Akufo-Addo Was a Worthy Opponent- Prez

Newly sworn President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama says he deems his predecessor, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a worthy opponent.

Delivering his first speech as the sixth President of the Fourth Republic, he reflected on their journey together into Parliament in 1996 and their trajectory since then.

According to him, they have grown to share a sense of respect for each other.

“Nana Akufo-Addo and I began our political careers in Parliament in the same year 1996. He has always greeted me with warmth, a firm handshake and a smile and he is perhaps the only person in my life who has persistently chosen to call me Johnny.

“While we belong to opposing political parties, we share a sense of mutual respect. In those early days, we probably could not have imagined that destiny would have brought us to the leadership of our parties and that we would have to face off three separate times as we each vied for the highest office of the land.”

He continued, “Nana as this would be our final meeting under these circumstances and as I look back at the journey we have travelled together- two much younger men, who entered parliament together with a full head of black hair and you with bald hair and round eyeglasses, I have to say that you have without exception that you have been a worthy opponent.”

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini