The personality of Mr Annan must be a subject of study – Irbard

By
Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNA

Accra, Aug. 18, GNA –
Mr Irbard Ibrahim, an International Public Relations Expert, has proposed that
the persona of the former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan,
should be a subject of study across all levels of the country’s educational
system.

He said although the
Ghana International Peacekeeping Centre has been named after him, his works had
featured prominently in Social Studies and Humanities in schools.

However, we should do
more individually or collectively as a nation to immortalise his legacy to
inspire the future generation.

Mr Ibrahim in an
interview with the Ghana News Agency, to pay his tribute to the former UN
Secretary-General, who passed away peacefully in Geneva, Switzerland, on
Saturday morning after a short illness, said Mr Annan was a source of great
inspiration not only to Ghanaians, but to the citizens of the world.

Therefore Ghana should
designate a day that coincides with the World Peacekeeping Day and declare it
“Kofi Annan Day” as a public holiday to immortalize the legacy of this
illustrious son of the land who brought so much fame and honour to Ghana.

“Mr Annan is a perfect
epitome of a diplomat who taught and preached to the world that diplomacy is a
better way of resolving our differences rather than resorting to war and
conflict,” Mr Ibrahim said.

The International
Public Relations Expert described the former UN Secretary-General as a
quintessential example of an international gentleman, who spent a good number
of his life for the world’s peace and stability.

He said his death is a
great loss to the world and would be remembered for the peace negotiations he
brokered in turbulent war-torn nations.

He cited the roles Mr
Annan played in bringing peace and stability to Kosovo, Darfur, Lebanon, Iraq,
Afghanistan and many other nations plagued with conflicts.

Mr Kofi Annan served
as the UN Secretary-General from 1997-2006 and won the Noble Peace Prize in
2001 for his humanitarian service and bringing peace and stability to the
world.

He also served as UN’s
Peace Envoy to Syria, Sudan and other war-torn nations after his retirement.

President Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the national flag to fly at half-mast from
Monday, August 20 in all public places and Ghana’s missions abroad in honour of
his memory for a week.

Tributes have been
pouring in from all over the world since his death was announced on Saturday
morning.

He was 80 years. He
left behind his wife Nane and three children, Ama, Kojo and Nina.

GNA

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