The former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says he hopes other African countries learn from what he described as Ghana’s maturing democracy. Kofi Annan is one of several dignitaries who graced the inauguration of President John Mahama at the Independence Square in Accra Monday

The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, is calling on Ghanaians to show respect to the newly sworn in President John Dramani Mahama

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 2012 general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo, is opposed to the request by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be joined in a petition challenging the results of the polls

Not all Ghanaians were at the inauguration of President. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) all boycotted the ceremony

Below is the full text of President John Dramani Mahama’s inaugural speech as obtained by the Ghana News Agency in Accra:

Scores of Ghanaians on Monday commended security personnel for maintaining law and order throughout the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama at the Black Star Square

Most Ghanaians have welcomed the inauguration of President John Mahama as the new president of the country and expressed optimism that the President would work hard to meet the expectations of all

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday promised that he would work hard to place Ghana on a development path that would benefit all Ghanaians irrespective of their geographical location,religious or ethnic affiliation

Jim Iyke, top Nigerian actor on Monday led a delegation of Nigerian film actors and actresses to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur at the Independence Square in Accra

Ghanaians on Monday expressed gratitude to God for a successful Presidential Inaugural ceremony in Accra, which saw the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on Monday

President John Dramani Mahama and Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur were on Monday sworn-in as President and Vice President of the Fourth Republic respectively

Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Monday formally took office to support President John Dramani Mahama for the next four years

President John Dramani Mahama had on Monday morning sworn the Presidential Oath and Oath of Office to assume office as the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana

Some Heads of State and other dignitaries who arrived in the country to witness the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, have left the country after the event

Former President Jerry John Rawlings led high powered dignitaries to salute President John Dramani Mahama shortly after the coronation ceremony at the Independence Square in Accra on Monday

The playing of the National Anthem by the Central Band of the Ghana Police Force officially ended proceedings for the coronation of President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur at the Independence Square in Accra on Monday

President John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in by the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, as President of the Republic of Ghana. He, therefore, becomes the sixth President under the Fourth Republic

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arrthur was on Monday sworn into office as the Vice President of Ghana for the next four years under the Presidency of Mr John Dramani Mahama

Black Stars Coach, Kwesi Appiah, has dropped Andre Ayew, from his squad two days before furnishing his 23 man team to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the Africa Cup of Nations slated for South Africa, later this month

Multitudes of Ghanaians have converged at the Independence Square on Monday morning to witness the inaugural ceremony Ghana’s fourth President under the Fourth Republic