The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left the shores of Ghana on Thursday, October 13, 2016.

A statement signed by Akufo-Addo’s Press Secretary Eugene Arhin said he is going on a 4-day private trip to Germany and the United Kingdom.

The opposition leader is expected to return to Ghana on Tuesday, October 18, ahead of the commencement of a 4-day tour of the Ashanti Region, beginning Wednesday, October 19, 2016.

Nana Akufo-Addo was this week cleared by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to contest the December 7 presidential election. This would be his third consecutive attempt at the presidency.

Source: 3news.com | Ghana