{"id":282774,"date":"2017-01-08T10:12:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T10:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=282774"},"modified":"2017-01-08T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T10:12:19","slug":"gambias-adama-barrow-congratulates-president-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/gambias-adama-barrow-congratulates-president-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambia&#8217;s Adama Barrow congratulates President Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The president-elect of Gambia, Adama Barrow, has congratulated the newly sworn in President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement that was posted on his Twitter handle, Mr. Barrow congratulated Nana Addo, and called on him to continue John Mahama\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the nation of The Gambia \u2013 I congratulate the 5<sup>th<\/sup> President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo for his accomplishment. I am hopeful that the presidency of H.E Akufo-Addo is going to carry on the great work of President John D. Mahama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend President John D. Mahama for his maturity and statesmanship, and I thank him for his efforts in improving relations between Ghana and the Gambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-282775 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/dc2e9846-38b0-4019-b063-d5f7fd234902-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"dc2e9846-38b0-4019-b063-d5f7fd234902\" width=\"620\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, January 7, 2017, Nana Akufo-Addo, with his vice, Dr. Mahamamudu Bawumia, were sworn in as the president and vice president of Ghana respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Adama Barrow won Gambia\u2019s presidential elections held in December 2016. \u00a0Yahya Jammeh initially accepted defeat, and called Barrow to concede.<\/p>\n<p>Barely a week later, Mr. Jammeh backtracked and said he \u201ctotally rejects the results\u201d of the election, and called for a new election.<\/p>\n<p>Various individuals and institutions in the sub-region and the world, have called on him [Jammeh] to hand over power but he is yet to do so as the date for swearing in the new President, January 18 draws closer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president-elect of Gambia, Adama Barrow, has congratulated the newly sworn in President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo. 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