President Akufo-Addo@80: Reliving Ghana s vision and dream
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President Akufo-Addo@80: Reliving Ghana s vision and dream
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President Akufo-Addo s alma mater appeals to him for support
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“Afomi y3 Swalaba,” to wit, “I was born in Swalaba” is a Ga phrase President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been using since he started campaigning for the presidency as far back as 2007.
Swalaba is a suburb within Accra Central which can now be safely described as an inner city and, therefore, the significance of the phrase is to give an indication that he is not far removed from the daily challenges of the ordinary Ghanaian.
And moreso, his place of birth underscores his multicultural and diverse background which has defined his political disposition and public life.
Politics
Political activism runs through his family as his father, Justice Edward Akufo-Addo, a Supreme Court Judge and later a ceremonial President, used his house as the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after it was formed at Saltpond on August 4, 1947.