Dr Christine Amoako-Nuamah, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, has dismissed reports suggesting they held a meeting pushing President John Mahama to seek a third term in office.
According to Dr Amoako-Nuamah, he is not aware of any meeting that was held with the President to discuss an alleged third-term agenda.
The NDC Council of Elders member explained that their primary objective is to serve as an advisory body within the party and are not mandated to dictate decisions to party leadership.
She disclosed that the council’s role is to offer guidance and counsel when necessary,
Speaking in an interview on Citi FM on June 3, 2026, Dr Christine Amoako-Nuamah dismissed suggestions, saying, “I am not aware of any such meeting.”
She further added, “If you are home and something is going wrong and you cannot speak about it, then what kind of elder are you?” she questioned, stressing the obligation of senior party figures to share their experience and advice when needed.
“Nobody is trying to stop anybody, but we are a very experienced group of people, people who have been around for quite some time,” she said.
Also, Dr Christine Amoako-Nuamah has noted that early campaign activities are overshadowing the Mahama government’s work.
He warned that premature presidential campaign activities within the party risk overshadowing the reset agenda.
She added, “We have been elected for a four-year mandate. The president has a Resetting Agenda. We are not even two years yet. We are still working on a Resetting Agenda, so I don’t think this is a time for such campaigning to be going on”.
“The thing is that they started before the beginning of this year. Certain activities that people are doing gave us concern as elders,” she stated.
“It is not right that we have been in government for one and a half years. The President, for example, is launching or cutting sod for a project, and somebody is also on the trail doing something else. Which news are you then supposed to be covering? The President cutting the sod or some minister or some party executive doing something else?” she questioned.
“We have a timetable that is already set. If you are in government, it is one year before the elections. If you are not in government, it is two years before election time,” she said.
Her comments follow reports coming in that suggest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, in a closed-door meeting, was pushing for President John Mahama to seek a third term in office.
According to the Herald reports, President John Dramani Mahama rejected the NDC elders’ push for a third term by reiterating his commitment to Ghana’s constitutional two-term limit.
Reports suggest the high-level meeting with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders occurred at the Flagstaff House on Friday, May 29, 2026, shortly before he departed for the United Kingdom (UK).
Parts of the Herald report read, “Sources familiar with the meeting said President Mahama used the occasion to put to rest persistent speculation about a possible third-term bid, a subject that has generated considerable debate within sections of the ruling party and the wider political landscape.
The Elders Council, chaired by Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu and attended by several veteran party figures, including some who have been associated with the party since the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military era, was convened primarily to address growing concerns over premature succession campaigns within the NDC.
According to sources, President Mahama firmly reiterated that he would not seek another presidential mandate beyond his current term, reinforcing remarks he first made during a state visit to Singapore last year.
The intervention comes amid increasing tensions within the governing party over succession politics, with reports suggesting that rivalry among supporters of various potential presidential aspirants has begun affecting constituency and regional party activities.
Notably, the meeting took place without the participation of the NDC’s General Secretary, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, and National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, both of whom have publicly rejected calls for President Mahama to seek a third term”.
