Former President Rawlings, a known anti-corruption crusader, has charged the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to pursue an anti-corruption drive across-the-board during his tenure. In a congratulatory message to Nana Addo, Mr. Rawlings wrote; \"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.\"

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Kumasi -Ghanaian opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has made history as the first son of a former president to lead the West African country, beating incumbent President John Mahama in the 2016 presidential elections held on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Ghana\'s main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo said he was \"quietly confident\" he had beaten incumbent President John Mahama in the presidential elections, a claim promptly rejected by the ruling party.

I was an observer of last Wednesday\'s elections in Ghana with the National Democratic Institute. The outcome of the elections was victory by the opposition candidate. Nana Akufo-Addo on his third attempt with a massive 54.2% of the votes while President John Mahama got only 44% of the votes. The victory ended what Ghanaians call the John Jinx after having successive presidents with the John first name - John J, Rawlings, John A. Kuffour, John A. Mills and John Mahama before the movement to Nan