New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for a private trip to Germany and the United Kingdom, a statement signed by his press secretary, Eugene Arhin has said.
According to the statement, Nana Addo will return on Tuesday October 18 to start a 4-day tour of the party's stronghold, the Ashanti Region.
The 72-year-old Akufo-Addo is one of the four candidates to have been qualified by the Electoral Commission to contest in the December 7 general elections.
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Below is the brief statement:
AKUFO-ADDO LEAVES FOR GERMANY, UK
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left the shores of Ghana on Thursday, October 13, 2016, for a 4-day private trip to Germany and the United Kingdom.
He returns to Ghana on Tuesday, October 18, ahead of the commencement of a 4-day tour of the Ashanti Region, beginning Wednesday, October 19, 2016.
……signed……
Eugene Arhin
Press Secretary