Nairobi/Accra  - John Atta Mills was sworn in as the president of Ghana on Wednesday after winning a tight run-off election.

Atta Mills, representing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday took the presidency by a margin of under 0.5 per cent from Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He took his oath in front of thousands of people and regional heads of state in Independence Square in the capital Accra.

Nairobi/Accra - Opposition candidate John Atta Mills is to be sworn in as the president of Ghana on Wednesday after winning a tight run-off election.

Atta Mills, representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday took the presidency by a margin of under 0.5 per cent from Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

While the election was tainted by allegations of fraud from both parties, the electoral commission said it had found no evidence to support the claims and international observers said that elections were free and fair.

Nairobi/Accra - Ghana's opposition candidate John Atta Mills has emerged the victor from an incredibly tight run-off presidential election, Ghana's electoral commission announced Saturday.

Atta Mills, who was running for president for the third time, took 50.23 per cent of the vote, ensuring he will be the man to lead Ghana into the oil era.

The race was decided in the remote farming constituency of Tain, which could not complete its vote in Sunday's presidential run-off election due to problems distributing the ballots.

Nairobi/Accra - Polls closed Friday evening in the last Ghanaian constituency to cast its ballots in a run-off presidential election that has become increasingly tinged with controversy.

The remote farming constituency of Tain, which has just over 53,000 registered voters, could not complete its vote in Sunday's presidential run-off election after problems distributing the ballots.

John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds a 23,055-vote lead over Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), meaning that the constituency has the power to decide who wins.

Atta Mills won Tain in the inconclusive first round in early December with 16,211 votes to 14,935 for Akufo-Addo.

Nairobi/Accra  - Polls closed Friday evening in the last Ghanaian constituency to cast its ballots in a run-off presidential election that has become increasingly tinged with controversy.

The remote farming constituency of Tain, which has just over 53,000 registered voters, could not complete its vote in Sunday's presidential run-off election after problems distributing the ballots.

John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds a 23,055-vote lead over Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), meaning that the constituency has the power to decide who wins.

Atta Mills won Tain in the inconclusive first round in early December with 16,211 votes to 14,935 for Akufo-Addo.

Nairobi/Accra  - Ghanaians in a remote farming region were set Friday to decide who will be the West African nation's next president despite attempts by the ruling party to have the vote postponed.

The constituency of Tain, which has just over 50,000 registered voters, could not complete its vote in Sunday's presidential run-off election after problems distributing the ballots.

John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds a 23,055-vote lead over Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), meaning that the constituency has the power to decide who wins.

Atta Mills won Tain in the inconclusive first round in early December with 16,211 votes to 14,935 for Akufo-Addo.