President Nana
Akufo-Addo has promised Ghanaians that his government and appointees will work
for the welfare of Ghanaians and be servants to the nation.
He made this known on
Sunday, January 8 at Kyebi in the Eastern Region when he was hosted by the
Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II.
He also said, "We
have come for blessings and also ask all of you to pray for me for wisdom,
confidence, and a good heart to be a great president for Ghana. Don’t forget
Mahamudu Bawumia, too, in your prayers. There is a huge task ahead so Ghanaians
should pray for us.”
Mr Akufo-Addo also
urged Ghanaians to pray for the First and Second Ladies to be effective in
their various roles in support of the work of their husbands.
“We saw Samira during
the campaign, she was very vocal. I think she was the one whose speech worried
John Mahama the most. God should protect and guide her so that she can help
Bawumia. Some of the prayers should also go to my beautiful lady, Rebecca, who
the people of Osu have given to me as a wife. She scolds me too much,
sometimes. I know she wants the best for me, but pray to God to make her take
it easy on me.
Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo was on Saturday January 7 sworn in as the fifth president of Ghana
under the Fourth Republic.
Several dignitaries
and foreign diplomats graced the occasion, which saw the president of Ivory
Coast, Alassane Ouattara, as the special guest of honour.
The presidents of
Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, and Kenya, Egdar Lungu, Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo and Uhuru Kenyatta, respectively were present.
Other prominent
persons who graced the occasion were Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, Ethiopian
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani,
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone and former UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali and a representative each from
Mauritius and the USA. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote was also present.
Members of
parliament, opposition political party leaders, the clergy, traditional rulers
and a section of Ghanaians clad in white and NPP apparel witnessed the
ceremony.
Mr Akufo-Addo beat
ex-president John Mahama and five other candidates in the December 7 election
by securing 53.85 per cent of valid votes cast to win the contest for the
presidency.
He is expected to
implement policies to improve the economy, create jobs, and place the country
on a developmental pedestal among others.
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