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President Mahama hints at post-presidency plans
Addressing other West Africa leader on Saturday in Abuja, president Mahama, who lost his re-election bid to veteran politician Nana Akufo-Addo, said he may take up some continental and regional duties.
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Addressing other West Africa leaders on Saturday in Abuja, president Mahama, who lost his re-election bid to veteran politician Nana Akufo-Addo, said he may take up some continental and regional duties.
In a powerful speech, president Mahama said:"Many people have asked me what my plans are, I have no plans yet.
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"My immediate intention is to take a well-deserved rest after 3 years of working without a single break.
"I guess that going forward I'll be more engaged on sub-regional, continental and global matters."
Since he lost the presidential election to president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo last week, party officials have been making moves to get him win the National Democratic Congress primaries so as to contest Akufo-Addo's New Patriotic Party in 2020.
In his speech, the touted his role as the ECOWAS chair in his early days as the president of Ghana.
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"I remember during my tenure we faced many challenges...Ebola. With the hard work that was done my our three colleagues in the three most affected countries, the crisis in Burkina Faso, in Mali, peaceful transition of power in Nigeria, Togo elections ad so many other issues," he said.
He also affirmed his belief in ECOWAS, urging for the speedy integration process.
"I have great faith in our sub-regional body, and I believe that with the political will that we demonstrating, we should be able to speed up the integration process of the ECOWAS sub-region for the benefit of our people," he added.
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