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Dr. Sekou Nkrumah says the defeat of main opposition flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo in the just-ended presidential elections essentially marks the end of his presidential ambitions. The son of Ghana�s first President told XYZ News that Nana Akufo-Addo�s age will not make him a suitable candidate for the 2016 elections. �I think the Presidential ambition of Nana Addo has just gone out of the window by this defeat. In life I think it is not everything that you can achieve and life has a way of humbling people� Dr. Nkrumah said. He added that �NPP will definitely have to change their leadership; I can�t see Nana Akufo-Addo leading the NPP in 2016�. Nana Akufo Addo will be 72 years-old by 2016. Dr. Sekou Nkrumah also added that Nana Akufo Addo�s loss paves the way for former Trades Minister John Alan Kojo Kyeremanteng to take over the mantle of leadership of the NPP. Sekou Nkrumah also described Alan Kyeremanteng as a more favourable and likeable candidate than Nana Akufo Addo. �Alan Kyeremanteng looks like he is now very well positioned to take over the leadership of the NPP�I think talking about personality and all that, he seems to be favourable to many people in terms of the way he carries himself�. Meanwhile, Dr Sekou Nkrumah believes President Mahama and the incumbent NDC won the elections because of the candidate�s ethnic background. �If John Mahama was not a Northener, NDC would have lost the 2012 elections� Sekou Nkrumah said.