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Ghana leader wants longer terms

BBC, January 6, 2009

Ghana's outgoing President John Kufuor steps down on Wednesday after the maximum two terms in office

Ghana's outgoing leader John Kufuor has called for presidential terms to be extended from four years to five.

In his last state of the nation address to parliament, President Kufuor said the extra year would give leaders time to complete vital industrial projects.

He also called for limits to electoral commission officials' time in office.

Mr Kufuor, who steps down on Wednesday, congratulated opposition leader John Atta Mills for beating Nana Akufo-Addo in the knife-edge presidential poll. ....More

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