Nana Addo pays courtesy call on Rawlings

09:11 - 27 December 2016

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Former President Jerry John Rawlings in a congratulatory statement after the elections urged Nana Addo to fight corruption "across-the-board".

President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings at his Ridge residence on Monday, December 26 2016, after the December 7 polls to thank him [Rawlings].

Jerry John Rawlings and Nana Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party engaged in such an unusually friendly chat, showed great deference to each former foes.

Akufo-Addo's victory is a manifestation of the people's will, adding that Ghana has many challenges which he promised to fix.

"Your victory is a manifestation of the people’s desire for new leadership and comes with enormous responsibilities including a commitment to pursue an anti-corruption drive across-the-board," he said.

"Ghana faces huge challenges, many of which you promised to tackle during your campaign tours," he added.