Ghana will on Sunday, January 7, 2018, hold a thanksgiving service at the Independence Square in Accra to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Fourth Republic.
The event, meant to acknowledge the country’s stable democracy over the past two decades is theme “Celebrating the goodness of the Lordâ€Â
Ghana’s 25-year-long democracy journey has seen it led by five different presidents including the incumbent, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The first regime of the Fourth Republic was led by Former President Jerry John Rawlings, whose leadership transitioned from a military government under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to constitutional rule under the NDC in 1992.
After serving two terms in office making him ineligible to run again as president, Rawlings endorsed his vice-president at the time, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills as the NDC’s presidential candidate in 2000.
Atta-Mills, however, lost the elections to the NPP's John Agyekum Kufuor in the 2000 elections.
Kufuor led the country for two terms; from 2000 to 2004 and then to 2008.
Prof. Atta-Mills won the 2008 elections against the NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo and served until 2012 when he died, 6 months before the end of his first term.
His position was taken by the then Vice President, John Mahama, who was in accordance with the constitution sworn-in hours after the news of Prof. Atta-Mills’ death.
John Mahama completed Atta-Mills’ tenure and went on to win the 2012 presidential elections, again, against Nana Akufo-Addo.
Mahama’s quest to seek re-election a second term in office was failed as Nana Akufo-Addo, on his third presidential bid, secured a resounding election victory of acquiring 53.85% of the total valid votes cast against Mahama’s 44.40%.
Meanwhile, a post on the Nana Addo's social media pages urged guests at the event to be seated by 3pm.
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