Thursday, 06 October 2011 12:39

Written by ghanapolitics.net

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has left Accra for London on his way to the US to pick up his prize as joint winner of the 2011 World Food Programme Prize.

The other winner is former Brazilian President Lula da Silva who together with former President Kufuor will share the prize money of 0,000.00

A statement signed by the former President’s Spokesperson, Mr Frank Agyekum, said the two were honoured for supervising drastic reduction of hunger and poverty as well as implementing polcies that alleviated hunger and poverty in their countries during their tenure in office.

Highlight of the five-day event will be the award ceremony at the Iowa Capitol on October 13 which will be addressed by both laureates.