Mills was ‘humbly excited’ on Cote d'Ivoire ‘vindication’ – Koku

Koku Anyidoho          … this matter is a matter of national interest. Sometimes if we can move away from the politics and look at it as a national interest matter, maybe we will score better points…  Koku Anyidoho, Communications Director at the Presidency       Communications Director at the Presidency, Mr. Koku Anyidoho says President John Evans Atta Mills was happy at the apparent endorsement of his stance not to send personnel from Ghana’s Army to engage in any armed resolution to the election crisis in the Ivory Coast. Koku told Asempa FM during its Ekosii Senprogramme on Tuesday, that President Mills was happy that his decision found favour with other continental leaders, describing the call not to ‘fight’ in any war in the neighbouring country as a well-thought out decision. A report by the Head Of Ghana’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations of the monthly consultation meeting of the Africa Group of Ambassadors at the United Nations, convened on Thursday 13th January 2011 at the behest of the African Members and the Security Council indicated an apparent “emerging consensus" from the Council that the military option is "no option". The meeting, according to the report, also agreed that “the victory of Mr. Alhassane Ouattara as President-elect of Cote d’Ivoire should be respected.” “Ghana and President Mills have been vindicated” in choosing not to go to ‘war’ but dialogue, dialogue and dialogue, said Koku, who said should any war break out, it is not likely to end anytime soon and that the president would not risk collecting body bags from Cote d’Ivoire as a result of any needless war. He said Ghana would be part of any peacekeeping efforts but will not take sides in the dispute and commit soldiers to fight in a terrain that only promises chaos, advising that critics of the president who thought they would bring him to shame must now be ashamed of their own actions. According to Koku, those critics are scampering for cover, advising that “… this matter is a matter of national interest. Sometimes if we can move away from the politics and look at it as a national interest matter, maybe we will score better points…” Story by Myjoyonline.com