The 2015 elected Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in as Ghana’s new president at a historical ceremony applauded for its easy transition of power.
President Nana Akufo-Addo delivers his first ever speech as president of Ghana:
“I will not let the good people of Ghana down.” “I pledge to do my best to move this country to higher level of development; I will not let the good people of Ghana down. We should move on to deepen our democracy.”
The 72-year-old president promised to work with neighbours countries “ to ensure stability on the African continent.”
The new president, a lawyer who served as Ghana’s foreign minister in 2008, vowed to build on the West African country’s economic success.
Akufo-Addo got 53.85 per cent of the votes in Ghana’s September election to defeat incumbent John Mahama who got 44 per cent of the votes.
According to reports, the peaceful transition of power from ex-president John Mahama was drawing special attention. About 14 Africans heads of state including Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta attended the ceremony in Accra.
