THE JOURNEY TO PRESIDENCY


 

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It has been a long and hard fight by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo. The journey began in the 4th republic era somewhere in 1992 when he won the parliamentary elections to represent the people of Abuakwa South Constituency. It has not been easy despite the notion that that constituency was the stronghold of the NPP.
He had a strong conviction of leading the people of Ghana one day. For a person from the Kyebi royal family and a member of the political family, it is no surprise to anybody that he shows zeal towards political leadership. Being nephew to the doyen of Ghanaian politics, Joseph Boakye Dankwa and son of William Akuffo who became a ceremonial president under the 2nd republic tells anyone the kind of family he comes from. 
The struggle to the presidency by Akuffo-Addo started in 1996 when he contested primaries to lead his party against former president Flt Lt. John Jerry Rawlings but lost to former president John Agyekum Kuffuor though he was suppose to go on a runoff with him. He was one of Ghana's best Attorney Generals under the Kuffuor-led administration. Fortunately, he won the primaries in 2007 to lead his party in the 2008 elections against Professor Mills of the NDC who had lost twice to Ex president Kuffuor and lost at a second round. His failure came again in 2012 when he lost to President John Dramani Mahama.
His third attempt has actually paid him gracefully as the citizens of Ghana voted massively for change and gave him the nod to register his name into the book of ghanaian presidents as the 5th president of the 4th republic and 7th civilian president. This shows that a journey of a thousand miles begins with just a step.
© THE NATIONAL TELLER

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