Akufo-Addo congratulates US President-elect Trump

The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has extended his congratulations to the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on his victory in the November 8 election.

Nana Akufo-Addo also applauded Trump’s competitor, Secretary Hillary Clinton, for graciously conceding defeat.

 A statement signed and issued in Accra by Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday said the result of the election, which had resulted in a change in government after eight years of the Obama-led Democratic government, had strengthened even further the status of the United States of America as a bastion of democracy in the modern world.   

The NPP flag bearer commended the Republican Party, the sister party of the New Patriotic Party and a fellow member of the International Democrat Union (IDU), for maintaining control of the Senate, thereby presenting the President-elect a minimum of two years of a "unified" government. 

He expressed his sincere hope that President-elect Trump’s tenure of office would be marked by the economic empowerment of the American people, as well as the delivery of unity, security, progress and prosperity to all Americans. 

He further expressed his overriding hope that Ghanaian-American relations will grow from strength to strength under his Presidency, which have, over the years, been based on a shared agenda of freedom, development, progress and prosperity.

 He invoked God’s blessing  on Trump and the people of the United States of America and best wishes for him and the country’s continued success.