Ghana seeks re-election to remain on ITU Council for next tenure (2023-2026)
Date: 2022-09-23
The government of Ghana is seeking re-election to remain on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council for the next term (2023-2026) at the upcoming Plenipotentiary Conference in Romania.
Slated for the 14th of October 2022, the Conference will witness the convening of the ITU Supreme governing body at the Palace of the Parliament in the Romanian capital Bucharest to adopt a four-year strategic and financial plans, elect the senior management team of the organization, and Members of the Radio Regulations Board.
Ghana has been a member of the Council since 2019 and looking to extend its stay for the next tenure following the expiration of the first tenure in 2022.
Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who also doubles as the Co-Chair of the Group of Eminent Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has urged member states to support Ghana's candidature for re-election, adding that Ghana will continue to be an exemplary ITU member.
Minister of Communication and Digitalization Ursula Owusu-Ekuful reminded member states of how Ghana has developed and maintained a very close and vibrant relationship with ITU and its members over the years.
She emphasized that Ghana continues to work closely with the ITU on various training programs to enhance the capacity of participants worldwide.
"We have avail our regulatory installations for various benchmark visits from the Member States within the Africa Region. Ghana is a committed partner to connect the unconnected in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," she stated.
"Our commitment to the ITU and its tenets is not in doubt. We count on your vote and support to keep Ghana as an ITU Council member (2023-2026)," she added.
Currently, Ghana is part of the 48 member states representing five regional blocs serving on the ITU Council, whose tenure of office will expire at the end of this year.
So far, 13 African countries, including Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uganda, represent Africa on the ITU Council.
By: Kanto Okanta
