- PGMA's State and Working Visits INAUGURAL SPEECH, 20 January 2001 In all humility, I accept the presidency of the Republic. I do so with both trepidation and a sense of awe. Trepidation, because it is now, as the good book says, a time to heal and a time to build. The task is formidable, and so I pray that we will all be one, one in our priorities, one in our values and commitments and one ...www.kgma.org