John Atta-MillsFrom AFP:
ACCRA (AFP) — President-elect John Atta-Mills appealed Sunday for wisdom to lead Ghanaians, a day after winning a presidential poll deemed exemplary by African standards.
"I ask for nothing from God, what I ask for is wisdom to lead the people. The people have voted for change in direction," he told hundreds of Christians at Pure Fire church in the capital where he attended service.
Clergymen in their sermons, some of which were broadcast live on radio, praised their congregations for having shown political maturity. They urged them to rally behind the new government so Ghana could remain an example for other countries on the continent.
Atta-Mills , who won the election in the second round by a very slim margin of just 40,000 votes out of a total of some 9 million ballots cast, was accompanied to the service by a handful of party officials and security personnel.
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