The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has revealed that he was among the most outspoken critics of former President John Dramani Mahama in the lead-up to the 2016 general elections.

Speaking in an interview with Channel One TV on Wednesday, July 23, Prof. Gyampo recalled his public opposition to the Mahama administration, noting that his criticisms at the time were widely known and well documented.

“In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, we were the ones who chased him [President Mahama] out. I was an avowed critic of President Mahama,” he said.

“I think you are a fair-minded Ghanaian and a fair-minded stakeholder in Ghana’s media landscape, so if I tell you that I was among the loudest critics of President Mahama in the lead-up to the 2016 elections, you will know, and there are documentary proof. The internet doesn’t forget,” Prof. Gyampo added, pointing to the visibility of his remarks on public platforms.

He explained that the intense criticism at the time was driven by hopes that then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would deliver the transformative leadership Ghanaians yearned for.

“We chased him out of office in the hope that former President Akufo-Addo was going to be the messiah,” he stated.

Prof. Gyampo was appointed to lead the Ghana Shippers Authority by President Mahama on 30th January 2025, following the exit of Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, who had been appointed by the former Akufo-Addo administration.

Many have suggested his new appointment is a political reward, however, Prof. Gyampo insists he remains as objective as ever.