NUGS salutes Akufo-Addo, Bawumia

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has congratulated President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, following their inauguration on Saturday January 7, 2017, assuring that it will co-operate with the new administration for the good of Ghanaian students.

“NUGS shall continue to work hand in hand with the government for the well-being and welfare of the good students of Ghana and abroad,” it said in a statement signed by its executives.

The group also congratulated former president John Mahama and his vice Kwesi Amissah-Arthur for their acceptance of the results in a “spirit of unionism and patriotism”, thus preserving the country’s peace.

The release concluded: “We also use this opportunity to congratulate Ghanaians for the exhibition of maturity, protection of our peace, and the consolidation of our democracy throughout the electioneering period to the transition and handing over period.”