Former president Joyce Banda on Tuesday met Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, but details of the meeting have been kept under wraps.
A statement issued on Wednesday by the office of the former president only indicates that Banda consoled the Ghanaian president before discussing “matters of common interest”.
Malawi’s ex-leader is in the West African country to fulfill a number of engagements. She has, so far, attended activities marking the 4th anniversary of the death of Ghana’s former president, John Evans Atta Mills, who died in office on July 24 2012.
On Sunday, Banda laid a wreath at the tomb of Mills at the Asomdwee Park in Ghana’s capital city of Accra.
On Monday, Banda delivered the 4th John Evans Atta Mills Commemorative Lecture at the University of Cape Coas t Main Auditorium. During the commemorative lecture, Banda hailed Mills as a man who preached peace.
“His inclusivity policies contributed to unity, integration and stability of not only Ghana but also the Ecowas [Economic Community of West African States] region and Africa as a whole,” said Banda
She added: “I am reliably informed that this is one of the highest honours to be conferred upon an African leader by his people. Professor Atta-Mills simply loved his people and he did everything humanly possible to give his people peace for a simple reason that he knew that peace is one priceless gift that God gave us.”
Banda and Mahama also commissioned the John Evans Atta Mills Presidential Library in Cape Coast in honour of the late president.
“I came here at the invitation of the national organising committee of the Atta Mills memorial. I was greatly humbled to be part of this historic event. But my trip could not have been complete without meeting the president to personally console the people of Ghana through him,” the statement quotes Banda as saying after meeting Mahama.
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