Outgoing president, John Dramani Mahama has thanked Ghanaians for helping him deliver on a four-year mandate given him in 2012 in his last new year message to the nation as president.
In a rather emotional piece, President Mahama thanks God, the citizenry and his family for a successful four-year tenure while urging all to help sustain the progress the country has made in the past years.
He emphasised the need for all to acknowledge and work towards maintaining the 'prosperity' that the country has succeeded in establishing.
"Ghana has managed to succeed in establishing prosperity for all and sustainable growth, which is evident by the degree of social and economic transformation that has taken place all around us this past four years", he said.
President Mahama wants the country to be guided by history as it marks 60 years of independence in the coming months.
"It is my hope that we look to our past to help guide us into our future, the world around us is changing at a very fast pace in other to remain relevant on the world stage, we must keep up with those changes."
He urged Ghanaians to move forward as a nation, and also pray for the well-being, longevity, and prosperity of the nation.
‘’It has been a blessing serving this nation and I thank each and every Ghanaian and God Almighty for this privilege and I wish you all a joyous 2017.’’
President John Mahama also wished the incoming president, Nana Akufo-Addo God’s blessings as he takes office on January 7.
Source: Ghanaweb
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According to Ghana's Constitution Presidents are mandated to serve for 8 years but Mahama has only done 4 therefore he has another four to do and he is the youngest president we have had . We do not know when he would decide to come back . We have Spio Gabrah , Goozie Tanoh and many others waiting in the wing and only God who take and whether President Mahama would partner that Person.
Dear Mr President, You are not a comeback kid so don't come back.
@ kwaku you have said it all. Prof Mills blessed memory and our president elect tried it three times for their political dream to become reality . Mr president don't allow anyone apart from your wife to advise you to continue to do active politics-To try another presidential shot. Once again we thank you our president for the new year message.
Thank you Mr president and may God bless, guide and guard you in all your future endeavour. After spending almost all your adult life in politics you are blessed to achieve and occupied the highest office in our motherland and fatherland. Take a break and if possible don't involve in front line politics again. You have done your bit for Ghana, concentrate full time on your young family. The babies with sharp teeth will campaign and bother you to come back as they have started but just ignore them. I'm afraid as they say it in American politics you might not be" a comeback ķid""