A former Ghanaian Minister
of Communications for four years, Dr. John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in
after being vice president to the late president, Prof. John Atta Mills who
died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Accra-Ghana.
Mahama, 58 has been in
government of Ghana for over a decade and serving at various capacities, including serving as Ghana’s Minister of Communications between November 1998 and 2001.
Born on November 1958, Mahama, a politician had previously won
parliamentary seats and was serving under the National Democratic Congress
(NDC) as a vice president to late Atta Mills before his death, at the early
hours of Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
Married to Mrs. Lordina Mahama, now president Mahama
attended University of Ghana. He was preceded in office by the immediate past
CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO), Dr. Ekwow
Spio-Garbrah, while he was succeeded by Mr. Felix Owusu-Adjapong in the
Ministry of Communications, Ghana.
ITREALMS ... delivering news for ICT4D
