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President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday to visit neighboring Ivory Coast.
A statement from Jubilee House and signed by the Director of Communications of the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin, indicated that he traveled to Côte d’Ivoire in his capacity as President of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Western Economic Community . African States (ECOWAS) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Alassane Ouattara, President-elect of Ivory Coast. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for today in the capital of the Ivory Coast, Abidjan.
From Abidjan, Mr. Akufo-Addo will depart to attend a similar event of the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Republic of Guinea, Professor Alpha Condé, on Tuesday, December 15.
The president will then embark on a private visit to London, UK, after the ceremony in Guinea.
He was accompanied by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, who is also an outgoing Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa-Sowutuom, and officials from the Presidency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Matters.
It is not very clear when he will return to Ghana.
He himself is scheduled to be sworn in for his second term on January 7, 2021 after winning Ghana’s recently concluded elections.
However, in the absence of President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Bawumia will act as President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Ghana.
— Daily guide
