Biography

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a legal luminary, politician, and businessman.

He is the President of the Republic of Ghana.

Nana Addo was elected three times between 1996 and 2008 as a Member of Parliament for the Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. He served his nation from 2001 to 2007 as Cabinet Minister, Attorney-General, and Minister for Justice, and later as Foreign Minister during the government led by President John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor.

Background on Presidential Bid

In October 1998, Nana Akufo-Addo competed for the presidential candidacy of the NPP and lost to John Agyekum Kufuor, the man who eventually won the presidential election in Ghana in December 2000 and assumed office as President of Ghana in 2001. Akufo-Addo was the chief campaig...

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I’m very disappointed in Akufo-Addo’s governance - Dada KD

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Watch how Akufo-Addo 'snubbed' Ken Agyapong, Alan, others at Wofa KK's funeral

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Why I campaigned for Akufo-Addo to come into power - Okatakyie Afrifa

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Akufo-Addo’s daughter has been a total failure to the creative arts industry - Kwesi Ernest

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Are you saying the MPs are cowards? - Nana Yaa Brefo asks lawyer over LGBT+ bill