Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana’s President

Nana Akufo- Addo was sworn in on Saturday as Ghana ’ s new president

at a ceremony applauded for its easy transition of power .

In a speech as he took office , the President said “ I will not let the good people of Ghana down .

“ I pledge to do my best to move this country to higher level of development ; I will not let the good people of Ghana down .

“ We should move on to deepen our democracy . ”

The 72 - year - old president also promised to work with Ghana ’ s neighbours “ to ensure stability on the African continent . ”

The new president , a lawyer who served as Ghana ’ s foreign minister in 2008 , vowed to build on the West African country’ s economic success .

Akufo - Addo got 53 . 85 per cent of the votes in Ghana ’ s September election to defeat incumbent John Mahama who got 44 per cent of the votes .

Report says the peaceful transfer of power from ex - president Mahama was drawing special attention .

Fourteen African heads of state including Nigeria ’ s President Muhammadu Buhari and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the ceremony in Accra .