{"id":113508,"date":"2015-05-04T06:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T06:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=113508"},"modified":"2015-05-04T08:04:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T08:04:14","slug":"vanderpuije-wins-best-african-mayor-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/vanderpuije-wins-best-african-mayor-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderpuije wins best African mayor award"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Mayor of Accra, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije has won the inaugural edition of the prestigious President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos African Mayor Awards.<\/p>\n
The award was held in Luanda, Angola as part of the 2nd<\/sup> Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum.<\/p>\n The event, which took place on Thursday April 30, 2015 at the Talatona Convention Centre (CCTA), saw Accra emerge as the winner in the Large Cities category with contenders including\u00a0Cape Town in South Africa and Dakar in Senegal.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The award includes a trophy designed by a distinguished Angolan artist,\u00a0a certificate and a cash prize of 200,000 dollars.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Receiving the award, the Mayor expressed his appreciation to the late President John Evans Atta Mills, the current President of Ghana John Mahama and chiefs of Accra for giving him the opportunity to serve the good people of Accra:<\/p>\n \u201cThis award will be an inspiration to move the city of Accra and indeed Ghana forever forward, contributing to the development of Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n