President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his campaign pledge to involve traditional leaders in governance, especially in enforcing laws protecting the environment.

Speaking at a meeting with the National House of Chiefs Steering Committee, the president thanked the chiefs for their warm welcome into their palaces during the Election 2024 campaign. He further acknowledge their respective roles in welcoming his team, giving them good counsel on how to conduct their

campaigns, and ensuring that the election was held in a peaceful atmosphere. President Mahama said he intends to hold regular dialogues on the country’s growth and development issues.

The meeting discussed, among others, the need to review the 1992 constitution and the problem of chieftaincy disputes, many of which have become national
security issues. “We must thank all of you
and the Almighty God for once again seeing Ghana

through a successful election, and I think that the way the whole world celebrated Ghana for the peaceful transition has
added one more accolade in our caps as the beacon of democracy in Africa
and it is something that we must all take pride in,” he said.

Nana Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, the
Mamponghene, congratulated President
Mahama on his inauguration.

The Chief of Defence Staff, the Inspector General of Police and other Security Service Chiefs have pledged their loyalty to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, John Dramani Mahama.

Brigadier General Thomas Oppong Peprah assured the President that the security architecture would remain professional and dedicated to helping the President realise his vision of Resetting Ghana.

President Mahama urged them to take proactive measures to maintain peace and stability and remain vigilant in safeguarding the nation against internal and external threats.

The president also reminded them about external concerns, particularly threats along the northern borders and terrorism.

President JD Mahama has embarked on a peace visit to Bawku and Nalerigu as part of his commitment to help resolve the age old Bawku conflict and bring peace. After his inauguration, the peace
mission was his first official activity out of Accra.

At the Zug-raan Palace in Bawku, after a closed-door meeting with the Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, President
Mahama told the chiefs, elders and people of the Kusaaug traditional

area to exercise restraint and cooperate with all stakeholders for lasting peace and development.
He assured them that after appointing his security heads, he would charge them with making Bawku one of the priorities they must address.

At the Nayiri Palace in Nalerigu, the president assured Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahami Sherigahim that, as a son of the land, he would go the extra mile to bring

lasting peace and facilitate the area’s development. “I know that my father has
not been sleeping because of what is happening in Bawku and what is
happening in Walewale, which is giving him sleepless nights. During the campaign, I promised peace would be one of my major priorities, so it’s exactly one week since I was sworn in, and this is
my first major assignment outside Accra”

“There is hope, for God never fails,” President John Dramani Mahama
said when he attended the Sunday Service of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship
Centre at Ahenema Kokoben, near Kumasi, on January 19, 2025.

“The challenge ahead is huge. My few days in government have exposed a lot, and we’ve seen how the economy has

been messed up. But we have hope, and with courage, we shall solve it,” he
emphasised.

He also called for God’s direction and protection of Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Opambuor Adarkwa Yiadom, whom he described as a courageous man of God. “I heard his prophesies, and it gives me goosebumps anytime it’s replayed.

He exhibited courage even in an environment of hostility and harassment, but he stood the test of time,” the president added.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced an eight-member team
chaired by Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of CDD-Ghana, to

work towards the review of the 1992 constitution. Other members of the
committee are Justice Sophia Adinyira- a former Supreme Court Judge;

Professor Kwame Karikari; Mrs Charlotte Osei; Dr Godwin Djokoto, Ibrahim Tanko Amidu, Dr Esi Ansah, and Dr Rainer Akumperigeya

President John Dramani Mahama, accompanied by the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, on Sunday,
January 18, 2025, participated in the first
Akwasidae festival of 2025.
In his remarks, Mr Mahama promised to prioritise the completion of the Sewua

Hospital and the Afari Military Hospital projects to ease the pressure on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

“Lately, I have heard you complain about underdevelopment in the Ashanti region, and rightly so because, as you have said, the Ashanti region is the second most populous in Ghana. “

“We built roads, markets, schools and many hospitals, some of which we did not complete and extended electricity and water to many homes. You can count on me.” – he assured.