After beating incumbent, John Mahama in Ghana’s Presidential elections in December. Nana Akufo-Addo has now been sworn in as the new President of Ghana. President Nana Akufo-Addo ran on the platform of the New Patriotic Party and had run for the job of President two times before.

Several African leaders were in attendance at the swearing in of the 72-year-old former Human Rights activist whose promise of change swept him to political power.

Akufo-Addo has promised free education as well as lowering taxes to boost the creation of factories. </s> Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in on Saturday as Ghana’s new president at a ceremony applauded for its easy transition of power.

 In a speech as he took office, the President said: “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 also promised to work with Ghana’s neighbours “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.

 Report says the peaceful transfer of power from ex-President Mahama was drawing special attention.

 Fourteen African heads of state, including Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, attended the ceremony in Accra.

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Nana Akufo-Addo is to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer will take the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in central Accra before more than 6,000 guests and members of the public.Read More The post Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president appeared first on Vanguard News... Read Full Story
Opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo wins the presidency.