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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment towards fulfilling the pledges he made during the electioneering, stressing that they were not mere campaign talk.
He reassured that the important commitments to the nation for that matter are going to be fulfilled.
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Speaking during his inauguration in Accra on Saturday, January 7 2017, President Nana Addo said, "I am in the new unique position of being able to draw on the wisdom and experience of three former presidents of the Republic; their excellencies Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor, and John Dramani Mahama. They represent the continuity of the institutions of our republic for which we thank God.
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"I am deeply humbled by the exceptional mandate and extraordinary show of confidence that the Ghanaian people have conferred on my party, the New Patriotic Party, and on my modest person.
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"I am determined to do all in my power to accomplish the task of the mandate and justify their confidence. I will not let you, the people of Ghana, down."
"We have a proud heritage, we have the John Mensah Sarbah, Joseph Casley-Hayford George Paa Grant, RF Blay, Joseph Boakye Dankwa, Emmanuel Obestebi Lmptey, Edward Akufo-Addo, William Ofori Atta, Kwabena Kese, Ernest Ako Agyei, Kwame Nkrumah, Kobina Gbedema, Kojo Botsio, SD Dombo, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Baffour Osei Akoto, and others who taught us what the principles of fidelity, courage, patience, resilience, and collective actions do yield."
He has however, given the assurance that he would guard the public purse for the improvement of the livelihoods of all Ghanaians.
According to him, "We must restore integrity in public life and ensure that state coffers are not exploited."
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Nana Akufo-Addo said, "I shall protect the public purse by ensuring value for money... We will provide vision and direction and shine the light for our entrepreneurs."
He has also wished former President John Mahama well and thanked him for his service to the people of Ghana.
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"I want to thank sincerely our departing president, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, for his service to our nation. He stepped into…national leadership at a delicate moment in the country’s history. He got into office for the first time of the death of a sitting president, the late professor John Evans Atta Mills.