President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday took the oath of office as Nigeria's fourth democratically elected president with a pledge not to let the citizenry down. The President who arrived at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the inauguration ceremony at about 11.02am was sworn in at 12.55 pm by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu. Jonathan in an address read at about 1.39 pm to the teeming crowd including Presidents of no fewer than 15 African countries declared that with the mandate given to him by the electorate during the last presidential poll, he will not let the people down. According to him, "with the mandate freely given to me, I want to assure that I will not disappoint our dear people". While calling on his opponents during the presidential election to join him in the onerous task ahead, Jonathan said the journey of transforming Nigeria has commenced. In his words, the "Era of transforming the nation has begun in earnest, now is the time for action and we are now charting a path of sustained growth".