Stephen Atubiga, the Founder and Leader of the National Liberation Congress (NLC), has claimed that President John Dramani Mahama’s government is facing internal divisions that could threaten its stability.
According to Stephen Atubiga, the John Mahama government is collapsing internally.
Atubiga warned that the alleged tensions within the government and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could fuel discontent among grassroots supporters ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He claimed that relations between the government and the party had become strained, alleging that some party leaders were boycotting Cabinet meetings and appointment committees.
According to Stephen Atubiga, the alleged withdrawal of some party leaders from appointment processes is creating room for individuals he claims are unsuitable to occupy key positions.
He further alleged that some sector ministers were struggling to execute their responsibilities because of delays in the release of funds, attributing the delays to conditions imposed by the Finance Minister.
In a post shared on his social media page on October 21, 2026, he wrote, “OPEN WARNING TO MY BROTHERS: ALFRED MAHAMA, MICHAEL MAHAMA, PETER MAHAMA, IBRAHIM MAHAMA*
My brothers, all is not well on the ground behind big brother JDM’s government.
If you do not immediately take strategic positions behind the scenes to support JDM and help him run his government alongside the party structure just as former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s family did for him during his crisis you will see stones thrown at leadership towards the 2028 elections. People will remove their shoes and sandals and run for their lives from the anger of the grassroots.
Are you all pretending you don’t know that JDM’s government is collapsing internally? Shame on us all.
All his sector Ministers are not functioning because funds are not being released by the Finance Minister. The requirement for clearance from the Finance Minister has crippled the Ministers. That is a topic for another day.
The NDC party leadership is boycotting Cabinet meetings. Most of them are boycotting appointment committees, allowing wrong people to be appointed into strategic positions, and the NDC is paying the price.
The party structure is making statements that undermine JDM and his government, as if it is not the same party that gave birth to this government.
The National Security outfit is becoming a joke due to lack of funding. Grassroots foot soldiers have not received their employment letters as promised during the elections. Less than 10,000 of our boys and girls, grassroots foot soldiers and party security across all 276 constituencies who broke their backs during the elections, have been left to rot. How can you sack our own boys, in their own uniform, from the Castle? Where should they go? Will we not need them in 2028?
Are my brothers Ibrahim and co. telling me they are not hearing how unpopular JDM is becoming internally, especially within the NDC, due to allegations of neglect and because his appointees are not proactive on the ground? 90% of JDM’s appointees are contractors, so financiers and party members are not getting projects. Don’t you guys know?
Are my brothers not worried that there is no leadership direction today? Everybody does what they want. There is no centre.
You should know that in Ghana, elections are not won by massive projects alone, especially in the NDC, when grassroots foot soldiers are deliberately neglected with the attitude of “don’t worry, they will work for the party during elections.”
I am very angry, sad, and disappointed in all of JDM’s brothers for not helping him fight the storm in the party and in his government on the ground. Do not forget: one tree can never survive alone in the forest.
I will keep the vital information for the right forum. For now, all is not well.
My brothers, we are in 2016 mode again.
As for our brothers Callistus, James, and Braimah around JDM, political power always has an expiration date. A time will come when you wish those calls had been picked”.
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