JUST IN: Ghana’s Mahama Sworn-In As President

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World leaders gathered for a ceremony at which John Mahama took the oath of office as Ghana’s new president.

On Tuesday, Mahama was sworn in at Accra’s Independence Square.

On January 7, 2025, Ghanaians will gather in Accra’s Independence Square to celebrate the new president’s inauguration, John Mahama. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)

Nana Akufo-Ado, who succeeded him in 2017, was replaced by the new president. Before Mahama’s swearing-in, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was inaugurated as the country’s first female vice president.

The ceremony featured the swearing of office by Ghana’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo.

Mahama resigned from his position seven years ago with a mission to revive Ghana’s struggling economy after winning the election held in December.

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Before his inauguration on January 7, 2025, a security official inspects a poster for the new Ghanaian president, John Mahama, in Accra’s Independence Square. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)

Mahamudu Bawumia, the ruling party’s former leader, defeated the candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with a 50% of the vote. &nbsp,

He scored 6.3 million votes to beat Bawumia with a 1.7 million vote margin. Bawumia of the&nbsp, New Patriotic Party (NPP) had immediately conceded defeat in the election.

“The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility”, he said in a press conference.

On his X account, Mahama confirmed he had received Bawumia’s congratulatory call.