Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn into office for a second term as Ghana’s president following his re-election in December, 2020.
He took the Presidential Oath and the Oath of Allegiance administered by the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, in the Chamber of Parliament in Accra today (January 7, 2020).
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia also took the oath of office. He took the Oath of the Vice President and the Oath of Allegiance.
In his inaugural address, President Akufo-Addo pledged to deliver on his mandate, and ensure that the tenets of social justice were met.
He promised to unify the nation, advance the peace and progress of the country, reverse the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and place the nation on the course for full economic recovery and development.