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Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims that President John Mahama plans to seek a third term in office, calling the allegations unfounded.
The comments come after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) suggested that President Mahama has a hidden agenda to extend his tenure beyond the constitutional two-term limit, citing social media posts by some National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters urging him to stay in office.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face programme on Tuesday, December 9, Kwakye Ofosu said, “The NPP have whipped itself into needless frenzy. President ovo777 Mahama has stated emphatically that he will respect the Ghanaian Constitution.
"Because he’s a consummate democrat, there’s no third term anywhere for him or any other person as far as the constitution is concerned. 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’t mean that will happen. The man himself has said he’s not interested.”
He urged the opposition to stop what he described as “needless speculation,” adding, “So NPP should stop wasting their time and everybody’s time, and purporting to be angry.
"It’s an absurd fantasy they’re getting themselves into. The President has not expressed any intent. Any talk about it is a complete waste of everybody’s time.”
President Mahama had previously reaffirmed his commitment to Ghana’s two-term presidential limit on August 27, noting that his absence from the 2028 ballot https://ibetslot.one/ would help enforce fiscal discipline and curb election-year overspending that has contributed to cyclical economic crises.
During a bilateral meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mahama criticised the tendency of incumbent governments to bypass fiscal safeguards for electoral advantage.
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