President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Sunday for a visit to neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire, then to Guinea and the United Kingdom.
A statement from the Jubilee House and signed by Director of Communication, Eugene Arhin, indicated he was in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in his capacity as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Alassane Ouattara, President-elect of Cote d’Ivoire.
From Abidjan, the President left Conakry to  attend a similar event, the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Republic of Guinea, Professor Alpha Condé, being held today.
The President is however, scheduled to embark on a private visit to London, UK, from December 15.
He was accompanied by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa-Sowutuom, and officials of the Presidency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is not too clear when he will be back to Ghana.
President Akufo-Addo himself is scheduled to be sworn-in for his second term on January 7, 2021 after winning Ghana’s just-ended election.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its Presidential Candidate, former President Mahama, have rejected the December 7 election results and hinted of the possibility of going to court.
In the absence of President Akufo-Addo however, Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will act as President in consonance with the provisions of the 1992 Constitution.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent