Tag Archives: John Dramani Mahama

The opposition National Democratic Congress has elected former President John Dramani Mahama as its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential election. In a landslide victory, the former president polled 297,603 (98.9%) against his contender Kojo Bonsu who polled 3,181 (1.1%) in the election held on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The Electoral …

Aspiring Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has promised to institute investigations into the killing of eight (8) persons during the 2020 elections. The former president of the republic, Mr Mahama has therefore assured the families of all who lost their lives during the tragic …

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo is happy former President John Dramani Mahama has seen the light and is advocating to outlaw the payment of ex-gratia in the country should he become President again. John Mahama last week vowed to cancel the policy if he …

Ghana’s Former President, John Dramani Mahama, says he was one of the most vilified Presidents by worker unions in the country. According to him, organised labour unions during his tenure consistently protested on the streets over their conditions of service amidst economic woes, and thus, were always bashing his government. …

Former President Mahama has explained why he said he had dead goat syndrome. According to him, he used the idiomatic expression due to the frustration associated with the deregulation of petroleum prices. This, he stated, is because he knew that if the fuel prices went up, the leadership of the …

The E. A. Mahama family, the family of former president John Dramani Mahama, has denied any links with some candidates in the race for the main opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) upcoming elections.   According to the family, reports reaching it has it that some persons are associating the names …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described as “disconcerting” news that some $100 million has been diverted from petroleum funds for unapproved expenditure. Mr Mahama said Section 3 of the PRMA (Act 815) is explicit that all petroleum revenue due the state and derived from whatever source, shall be assessed, …

The former President  of Ghana John Dramani Mahama says if  the current President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were in another jurisdiction, he would have simply resigned. “If we were in some other jurisdiction, he would have resigned by now. By his word, he put his presidency on the line,” Mr …

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has lambasted former President John Dramani Mahama for his constant attack on the country’s judges particularly the Lord Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah.   According to the Attorney General, the 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has developed the …

The former President John Dramani Mahama says the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration has failed in the fight against corruption. His comment comes on the back of infractions cited in the 2021 Auditor General’s Report. The former President, John Dramani Mahama said the country is confronted with major challenges and needs to …