Tag Archives: MAHAMA

The Herald has landed some interesting details on last Friday’s defiance of the directive by the national executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Minority caucus in Parliament to reject President Nana Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial and Supreme Court nominees, sparking disappointment and anger across the length and breadth …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the National Democratic Congress will leave nothing to chance in seeking to return to power after the 2024 general elections. He told party faithful in the Tain and Banda constituency in the Bono East Region during his campaign tour for the party’s …

Former president John Dramani Mahama on March 8, 2023 formally reacted to a military swoop that took place a day earlier at Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra. Mahama’s statement posted on his official Facebook page addressed the three legs of the ongoing saga that started with the killing of a …

Former president John Dramani Mahama has expressed sadness over the killing of a 21-year-old soldier at Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra. Mahama said in a statement released on March 8, a day after the March 7 military swoop that led to the arrest of 184 persons, that he was deeply …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo presented the 2023 State of the Nation’s Address (SoNA) on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. One of the eye-catching moments at the SoNA was when Akufo-Addo met his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama. This will be the first time the two men have been seen in …

Former National Communications Officer of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Solomon Nkansah, has described former President John Mahama as a problem for the party. According to him, the ex-president who led the NDC to two consecutive electoral defeats in the 2016 and 2020 elections has not …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has told persons calling on him to return ex-gratias he has received as a sign of good faith to his promise of scrapping the retirement benefit that he cannot. According to him, he is not in the position now to return the retirement benefits he has received …

Former president John Dramani Mahama has questioned the logic behind calls for him to refund his ex-gratia following his promise to cancel the existing emolument structure for Article 71 Office Holders when he comes back to power. According to Mr Mahama, he rather finds it mindless for his critics including some people …

Sports journalist, Dan Kwaku Yeboah has asked former president John Dramani Mahama to return all ex-gratia he received in his time in office to demonstrate to Ghanaians that he is willing to do away with the benefits of Article 71 office holders when re-elected. The head of sports for Despite Media urged …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to scrap the retirement benefit given to the Executive under Article 71 officeholders, known as ex-gratia, when he becomes president again. According to him, his government will start the constitutional processes to scrap ex-gratia in the first year of his administration. The former …