Photographs of the moment President John Dramani Mahama called Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to concede defeat have been released. The most touching images are the tears of Nana Akufo-Addo’s daughter, Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo. As her sister hugs her father, she looks on, her hand to her mouth, as tears fall freely.
In another touching photograph, Nana Dokua waits for her turn to hug Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the man whose hard work partly accounts for the realisation of her father’s dream. As Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo hugs Dr. Bawumia, Nana Dokua, with her hands on her chest, looks at Dr. Bawumia as if she’s trying to unravel a mystery surrounding the economist who has for the past eight years fought side-by-side the NPP’s Presidential candidate. Their third attempt at the presidency ended in a sweet victory.
Nana Dokua’s tears can simply be described as tears of joy. But it seems it is more than that. It is more about what the family has endured over the years since their father got into frontline politics. Those who are not old enough to witness Nana Akufo-Addo’s youthful years as a fierce fighter for human rights are well aware of the vilification he has suffered in the past eight years. He has been described as arrogant, a drug dealer, a murderer, a dictator in his party, a tribal bigot and someone who cannot be a president in Ghana. Apart from corruption, any dust of accusation thrown at Akufo-Addo seems to stick like glue. It is the price one has to pay for public service.
In the last campaign rally before this election, he told his supporters to disregard those false rumours and accusations. “As I stand here, I have not killed anybody in my life,” he told the crowd.
In a short video released on social media before the election, Nana Akufo Addo’s children described him as “loving, humorous, awesome, decisive and honest.” What the family of Nana Akufo-Addo has endured will not end with his election as president. But he now has the opportunity to prove his accusers right or wrong. It is said that if someone speaks ill of you, live in such a way that nobody will believe them. In the next four years, Nana Akufo-Addo will live the in the public eye. His every step will be scrutinised more critically than before.
Today, many are those who wish they were Nana Akufo-Addo’s wife or children. The question is whether they would have been able to endure the years of insults, vilification and character assassination people in his party and other parties subjected him to. To every prize, there is a price. Before you envy someone’s prize, find out how much it cost them to get there.
For the family of Nana Akufo-Addo, it is not over. If they help him to fulfill what he promised Ghanaians, his legacy will be entrenched and they will live on his good name long after he is gone. If he fails, they will also live to endure more of what they have endured for the greater part of their lives.
Source: manassehazure.com
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God has already given Nana Addo to rule the nation even if someone like JM can rule Ghana with such corruption and incompetence. Nana Addo has the political brains to run the country. JM and his NDC Members was running the country down financially and economically. I don't trust the twisted minds of the NDC Gov't lead by JM.
EIIII KOJO ARE YOU A HUMAN BEING?AM AFRAID FOR YOU OOO FOR IF REFERING TO GOD THIS WAY.AM NOT SURPRISE THAT YOU AND YOUR ANCESTORS ARE THE LEAST INTELLIGENT BEING ON EARTH.
Poor Prince, you've not been looking at the right places. Those beauties have been available all the while. The smart ones captured some . But I guess, the last one may be available ,that is if you can overcome Khimathi Rawlings. That's what I hear ooo. Yet to confirm. I hear they are all lawyers:unlike Mzbel. Nana war ooo!
is just a matter of time then we will know the real incompetent people ruling the country.
Finally the John's Era has ended. Now any Name can be a President as it was the belief of NDC supporters. Now Nana Addo is the President.
God Bless Nana with wisdom to govern the nation.
Kwakye Fosu, Fiifi Kwetey, Omane Boamah all deemed it rightful to be ministers of state running affairs for a larger majority who were wiser and more qualified than they are and had the nerve and the effrontery to say Nana Addo can never be president. This is your payback by nonr but the CREATOR HIMSELF. Even Allotey Jacob sat on the Board of an organisation as sensitive as ECG. When once did you ever hear him make a meaningful discourse? GOD don punish you people all. Mo saaaamia baako baako.
Why this Asante fooo000000000l is disturbing our ears.NDC rule 8 years after kufour so what does he expect? Fooo0000lish Asante devill11111 after colllecting money from poor people now Ghanaians are worshiping you as Asante fooo00000l God.I do not believe that there is God who can make some devill111 become president. Why go to you-tube and see how Akufo Addo instructed his Asante Akyem people to curse EC chairwoman and her family, and God made him president with this behavior, then God is the most foooo0000lish being in the world.Look at this Asante foo000000000ls cursing here and there because somebody wants to be the president, and OWusu or devilll111 is attributing this to God.
There is time for everything, all I am praying for is that, JAH JEHOVAH, should give Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo the wisdom to govern my beloved country. God bless Ghana our Homeland.
All the way from Chicago, windy city.. I am overjoyed. Congrats my president. I never slept after the polls closed till NANA won. Watching UTV in my car, for latest election results update, driving to work in the bitter cold. NANA Addo, you are the greatest treasure for mother Ghana. Please dont let us down. so happy for NANA Addo's wonderful family. God bless you. God bless Ghana...ONAAAPO...ONAAAPO To NDC, you guys fought a good fight, we welcome your challenge in 2020. God bless NDC too.