Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Government Spokesperson, has said the ongoing debate about a President John Dramani Mahama’s possible third-term bid is propaganda by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He argued that there is no uncertainty about the constitutional provisions on presidential term limits or Mahama’s position on the subject.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 4, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “What happened was that in the heat of the 2024 elections, the NPP somehow saw that all was lost. So they came up with this very desperate bit of propaganda about the third term. But it was never really an issue”.
“President Mahama has been clear on it. It was on an international platform in Singapore; he said so. About three weeks ago, he said the same,” Mr Kwakye Ofosu added.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu also acknowledged that the Supreme Court’s decision on the case seeking clarity on presidential term limits could further clarify the constitutional provisions.
He stressed that there is no indication that President Mahama has changed his position on the matter.
Kwakye Ofosu added, “Maybe the Supreme Court will bring further clarity to them. But as far as we are concerned, it’s very clear. And there’s no doubt about it”.
“There’s no indication, as of now, that President Mahama has changed his mind on the matter,” he said.
Meanwhile, Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed his fears over the third term call for President John Dramani Mahama.
According to Asiedu Nketia, the call for a third term for President Mahama by some Ghanaians is a very dangerous agenda which could have serious implications.
Speaking in an interview on Ambassadors TV on August 1, 2026, Asiedu Nketia stated, “Third term agenda, that subject is not something small that we should be joking with. But the way Ghanaians are debating about it, it has become personalities. They have made it as if those who want a third term want Mahama and those who do not hate him. It is a very dangerous agenda.
The NPP have also started saying that it is because of Mahama’s third-term agenda that is why some things are being done. They are trying to force it into a campaign message”.
He further added, “Even President Mahama, whom you are talking about, has already stated he is not interested, so if the person is not interested, why are you going to court? When you listen to some Pastors, my name has even been mentioned, claiming that if I want to stand for the presidential election, no one can beat me unless Mahama’s third term agenda. I should not speak about it; otherwise, Mahama will use anger to go and support another candidate. I have not said anywhere that I will contest or not, and they are saying that”.
Ghanaians have accepted that President Mahama is truthful; he is not like Bawumia, so when he speaks, he means it. Looking at the Pastors’ prophecy, it means Mahama is not truthful, and Mahama is preparing to contest even with what he has been saying in public, so if I speak about the third term, he would then be angry, is that not?”
Asiedu Nketia added, “Third term or no term, the issue is that when the constitution was written, they brought in a term limit because we wanted our democracy to stand. So when we went to the consultative assembly, we took the constitution from the last governor’s time and Kwame Nkrumah’s constitution and the other ones to find out what caused our democracy not to stand. That is why this constitution has stood the test of time and is now 30 years old. One was the term limit”.
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