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John Dramani Mahama sworn in as President

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  • kojo Baah 11 years ago

    BYE BYE NPP

  • SARA-CPP 11 years ago

    GOD CHOOSE HIM FOR US:

  • Adjei- ppp 11 years ago

    GOD WILL BLESS YOU MAHAMA FOR TO RULE GHANA WELL

  • Ben 11 years ago

    JOHN MAHAMA WILL BE REMOVED FROM POWER, MARK MY WORDS.

  • GRACE 11 years ago

    IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS! WE SHALL SEE ABOUT THAT!

  • CANNE 11 years ago

    NO MORE MONEY FOR 2016

  • CANNE 11 years ago

    Edey be keke!

  • ATSU, HO 11 years ago

    CORRUPTION IS NOW OFFICIALLY ENDORSED. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE NOMINATION OF WOYOME TO HEAD THE CORRESPONDING MINISTRY, MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON US

  • ZAMIA N22 LONDON 11 years ago

    All hail king Mahama, God designated President of Ghana who will redeem his people from abject poverty.

  • YES,THE FORM 4 PROF 11 years ago

    ONE DAY GENTLEMAN CRY AT LAST.5+3 MONTHS PRESIDENT.

  • Sir Jay 11 years ago

    THIEF. OLEBRUKU JOHN MAHAMA

  • Nii Nartey 11 years ago

    Shame unto you!! Mahama is solid!!

  • Ghanawoman 11 years ago

    I AM ASHANTI BUT I WISH MAHAMA WOULD LET ASHANTI ROT, NO COMPUTERS, NO ROADS, NOTHING!!! I WISH HE WOULD MAKE WOYOME HEAD OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD BCOS YOU ARE TOO STUPID TO KNOW THAT NPP STARTED THAT MESS AND OTHERS,THEN LEFT IT FO ...
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  • NYARKO U.S. 11 years ago

    WELL SAID GHANAWOMAN FOR TELLING THOSE BOZZOS AS IT IS.
    LET THEM UNDERSTAND THAT NPP LOOTED THE NATION'S COFFERS BEFORE THEY LEFT OFFICE AND BLAME NDC.
    IT WILL TAKE 100 YEARS BEFORE NPP WINS ELECTION AGAIN .THEY ARE DOOMED. ...
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  • BANANA TREE 11 years ago

    I NEVER KNEW U WERE SUCH A BULL!

  • BANANA TREE 11 years ago

    GRACE, NPP WOULD LOSE THEY HAD LOST. PERIOD!

  • kwabena 11 years ago

    he is a thief

  • abraham Osei 11 years ago

    Grace thru what means will MJ be removed?Thru Juju or coup?If its coup forget ghana has pass that stage.

  • Mark my words 11 years ago

    The Prophet whose words do not come true is a liar and must surely die.Mark my words .

  • Mansa MUsa 11 years ago

    The Chief Criminal of the Notorious Deadly Criminals (NDC) has been sworn in as President of Armed Robbers to continue to loot the coffers of the country. Ghanians should brace themselves for gargantuan and uncontrolled corru ...
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  • NARA 11 years ago

    NOT EVEN THE ELEPHANT CAN STOP GOD DECISIONS

  • Abdul razack_ asante akyem -domeabra 11 years ago

    Lets give mahama the needed suport,he is the only one who can lead ghana to the promise

  • Abdul razack_ asante akyem -domeabra 11 years ago

    Lets give mahama the needed suport,he is the only one who can lead ghana to the promise land

  • Abdul razack_ asante akyem -domeabra 11 years ago

    Inaugurual ceremony,what a wonderful day!

  • Ben eben 11 years ago

    The NDC has commissioned the quality education project today, whilst the NPP held the final funeral rites of the free SHS.

  • WANNA 11 years ago

    THE PRESIDENT JUST WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE COURT CASE BUT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WOULD BE THE SAME PERSON TO DEMOLISH HIM WHEN THE EC IS CAUGHT TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY STOLE THE ELECTION FOR MAHAMA

  • Abdul razack 11 years ago

    Lets all give mahma the needed suport,he is the only one who can take ghana to the promise land

  • Adjei- ppp 11 years ago

    IT IS REALLY ALL OVER

  • CANNE 11 years ago

    REALLY PEACE

  • FILTHY GOVERNMENT 11 years ago

    ITS SURELY NOT OVER UKRAIN WILL HAPPEN IN GHANA.MAHAMA WILL STEP DOWN.

  • CANNE 11 years ago

    START PLANNING FOR 2016

  • Egya 11 years ago

    Ghana is the loser. Bye bye Ghana! Clueless PR president Mahama

  • PNDC 11 years ago

    That thief stole the elections no way that thief coud have won by one touch.He was helped by that animal Afari Djan, I bet some people will be walking on the streets of Accra with thier hands covering thier face when this cou ...
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  • Kudi 11 years ago

    Akuffo Addo should now go and stand as Assemlyman in Kibi since he has used all his family money to fight a losing battle.

  • ORIGINAL STRAIGHT-TALK 11 years ago

    Some men are born great so is John Dramani Mahama and may God grant him peace and wisdom to rule the nation properly so that the enemies of progress and unity would be disappointed. God bless Ghana, God bless President John D ...
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  • Ken 11 years ago

    As a law student in 1992, I saw everything right with Prof Adu-Boahen and supported the NPP to teeth. I took part in protests and demos. One day my late father sat me down and said – I know you genuinely think what you are ...
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  • abraham Osei 11 years ago

    This guy is the best for Ghana.No ther person could have been better .Nana would have been the most wrong one to rule Ghana afta chanting akans to fight others.

  • GRACE 11 years ago

    ISN'T HE BEAUTIFUL!!! HANDSOME IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! MY SWAGGA PRESIDENT...CONGRATULATIONS!

  • IVY 11 years ago

    PLEASE GRACE LEAVE HIM FOR ME ALONE OOOOOOOOOO.

  • Alugu 11 years ago

    Ghana is back! Edey be keke!

  • anayomi 11 years ago

    DO WE REALY KNOW IF MAHAMA WON?

  • YAW BOATENG 11 years ago

    HE WAS BORN FROM A VILLAGE CALLED DAMANGO IN THE NORTHERN REGION,FROM THE TRIBE THAT THE ASANTIS DO NOT RESPECT AS HUMAN BEINGS BUT ONLY KAYAYO PEOPLE,A VERY HUMBLE MAN,AND NEVER SAID HE WAS BORN A LEADER AS THE GANGSTER AKUF ...
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  • GRACE 11 years ago

    IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD HAVE GIVEN US EXTRA JOB TO PILE BLOCKS TOGETHER SO THAT THE SHORT MAN CAN STAND ON IF HE WAS THE ONE BEING SWORN IN...HEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!

  • anna 11 years ago

    lets all keep our fingers crossed and wait for the court case for now congrats to JM

  • ' and Jesus wept ' 11 years ago

    What court case? Haven't you heard?

  • Abdallah Kluvi Prosper 11 years ago

    God is more powerful that humans. You might choose to get figures changed to your benefit in order to be President but the curses of the people will forever be on you. God knows the truth and at the right time HE will act. Y ...
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  • GRACE 11 years ago

    OK SO THE MASSIVE PEOPLE AT THE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE WERE IMPORTED TO COME AND GRACE THE OCCASION RIGHT? NPP MUST GROW UP AND WISE UP. GHANAIANS HAVE SPOKEN AND THEY CAN NEVER CHANGE THE VERDICT. THANK GOD THE NPP BOYCOTTED TH ...
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  • KATH 11 years ago

    A point of no return till and after 2016

  • Sumaila Issah 11 years ago

    Curse on Ghana. Hard times ahead.

  • $$$ 11 years ago

    And curse on you, hard times ahead for you!!

  • Francis 11 years ago

    JM IS THE MAN OF THE MOMENT.............

  • jayuk 11 years ago

    Congrats my president GOD BLESS YOU

  • BANANA TREE 11 years ago

    LET NANA, HIS VICE BAWUMIA AND CHIEF ORCHESTRATOR, JAKE OBETSEBI LAMPTEY CAN NOW FRY HOT IN HELL. DEVIL PUNISH THEM.

  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 11 years ago

    Yes,Mahama is the president of Ghana and i hope all true nkrumaists will give him the support he needs to move the country forward.He should always be reminded that it is the interest of the majority poor ghanaians that matt ...
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  • HOO 11 years ago

    MAHAMAH WILL BE STRIPPED NACKED NEXT MONTH BY THE SUPREME COURT

  • Negusa Negast(King of kings) 11 years ago

    Hoo-lala. He'll be stripped nacked in your dreams. Toi, tu rêves(you'er dreaming. JD MAHAMA, FELICITATIONS. Notre Président jusqu'à"2020, period!!!!! Our President until 2020.A good one there.

  • Egya 11 years ago

    With a stealer in charge of other stealers, Ghana is gone! And God is made a party to this? Such sacrilege!

  • OLE 11 years ago

    MAY GOD BE WITH YOU, MAHAMA

  • ANTONY 11 years ago

    GOD BLESS JOHN,FAMILY AND GOD BLESS GHANA. LETS EDUCATE NPP WHAT IS DEMOCRAY.

  • 546554564646547656 11 years ago

    NPP TO HELL AND BURN INTO ASHES.

  • Apiola 11 years ago

    My dreams are now over for my president.My God will put into shame the enemies of democracy. In fact if the Supreme Court should rule against the people who sent this matter to court they should be counter suit and jailed to ...
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  • GHANA BA 11 years ago

    IT IS INTERESTING HOW JULOR MAHAMA (JM) HAS BEEN SWORN-IN. A THIEF WOULD ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS A THIEF. NANA AKUFFO-ADDO IS OUR CHOSEN PRESIDENT AND SOME US WOULD NEVER RESPECT THIS NDC'S THIEF AS A PRESIDENT. FOOLS

  • Jill 11 years ago

    Mahama is the president, deal with it or go jump off a cliff!!

  • SOBOLO 11 years ago

    CONGRATES MR PRESIDENT. YOU DESERVE IT AND IT FITS YOU.

  • Big Joe - Belaruss, Russia, Ukraine 11 years ago

    Be sure to govern by
    honesty, transparency and fairness and fulfill your mandate by honoring your campaign promises and vows to serve Ghanaians to the letter sworn . And never never cow in to JJ Rawlings .The mome ...
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  • OTCHERE DARKO 11 years ago

    ".......He, therefore, becomes the sixth President under the Fourth Republic.

    "Profile of Ghana’s fourth President under the Fourth Republic, John Dramani Mahama who is incidentally the fourth “John,” to ascend the h ...
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  • REBECCA 11 years ago

    WIPE AWAY YOUR TEARS AND CONGRATS MAHAMA FOR BEING OUR PRESIDENT IS OUR PRAYER THAT GOD HELP PRESIDENT MAHAMA THROUGH THIS FOUR YEARS BEING SWORN IN AMEN.
    YOU THE NPP'S ARE ALL ILLITERATE AND KNOW NOTHING ABOUT POLITICS SHUT ...
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  • TAMBRO/DENMARK 11 years ago

    KUDOS PRES.JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA WE HAVE WITNESSED YOURHARD WORKFOR GHANAIANS EVEN B4 YOUR SWEARING IN.WE HAVE CONVIDENCE IN YOU AND WE WOULD VOTE FOR YOU IN 2016 FOR YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR GOOD WORK UNTILL NDC GET ANOTHER GOOD J ...
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  • CAPOYOYO 11 years ago

    we gonna go to court,all die be die here and there,all is over.

  • judge 11 years ago

    Mr President congratulations. All patriotic Ghanaians wish you well and we hope the next eight years will be a blessing for your leadership.

  • Kwaku Anim 11 years ago

    NPP are at home watching on tv and will continue to stay there. They just lost 2016 too.

  • JOSEPH GANYOBI 11 years ago

    HIP HIP HIP HURAAAAAAAA.HIP HIP HIP.HURAAAAAAAA.HIP.HIP HIP .HURAAAAAAAA.NOW WE HAVE OUR PRESIDENT .WHOM GOD AS CHOSEN FOR OUR COUNTRY GHANA.MAY GOD GRANT HIM KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO RULE THE COUNTRY

  • awuah dominic 11 years ago

    i don't like mahama as president

  • Bye 11 years ago

    Then go hang yourself abi!

  • JOSEPH GANYOBI 11 years ago

    WELL.. IF YOU DON'T LIKE HIM AS OUR PRESIDENT.THEN WALK YOURSELF TO THE ZOO

  • Ghanawoman 11 years ago

    but he's about to be moved to the bush where the treatment of his mental retardation will include sitting on a tree stump with his big fat elephant loser ass, and spinning on it!!!!

  • YAW BOATENG 11 years ago

    UNLESS THIS SHORT MAN CHANGES HIS NAME TO JOHN AKUFO ADDO.CAN'T STOP LAUGHING TODAY WHEN I SAW JOHN AKUFO ADDO CRYING.

  • Ali 11 years ago

    DEAR FOLKS!
    GAME WILL BE OVER AFTER SUPREME COURT VERDICT !!! HOLD IT COOL !!! Mr. Baah!
    GAME IS OVER AND YOU HAVE TAKEN A
    LAWYER TO DEFEND YOU IN SC? SHAME !

  • 696969 11 years ago

    IF GOD EXISTS THEN SATAN TOO EXISTS. AND IF SATAN EXISTS THEN THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT LAST FOR 4 YEARS ON THE THRONE. IN 2008 THE ASHANTI REGIONAL CHAIRMAN OF NDC AFTER ORGANISING A PRESS CONFERENCE PUT DOWN SOME CURSES ON THE ...
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  • Kitty 11 years ago

    No wonder you're still at a Stone Age. Grow up with your primitive thinking!

  • afua 11 years ago

    PRESIDENT MAHAMA IS A MAN OF OUR HEART, WHO WAS BORN TO BECOME PRESIDENT, NOT A DRUG TRADER

  • Agbozo Ramzy Noah 11 years ago

    Who the cap fit must wear but ghana should watch out!!!

  • Concerned Ghanaian 11 years ago

    This is a very dark day in the political history of Ghana.Mahama is sworn in as president and some of us working for the EC know he bought this election and became president through rigging.I wish my colleagues at the EC were ...
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  • Ghanawoman 11 years ago

    NO ONE OFFERED YOU A PESEWA-EXCEPT YOUR MOTHER TO BEG YOU TO KILL YOURSELF!!! HOW CAN YOU TELL SUCH BOLD FACED UNTRUTHS??? BTW ALL OF GHANA IS JUBILATING EXCEPT PATS OF 2 REGIONS AND YOU ARE SAYING WHAT??? YOU ARE AS STUPID A ...
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  • PNDC 11 years ago

    No way you could have won the election one touch you bloody thief.

  • JK 11 years ago

    HAHAHA, YOU CAN CRY BUT HE IS STILL YOUR LEADER.HE CAN TELL NANA TO SLEEP AND NANA WILL OBAY.HAHAHAHA.

  • Yaaba 11 years ago

    We love you Mr. President. We believe it is we the good people that have given you the mandate. We look for the best from you. May the Good Lord Be with you. We are always on your side.
    Edeee beeeeeeeeekekeke. SHAME ON TH ...
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  • BENJAMIN ASARE 11 years ago

    Its rather unfortunate Nana Addo has behaved in a very chiledish way by not acting like a mature politician.Having an issue with result of an election does not mean not to perform duties of an opposition to mentain credibilit ...
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  • J M 11 years ago

    HE IS ONLY RECOGNISED BY NDC FRAUDSTERS

  • n y.o b 11 years ago

    God realy panish mahama for killing mills to become a presidance and stole ghana vote foolish man thief mahama

  • king kong 11 years ago

    ghanians will suffer for the next 4 years to come especially western region because these NDC WOBEDZEE KEKE fools have no vision .

  • MENSA 11 years ago

    NANA ADDO TO COLLAPSE TODAY FOR 6TH TIME

  • Ali 11 years ago

    FOLKS! RING FREE NOW FOR THE LEGAL BATTLE!
    GOD BLESS OUR HOME LAND!!!
    TRUTH IS ONLY ONE! AMEN !

  • Kobla 11 years ago

    May the WISDOM of Solomon be your portion as you are enthroned today. Congrats !

  • nana 11 years ago

    Ah but who gave Nana Konadu the Datus/ Pojoss uniform she wore? Anyway Datus/Pojoss should honour her for projecting their colours.

  • NKOTB for President 2016 11 years ago

    For us to focus on 2016

    Ghanaians be ready for real change!!

  • PROSPER KODJO 11 years ago

    NDC VOLTA, WE BRING THE VOTES. THE NORTHERNERS ARE TAKING OVER THE PARTY AND GOVERNMENT. THE NORTHERNERS ARE TAKING US FOR FOOLS. HOW CAN WE ALLOW THIS.

  • AMEN 11 years ago

    A KNOWN NORTHERN WAR LORD PRESIDENT TO THE EWES IS A BILLION TIMES BETTER THAN AN ASHANTI POPE.THE DOWN TO EARTH NORTHERNER RESPECT THE EWES AND ALL OTHER TRIBES IN GHANA BUT THE UGLY ASHANTI DOES NOT.WE EWES DONT MIND IF A N ...
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  • AMEN 11 years ago

    A KNOWN NORTHERN WARLORD PRESIDENT TO THE EWES IS A BILLION TIMES BETTER THAN AN ASHANTI POPE.
    EWES ARE READY TO BE INSULTED BY A HANDSOME MAN NOT AN UGLY ASHANTI NANA ADDO.

  • Obiri Yeboah London. 11 years ago

    THE MOST CRIMINAL AND CORRUPT MAHAMA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT,GHANA'S ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE ZERO.HOW CAN WE ALLOWED SUCH CRIMINAL WITH INNOCENT FACE TO LEAD GHANA?NDC WILL SOON FIGHT FOR THEIR SELFISH NEEDS.GHANA IS FINISHED.BU ...
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  • Kofi Amankwaa, London 11 years ago

    It is quite funny that an "avid writer" wrote his first book only a year ago. It does nobody any good to try and embellish the President's CV and do it so incompetently.
    I presume his other writings were the "nationally and ...
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  • Tom 11 years ago

    Different mentality charge of hypocrisy:God is not a mere Marktable thing;I will corrupt give that; ;The Supreme court of justice is recommended its continuation truth to come:Mrs Wood is ready to hear correct answer. Preside ...
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  • anayomi 11 years ago

    MAY GOD BLESS YOU IF YOU DID AND IF YOU DIDNOT GOD BLESS GHANA

  • azaa mahama 11 years ago

    GOD WILL SPEAK SOON,STOLE VOTES FOR POWER,KILLED MILLS FOR POWER,HMMM MAHAMA ITS NEVER FINISHED,MORE TO COME,

  • Ibrahim Alah 11 years ago

    Ghana is country blessed by the Johns. Four times in a row? What a co-incident

  • Okofo1 11 years ago

    The old nana needs a rebirth and be baptized with fire and gasoline, else he can not inherit the throne. Be called John Addo.

  • ODENEHO KASAFADIE DWASO 11 years ago

    MAHAMA GOD DOEST REGUARD FRAUDSTER TO BECOME PRESIDENT .,ONLY HUMAN FACE MAY BE YOU DESERVED., AT LONG LAST YOU WILL BE ASHAME AND REMOVE OR HARVEST YOU LIKE CASSAVA.CHIEFTMENT AFARI GYAN AND MAHAMA.,ATUA AYAMAA SHRINE WILL K ...
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  • Nene Doku 11 years ago

    Karim Hamza, what do you mean by "the sixth President under the Fourth Republic"? I think that computation is wrong. John Dramani Mahama is the 4th President in the 4th Republic. A president may have 2 terms in office but tha ...
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  • Bananas 11 years ago

    Shame on you NPP for the boycott. This group of people have been disturbing the country for years including going as far as throwing bombs. Shame on you again. Nobody will vote for the NPP outside their strong hold areas.

  • Kofi 11 years ago

    I wish Mahama and Ghana well. The success of Mahama will be for the benefit of Ghana.

  • mumuni zakari 11 years ago

    oh, MOTHER GHANA into HIPC again ooo. oh, i fear for my country

  • Alhaji Tijani 11 years ago

    God bless u my president.

  • mumuni zakari (Tamale ) 11 years ago

    wit God al tins ar posible

  • Mathew 11 years ago

    So he is not even a muslim!He did not identify his religion,Muslims would have not voted for him!

  • SHAKARA 11 years ago

    THIS IS THE GUY WE WANT TO RULE THE COUNTRY. WE DONT NEED A DWARF FOR PRESIDENT.

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    May God grant you the strentgh, health knowledge and wisdom to rule.

  • STATE OF AKANLAND 11 years ago

    Ghana is history. Ghana will fail to exist. Ghana was just a fake and failed experiment that started in 1957, useless 55 years of the experimental existance of a fake thing called Ghana.

    Fucking Togolese NDC Ewe, Ga-Adangb ...
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  • Afia USA 11 years ago

    Otanii aboa has now become what? he can kiss my ass forever.

  • NYARKO U.S. 11 years ago

    AFIA USA, SHAME ON YOU TO SAY NASTY THINGS LIKE THAT.
    HOW DO YOU FEEL BY TALKING LIKE THAT?
    IF YOU WANT A MAN TO KISS YOUR ASS, GO TO BROOKLYN NEW YORK THERE ARE PLENTY OF ASS LICKER TO TREAT YOU TO YOUR SATISFACTION SO YOU ...
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  • ODENEHO KASAFADIE DWASO 11 years ago

    NYARKO.,AFIA MUST SAY MORE THAN THAT.,YOU IDOIT YOU FELL YOU ARE IN U.S.A. THAN YOU ARE IN HEAVEN. YOU ARE HOBBLEDEHOY., MORRON.MOST SENSIBLE PERSON HERE KNEW WHAT ARE GOING ON BAD HERE THAN YOU BASTARD IN US.EVEN COMMON BALL ...
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  • NYARKO U.S. 11 years ago

    IT LOOKS LIKE YOU THIS CHIMPANZEE BUSH MAN RAT HUNTER HAVE A SERIOUS MENTAL PROBLEMS.
    LOOK AT AN ASS HOLE USELESS CHIMPANZEE
    CALLING THE PRESIDENT NAMES AND INSULTING OUR NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT.
    YOU ARE A BIGGEST COWARD A ...
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  • nana assondoh 11 years ago

    Nana akuffo addo rest in place u can not be father in ghana

  • mr i tell u 11 years ago

    Ghana don't need nana akuffo addo service soo have ur way something u can not be the presat till u die shame ooookk

  • Mr. KOBB 11 years ago

    Mahama may God bless u with wisdom to rule this nation. Wise up and open your two eye on your ministers.