Ghana's John Dramani Mahama promises stability
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Ghana’s new President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to uphold stability following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills.
Mr Mahama, 53, was sworn in several hours after the 68-year-old president died at a hospital in the capital, Accra. The opposition has praised the swift transition to Mr Mahama, saying it showed Ghana was a mature democracy. Mr Atta Mills, who suffered from throat cancer, had governed since 2009.
He had planned to run for a second term in elections in December. The BBC’s Sammy Darko, in Accra, says Mr Mahama will now serve as president until the election, but it is unclear whether he will be the candidate of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. Taking the oath at an emergency parliamentary session, Mr Mahama said he would govern for all Ghanaians.
“I wish Ghanaians to be assured that all is well,” Mr Mahama said.
