Mahama leads nation in bidding farewell to James Victor Gbeho

President Mahama said Mr Gbeho earned the respect of colleagues from every region of the world, because he believed that diplomacy was not about winning arguments, but about building understanding, advancing peace, and defending the interests of one’s nation with Ghana.

The President said from the earliest days of his career in Ghana’s Foreign Service, Mr Gbeho understood that representing one’s country was not simply an assignment, but a sacred trust.

President Mahama said Mr Gbeho came from a family that had made an enduring contribution to the story of the nation, as a son of Philip Gbeho, whose arrangement of Ghana’s national anthem, continues to inspire generations of Ghanaians, yet unborn.