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Emotional Nancy Patricia Pelosi, Speaker of United States House of
\nRepresentative, yesterday told Parliament that justice is the foundation of
\nhope and that the world must ensure that every person particularly the youth get
\nhope in the future.<\/p>\n
Addressing Ghana\u2019s Parliament to round off a four-day visit by
\nU.S. Congressional Black Caucus, the US House of Representative Speaker, who
\nwas almost swept off her feet by emotions after her visit to the Cape Coast and
\nElmina castles, said there should be economic justice, social justice and
\nenvironmental justice for all irrespective of one\u2019s race, creed, belief and
\nsocial status.<\/p>\n
She said she expects Ghana, the first African country south of the
\nSahara with \u201cFreedom and Justice\u201d as its motto, to lead the crusade of ensuring
\njustice for all in all spheres of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must create educational and economic opportunities that allow
\nevery student and worker to climb the ladders of opportunity especially for
\nwomen and girls,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Tracing the genesis of the socio-economic and cultural
\nrelationship between Ghana and the United States of America, the US Speaker of
\nHouse of Representatives said Ghana played a pivotal role in America\u2019s civil
\nrights movement, standing as the spiritual symbol and a source of great hope in
\nthe fight against discrimination and segregation.<\/p>\n
She said, on the other hand, America is also firmly committed to
\neconomic progress in Ghana, a commitment enshrined and advanced through the
\ncause of the Millennium Challenge partnership and in the African Growth and
\nOpportunity Act (AGOA).<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether our governments must continue to support smart
\ndevelopment strategies that spur sustainable economic growth and lift up all
\nfamilies in Ghana and Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur friendship endures because of our security cooperation to
\nkeep the world safe. It endures because of our history, as we mark the \u2018Year of
\nReturn\u2019 and it will endure because of our future,\u201d she said stressing that the
\nvisit by the Congressional Black Caucus to Ghana will even forge even firmer
\nties between America and Ghana.<\/p>\n
She said there was the need for African countries to diversify
\ntheir economies and encourage trade throughout the continent so that Ghana as a
\nleader in intra-African trade can create the regional security and stability
\nnecessary to achieve prosperity across West Africa.<\/p>\n
Speaker Pelosi became very emotional in the course of her speech
\nto Parliament as she narrated their first experience to the Cape Coast and
\nElmina castles, where the ancestors of African Americans were kept and first
\nsent into slavery in the US 400 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026At Elmina Castle, we saw the dungeons in which thousands were
\nentrapped and at the Cape Coast Castle, we stood before
\nthe \u2018Door of No Return\u2019 where countless millions caught their last glimpse of
\nAfrica before being shipped to a life of enslavement,\u201d she said with a trembled
\nvoice and a lot of emotions.<\/p>\n
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, thanked her and her delegation for their visit and for forging greater relationship between the Parliament of Ghana and Congress of US.<\/p>\n
By Thomas Fosu Jnr<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emotional Nancy Patricia Pelosi, Speaker of United States House of Representative, yesterday told Parliament that justice is the foundation of hope and that the world must ensure that every person particularly the youth get hope in the future. Addressing Ghana\u2019s Parliament to round off a four-day visit by U.S. Congressional Black Caucus, the US House […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":669713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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