President Akufo-Addo will leave the country today December 14, 2020, for the Ivory Coast and Guinea to attend the inauguration ceremonies of President Alassane Ouattara and President Alpha Condé in their respective countries.
From Africa he will continue to to London before returning to Ghana.
This is according to the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
“President @NAkufoAddo will be in Abidjan tomorrow for the inauguration of @AOuattara_PRCI as President. On Tuesday, he will be in Guinea for the inauguration of President Conde. He will then continue to London before returning to Accra,” the Minister tweeted on Sunday.
No reason was assigned for the president’s visit to the United Kingdom.
Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara and Guinea’s President Alpha Condé both won their re-election despite legal challenges against their victories.
While Mr. Ouattara will be sworn in on December 14, Condé will be sworn in on December 15, 2020.
Ouattara obtained 94.2 percent of the votes cast whereas his counterpart Condé polled 59.49 percent during the elections held in October.