Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has encouraged Ghanaians to consolidate Ghana’s democratic gains by ensuring peaceful, free, and fair elections that have cemented the country’s place as an example in Africa.
The Commander-in-Chief, who lauded the country’s 32-year constitutional experiment, said the 9th presidential and parliamentary elections were “an opportunity” for citizens to rededicate themselves to democracy.
“My message today is a simple one. Across the world, when people speak about Africa and democracy, the country that they refer to as the country which is the beacon of democratic governance on our continent, they talk about Ghana. And on Saturday, we’re going to get another opportunity, the ninth successive opportunity we have to demonstrate to the world that indeed we understand what democratic government is about, that every few years, the people are given the opportunity to decide who will rule and govern them in their name.
“So that is going to happen again this Saturday. I am appealing to all of you. The Electoral Commission, the security services, [and] the government have all made arrangements to make sure that everything goes peacefully and properly.
“I’m appealing to you to make sure that what happens here next Saturday is indeed peaceful, free and fair,” President Akufo-Addo said in a monologue at a Thanksgiving Service at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Accra.
The president, who is set to begin his three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, also expressed his gratitude to the congregation for electing him to the highest political office of the land. He said he considered it “an honour”.
