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Mahama, who started his political career as the communications minister, won the presidential election late last year after pledging to tackle the economic crisis, corruption, and unemployment.
John Mahama was sworn in on January 7 as Ghana’s president for the third time, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Mahama, who started his political career as the communications minister, won the presidential election late last year after pledging to tackle the economic crisis, corruption, and unemployment.
The 65-year-old, previously Ghana’s president between July 2012 and January 2017, replaces former President Nana Akufo-Addo. Mahama was first sworn in as president when President John Evans Atta Mills died in July 2012. He served the rest of that term and then won an election in 2012.
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Mahama promised to “reset” the country on various fronts during a campaign that prioritized the economy and largely appealed to young Ghanaians who saw the vote as a way out of the country’s economic crisis.
