Mahama to embark on nationwide “Thank you” tour

President John Mahama will on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 embark on a nationwide "Thank you" tour of the country, beginning from the Upper East Region to bid farewell to Ghanaians for giving him four years to serve as President.

He will visit the Upper West, Brong Ahafo region on Wednesday. He will also tour the Eastern, Volta, Ashanti, Central and Western Regions in that order.

The President will be meeting traditional and religious leaders as well as regional and constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of his tour.

Akufo-Addo defeated President Mahama by 53.8 percent to 44.4 percent in the general elections.

Mahama had appealed for calm and told his supporters he would respect the outcome of the vote, whether he won or lost.

Meanwhile, President Mahama has been appointed Co-chair of the ECOWAS mediation committee in the political impasse in the Gambia.

He will be assisted by his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari.

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