The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo is on the verge of becoming Ghana’s new president with media projections tipping the NPP to win the 2016 elections.
Here are five things you did not know about Nana Addo.
1. Three members of Ghana’s famous big six were his relatives
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo is an astute Ghanaian politician, but not many actually know that he relates to three members of Ghana’s famous big six. Aside his father, Edward Akufo-Addo, who at a point served as Ghana’s head of state, Nana Akufo-Addo also relates to J.B Danquah and William Ofori-Attah. The former was his grand uncle, while the latter was his uncle.
2. Nana was a teacher at Accra Academy
Akufo-Addo returned from abroad after studying a Philosophy, Politics and Economics course at New College, Oxford in 1962. He then applied and became a teacher at the Accra Academy secondary school. He taught over there for close to two years before leaving to study Economics at the University of Ghana in 1964, where he earned a BSC degree in Economics in 1967.
3. He speaks fluent French
Nana is also a man who speaks fluent French. He has a long history staying in France where he began law profession. He stayed in France for five years where he practiced as a lawyer at New York-based international law firm Coudert Brothers (the firm is now defunct though). In 1975 he returned to Ghana to continue with his career in law. His stay in France enhanced his eloquence in the French language.
4. Nana’s second wife was a Nigerian
The 72-year old has been married three times, with current wife Rebecca Akufo being the third. The NPP flag bearer was also once married to one Eleanor Nkansah-Dwamina (his first wife). But his second wife was a Nigerian recognized as Remi. His first wife however died in 1994 at age 34.
5. Akufo-Addo had his secondary education at Kinbu
The presidential aspirant has a glowing list of schools that he has attended, but not many know that he had part of his secondary school education at Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra. Nana Akufo-Addo after attending the Government Boys school in Adabraka continued his secondary school education at the Rowe Road School, now known as Kinbu Secondary Technical before travelling to England for his O-Level and A-Level examinations at Lancing College, Sussex.
Credit: Pulse Ghana
