Nana Addo, the president-elect has taken to his Twitter page to congratulate the speaker of parliament Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye who he describes as his “good friend”.

“Congratulations to my good friend, Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye, on his election as the Speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic”.

Congratulations to my good friend, Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye, on his election as the Speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic.

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) January 7, 2017