Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-elected.
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson, Electoral Commission, declaring him as the winner of the presidential contest, said President Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,413 votes (51.6 per cent) to beat his main contender, main opposition National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer Mr John Dramani Mahama, who polled 6,214,889 votes(47.4 per cent).
He hinged his campaign message on change to create jobs, industrialize the economy, roll out free secondary education and modernise agriculture.
Over the past three years and 11 months, President Akufo-Addo has stayed true to his electoral promises by creating more than two million jobs in both the formal and informal sectors.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for unity among Ghanaians, irrespective of the political divide, to work hard to place Ghana where it deserves to be.
In a victory speech delivered in a jubilant atmosphere moments after he had been declared winner of the 2020 presidential poll, the President-elect said it was time “for each and every one of us, irrespective of our political affiliations, to unite, join hands, stand shoulder to shoulder and work hard to place Ghana where it deserves to be”.
Addressing the nation in front of the leaders and supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as well as a large gathering of media practitioners, at his Nima residence in Accra last night, President Akufo-Addo said just as he had been doing since January 2017, he would continue to work very hard to build a prosperous and progressive country.