The University of Aberdeen has conferred an honorary degree of Doctors of Laws (LLD) on President John Mahama.
The convocation, which took place at the University’s Kings College forms part of the President’s working visit to Scotland.
"Let me express, on behalf of the good people of Ghana, my wife Lordina and my family, appreciation to the Faculty and Staff for this recognition and honour done me. I consider this an honour for all Ghanaians and it is a reflection of the strides we have made as a people, both internationally and at home. I therefore dedicate this Doctor of Laws honorary degree to the people of Ghana," President Mahama wrote on his facebook wall.
President Mahama left Accra for Glasgow on Wednesday accompanied, by the First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, Foreign Minister Hanna S. Tetteh (MP), Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and the Education Minister, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman.
President Mahama becomes the second Ghanaian President to visit Scotland after President Jerry John Rawlings.
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