GHANA PRESIDENT DRAWS ON KING OF POP FOR U.N. ADDRESS

President John Dramani Mahama

Newsweek, Thu, Sep 22, 2016

by CONOR GAFFEY

Ghanaian President John Mahama had a simple message for world leaders when addressing the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday—heal the world.

Drawing inspiration from the King of Pop, the 57-year-old leader told the assembled leaders that the time had come to realize the utopia envisioned by Michael Jackson in one of his most famous records.

“The words of his 1991 hit song ‘Heal the World’ continues to echo from his grave. It is my wish that history will record our time here in this hall as one that gave reality to Michael Jackson’s song—heal the world, make a better place for you and me, and the entire human race,” said Mahama at the New York meeting, Reuters reported. . . . .


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