Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has assured that he will respect the country’s two-term limit for presidents and will not contest the 2028 elections.
During bilateral talks with Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his three-day state visit, he explained that stepping aside after his second term will give him the freedom to maintain strict fiscal discipline and avoid the cycle of election-year overspending.
President Mahama criticized the practice where governments loosen financial rules to win votes during election years, hence throwing the economy out of gear.
He said his administration has already achieved progress with falling inflation and interest rates, alongside a stronger cedi.
His comments counter opposition claims that he plans to seek a third term beyond his final mandate.
Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has also firmly stated that the party has no plans to present President John Dramani Mahama for a third term, emphasizing the party’s full commitment to the dictates of Ghana’s constitution.
“We have never run our party in ways that conflict with the national constitution, and we don’t intend to do that,” he said. “We will stick by the tenets of the Constitution,” he said. Enditem
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