President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has
charged Ghanaians to be the change they desire for themselves and the country at
large.
“Fellow citizens, you must be the presenter of the change. The
change we have voted for will have to start with each of us as individuals. We
can start with little changes in our individual attitudes and practices. The
change can and should start now and with us as individuals,” he said at his
investiture as the 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana Saturday
morning.
According to President Akufo-Addo, although Ghana has witnessed
a consistent period of development, her founding fathers “would be disappointed
if they came today and saw the level of development we have achieved in 60 years
of independence.”
He therefore charged citizens to take up the task and
be the catalyst of change in their own small ways.
“I ask you to be
citizens and not spectators, citizens and not subjects, responsible citizens
building your communities and our nation. Let us work until the work is done,”
he stated.
Quoting Galatians 6 verse 9 of the Bible, President Akufo-Addo
noted, “let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will
reap the harvest if we do not give up.”
He further expressed optimism in
the people of Ghana saying, “Ghanaians at home and abroad will rise to the
occasion, we always do. It will require sacrifice but it can be done. Others
have done it, so can we. Our best days still lie ahead…Now we must do the work
the season demands.”
