{"id":48046,"date":"2025-12-10T06:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=48046"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:59:39","slug":"mahama-has-no-third-term-agenda-its-an-absurd-fantasy-kwakye-ofosu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2025\/12\/10\/mahama-has-no-third-term-agenda-its-an-absurd-fantasy-kwakye-ofosu\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama has no third-term agenda; it\u2019s an absurd fantasy \u2013 Kwakye Ofosu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama intends to seek a third term in office, describing the allegations as unfounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments follow claims by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that President John Dramani Mahama has a hidden plan to seek a third term in office, despite the constitutional two-term limit. They cited statements by some National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters and activists on social media calling on Mahama to remain in office beyond two terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on&nbsp;<strong><em>Channel One&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2025\/12\/mahama-has-no-third-term-agenda-its-an-absurd-fantasy-kwakye-ofosu\/#\">&nbsp;TV<\/a>\u2019s Face to Face<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;on Tuesday, December 9, with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu rejected the claims, saying, \u201cThe NPP have whipped itself into needless frenzy. President Mahama has stated emphatically that he will respect the Ghanaian Constitution. Because he\u2019s a consummate democrat, so there\u2019s no third term anywhere for him or any other person as far as the constitution is concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone can say what they want. The fact that some people have gone on Facebook to say he should go for a third term doesn\u2019t mean that will happen. The man himself has said he\u2019s not interested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Kwakye Ofosu urged the opposition to refrain from what he described as needless speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo NPP should stop wasting their time and everybody\u2019s time, and purporting to be angry. It\u2019s an absurd fantasy they\u2019re getting themselves into. The President has not expressed any intent. Any talk about it is a complete waste of everybody\u2019s time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President John Dramani Mahama on August 27 reaffirmed his commitment to Ghana\u2019s constitutional two-term presidential limit, saying his absence from the 2028 ballot would strengthen efforts to enforce fiscal discipline and curb the recurring election-year overspending that has contributed to cyclical economic crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during a bilateral meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on a three-day state visit, President Mahama criticised the tendency of incumbent governments to bypass fiscal safeguards in a bid to gain electoral advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama intends to seek a third term in office, describing the allegations as unfounded. 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