{"id":275875,"date":"2016-12-10T15:28:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T15:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=275875"},"modified":"2016-12-10T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T15:28:27","slug":"mahamas-service-will-be-etched-in-ghanas-history-first-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=275875","title":{"rendered":"Mahama\u2019s service will be etched in Ghana&#8217;s history \u2013 First Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first lady, Lordina Mahama says President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s service to Ghana will be etched in the country\u2019s history and the hearts of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>She has also congratulated president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on his victory in the recently held general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Lordina Mahama, in a Facebook post hours after the official declaration of election results by the Electoral Commission in Accra expressed excitement at the opportunity to have served as Ghana\u2019s first lady.<\/p>\n<p>She further congratulated President Mahama for his service to the country through the four-year period and was hopeful President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo will serve Ghana \u201cselflessly and whoke-heartedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFLOGH%2Fposts%2F656101337910939%3A0&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"709\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John Mahama of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) failed to secure a second four-year-term mandate after losing to the opposition New Patriotic Party&#8217;s Nana Akufo-Addo in a general election\u00a0many have described as being credible and transparent.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama won about 44.40% of total votes cast while Akufo-Addo won 53.85%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;I&#8217;ll ensure smooth transition&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a public address ahead of the official declaration of the results, John Mahama said \u201cI will like to assure the people of Ghana of my commitment to the sustenance of our country\u2019s democracy and we will work to ensure a smooth transition of our incoming administration. I remain committed to the unity and stability of our great nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been without a doubt, one of the most tremendous privileges of my life to serve this great nation as President and to work on behalf of all Ghanaians. I will leave it to history to be the judge of my time and contributions while in that highest office,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;I&#8217;ll be President for all&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that he will be a President for all Ghanaians and will work for the common good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In his first public speech after being declared winner of the polls, he pledged to fulfil all promises he made while on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jnyabor\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @jnyabor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first lady, Lordina Mahama says President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s service to Ghana will be etched in the country\u2019s history and the hearts of Ghanaians. She has also congratulated president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on his victory in the recently held general elections. 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