Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana’s president for second term,

By Marlikberry,

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add has been sworn into office for a second four-year term as President of the Republic of Ghana.

The Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah conducted the swearing-in, taking him through the required oaths.

President Akufo-Addo was given the mandate to govern Ghana for the next four years from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025, following the declaration by the Electoral Commission (EC) that he was the winner of the presidential election held on Monday, December 7, 2020.

Nana Akufo-Addo who contested the election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP won with 6,730,413 votes which represents 51.295 percent of the total valid votes cast.

His closest competitor, John Dramani Mahama from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) got 6,214,889 votes representing 47.366 per cent.

The total valid votes cast was 13, 434,574 representing 79 per cent of the total registered voters.

Congratulation to Nana Akufo-Addo the new president of republic of Ghana.