Nigeria Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on his re-election.
Akufo-Addo, who ran under the platform of New Patriotic Party (NPP), was declared winner of the election on Wednesday after he polled a total of 6,730,430 votes to defeat his main rival and former President John Mahama who polled 6,214,889 votes.
In his tweet to Akufo- Addo, Atiku said the smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to Nigeria.
He wrote;
Congratulations to President@NAkufoAddo on his reelection. The smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to our nation.
We really have to undertake far-reaching electoral reforms that address the shortcomings of our previous experiences and strengthens our electoral process.