the things that divide us.<br \/>\n&#8220;If we spend a  little bit more of our time looking up, instead of looking down, there  is a lot that we can thank God for, for making us Ghanaians.<br \/>\n&#8220;As  President of Ghana, a great moment of joy for me last year, was the  presence of my predecessors, former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and  John Agyekum Kufuor at the launch of our First Oil in Takoradi.<br \/>\n&#8220;The  presence of the former Presidents at such an all-important national  event, gave the ceremony its right and proper Ghanaian identity and  Ghana is grateful to them.<br \/>\n&#8220;United we stand, divided we fall!<br \/>\n&#8220;Fellow  Ghanaians, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, although our  challenges are great, we must have the courage and determination to rise  up and meet them because it is only through perseverance, sacrifice and  commitment, that we shall conquer and overcome.<br \/>\n&#8220;As the ship  of state sails through the tempestuous seas towards its Better Ghana  destination, the ship will be buffeted by storms and high winds but with  God in our vessel, we will only smile at the storms and high winds.<br \/>\n&#8220;Despite  the challenges that will continue to stare us in the face, I am  extremely confident that with the strong rays of hope flickering through  our skies, and in a sturdy manner, a Better Ghana will be built.<br \/>\n&#8220;Over  the years, our sportsmen and women have continued to be worthy  ambassadors of Ghana and on behalf of the nation, I thank our gallant  sportsmen and women; who brought glory and honour to our Motherland last  year. We are proud of each and every one of them! It is the hope of the  nation that sports will continue to be a unique selling point for  Ghana.<br \/>\n&#8220;I thank our gallant troops who are on peacekeeping  missions across the world for the wonderful job they are doing to bring  peace and stability to war-torn nations, as well as giving hope and a  future to such nations.<br \/>\n&#8220;To the unsung heroes of the Better  Ghana agenda; the teacher, the farmer, the fisherman, the driver, the  doctor, the nurse, the lawyer, the market woman, the seamstress, the  tailor, the barber, the labourer, the hawker, amongst others; I say  ayekoo to you all for your invaluable contribution to building this dear  nation of ours.<br \/>\n&#8220;Ghana will continue to value your efforts.  Fellow Ghanaians, my brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, as we  gear up to walk through this new year, my plea is that, we commit  ourselves to a more hopeful future knowing that with, dedication,  commitment, hard work, and love for God and country, a Better Ghana will  be built. I have declared 2011 a year of Action; and I assure you that  the Change that I promised, as regards managing the affairs of state, is  still on course.<br \/>\n&#8220;I remain committed to, Investing in the  Ghanaian people, Expanding Infrastructure, building a Strong and  Resilient Economy, and managing the affairs of state in an, Open,  Honest, Truthful and Transparent manner. May the blessings and Grace of  God be with us all throughout the, hours, days, weeks, and months of  this promising New Year, 2011.<br \/>\n&#8220;Ghana is all we have; let us  hold on strongly to our beloved Motherland! On behalf of, Government,  the NDC Party, and my wife, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, I wish every  Ghanaian home and abroad, and friends of Ghana, a happy, prosperous,  purposeful, and blessed New Year.<br \/>\n&#8220;May the Good Lord continue to bless our homeland Ghana and make us great and strong!<br \/>\n&#8220;I thank you for your attention!<br \/>\n&#8220;Afehyia Paa!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday released a New Year message to Ghanaians. The following is the full text. 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