Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s president-elect

Ghana’s President-elect and candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo speaks during an interview at his residence in Accra, on December 10, 2016, a day after winning the national election, tapping into an electorate fed up with a sputtering economy and ready for change. / AFP PHOTO / Pius Utomi Ekpei

President Muhammadu Buhari would tomorrow attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, in Accra.A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday said Buhari would join other heads of state and government to witness the swearing in of Akufo-Addo and Vice President-elect, Mahamudu Bawumia.

While congratulating Ghanaians on the peaceful elections and orderly transfer of power from an incumbent to an opposition candidate, Buhari also commended out-going President John Dramani Mahama for his maturity and statesmanship.The president would return to Abuja at the end of the ceremonies, the statement said.

Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s president-elect

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