By: Bright Ntramah, Jubilee House, Accra.
The Presidency has set the record straight on the delegation that attended the COP26 Conference in Scotland.
According to the Presidency, the Government of Ghana did not send nor fund 337 Ghanaians to attend COP26.
Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said there were three categories of persons who were permitted to attend COP26.
“They are United Nations and related organizations and agencies, media and non-profit organizations with observer status and representatives of Parties to the Convention and Observer States.”
According to Mr. Arhin, the 337 persons who registered as participants attended the Summit.
He noted that the Official Presidential Delegation comprised twenty-four persons including the President, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
