President Kufuor's adieu: President John Kufuor's farewell speech (his last 'state of the union address') given in parliament on 5 January contained a lot that needs to be considered seriously by Africa if we are to move forward. Here is an abridged version.

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President Kufuor's adieu: President John Kufuor's farewell speech (his last 'state of the union address') given in parliament on 5 January contained a lot that needs to be considered seriously by Africa if we are to move forward. Here is an abridged version.

Naturally, I had hoped that after my tenure, I will be succeeded by a candidate from my own political tradition. But as things have turned out, the electoral commissioner has declared that the electorate of Ghana have decided otherwise.

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As a democrat, I acknowledge this declaration. I therefore congratulate once more Professor ...

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