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Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday delivered his farewell speech to the country’s parliament.

He lost last year’s presidential elections to his rival, Nana Akufo-Addo who will be sworn in, on Saturday in the capital, Accra.

Mr. Mahama in his speech to the lawmakers, broadcast live on television said history will be the best judge when it comes to rating his achievements over the past four years.

He however highlighted what he called significant progress in the area of healthcare, access to education and infrastructure expansion as some of the successes of his government.

Ghana’s economy is still the second largest in West Africa with a GDP of almost $39bn (£31bn), according to the Mr. Mahama who said his country is still attractive to foreign investment.

Mr. Mahama said “Ghana has moved up 13 places in the ease of doing businesses index and is currently considered number one in the World Bank index for West Africa,”

Talking about his successor, Nana Akufo Addo, he urged Ghanaians to support him to succeed and avoid being cynical and divisive.

“We can see, too, the divide that it is threatening to create in ours if we are not careful. Already, it has taken a toll on our morale and our sense of optimism. It has given way to a cynicism that is as dangerous to the incoming political party as it was to ours, he added.

Ghana’s Independence Square is being prepared for the inauguration of the president-elect who has promised to put the country on a better footing under his presidency.

 

Source: Africafeeds.com /Photo Credit: AFP

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