Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s president-elect
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.....
President Akufo Addo/ AFP PHOTO / Pius Utomi Ekpei
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 EkpeiPresident 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.
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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.
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