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.
Nana Akufo-Addo's father, Edward Akufo-Addo, was part of the "Bix Six" leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), which included the country's first prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah. Edward Akufo-Addo later became president in the second republic.
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