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James Duddridge
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(11 years, 11 months ago)
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James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)
What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the recent elections in Ghana?
Mark Simmonds
I was fortunate enough to attend the inauguration of President Mahama in Accra about two weeks ago, and I can say to my hon. Friend that the elections were free, fair and credible. The election observers uniformly came up with that view. The Ghanaian people and body politic need significant credit for five or six free and fair elections that have enabled the free transfer of powers to take place.