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Nation bids farewell to veteran diplomat Victor Gbeho
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ablakwa, described Ambassador Mr Gbeho as one of Ghana’s most accomplished diplomats and a revered statesman whose life embodied the finest traditions of public service.
State tributes In his tribute, President John Dramani Mahama described the late former Minister of Foreign Affairs as a rare nation builder whose life of service gave the nation character before the world.
He indicated that Mr Gbeho, who joined the Ghana Foreign Service in 1959, remained the only foreign minister in the nation’s history to have risen from junior career officer to minister.
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