President hails Ghana's democracy in re-election speech

President John Kufuor accepted his re-election as leader of Ghana today, congratulating citizens in Africa’s first independent nation on the largely peaceful balloting and calling the nation a “beacon of democracy”.

“I accept the endorsement of the people of Ghana with thanks and humility and I thank God for being with me and the whole nation of Ghana,” Kufuor said in an acceptance speech broadcast on state radio.