World Press Freedom Day 2018

Nana Akufo-Addo is the President of the Republic of Ghana since 2016. As the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), he was elected President of Ghana with 53.85% of the total valid votes cast, as announced by the Electoral Commission. 

An accomplished lawyer, he has previously served as Attorney-General and Foreign Minister. He is a founding member of the ruling NPP and was at the forefront of the long and hard struggle against military dictatorship and towards democratisation in Ghana.

His vision is to create a modern society, by transforming the Ghanaian economy, deepening the democratic culture and leading Ghana to participate fully in the project of regional and continental unity.

He believes in Ghana and believes that the destiny of Ghanaians is intimately linked to the realisation of Africa's political and economic integration.