Vivian Arthur
The three-day seminar, which would be launched on May 9,
2023, is expected to receive over 7000 participants into the country.
The committee inaugurated by the Ghana Tourism Authority
(GTA) comprised of some selected members from the GTA, Ghana Police Service,
Ghana Immigration Service and some members from Eckankar Ghana.
Chaired by Mrs. Betty A. Kobi, the Director of Meetings,
Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE), the committee has the task of
planning the pending seminar successfully by promoting the values and
projecting Ghana's hospitable image to the rest of the world.
The Chief Executive Officer of GTA, Mr. AkwasiAgyeman
inaugurating the committee in Accra reiterated the need to marketing Ghana as
the unique destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE).
He expressed delight for the collaboration between Eckankar
Ghana and its partners from the security agencies and pledged the GTA's support
in making the occasion a success.
Mr. Agyeman commended the tour operators Union of Ghana for
their hard work, and encouraged them to take advantage of the upcoming seminar
to project and sell Ghana to the rest of the world.
The Coordinator of Eckankar Ghana, Mr David Olaga indicated
that the newly formed committee would facilitate the arrival of the guest and
participants from across Africa and the world and ensure that they carry a
positive image of the country after the seminar.
Mr. Olaga urged the committee members to work together to
ensure the smoothness of the programme to bring the name of Ghana high.
"A lot of these people we are expecting have heard so
much about Ghana and know that we are a religiously tolerant country and so
will want to come and experience the entire country. It is up to us to ensure
we portray Ghana to the world to attract more tourists," he added.
The Chairman of the committee, Mrs. Kobi on behalf of the
committee expressed gratitude to government for the confidence reposed in them,
and pledged to work assiduously towards ensuring a successful seminar.
Eckankar Ghana, a chartered affiliate of Eckankar
International was registered as religion in Ghana 1976, and has its
headquarters in America, where the living ECK Master presides with his team to
be able to connect with the various regions on matters concerning Eckankar.
The African seminars is organised in every five years across
some African countries. "This year Ghana is set to host it and expecting
to attract participants from Africa, Europe, Asia and America.