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Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide says the appointment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Chairman of ECOWAS Heads of State is an indication that West African leaders believe President Akufo-Addo deserves another term in office.

President Akufo-Addo was unanimously elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the 57th ECOWAS Summit, which was held in Niamey, capital of Niger.

According to the Deputy Information Minister, the decision of the ECOWAS Heads of State to appoint President Akufo-Addo barely a few months to election in Ghana suggests to him that the West African leaders wish to see him continue as President of Ghana.

In a one-on-one interview with the host of Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Kwame Nkrumah Tikese, Pius Enam Hadzide said that the West African leaders have used a coded message to communicate with Ghanaians on the choice of leader they should consider in the upcoming December 7 elections.

“When the leaders met at the 57th ECOWAS Summit, they unanimously agreed that if they need a leader that can unite them, someone who has the vision and experience to lead ECOWAS out of its troubles, then it is H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” he stated.

“One thing I have learned from this is that West Africa leaders are suggesting something to us. We have to take a moment to think about it. Who told you that the other West African countries don’t know that we are going to the polls in December? They know and the coded message they are giving to us is clear and so Ghanaians must understand it,” he asserted.

He, however, pointed out that even though the West African leaders cannot choose a President for the country, they have seen something good in President Nana Akufo-Addo to have made him the leader of ECOWAS Heads of State, knowing very well that the election in Ghana is around the corner.

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