President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed opposition claims that he intends to overstay Ghana’s constitutional two-term presidential limit, insisting his focus is on protecting the economy rather than plotting political longevity.
Engaging Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during his ongoing three-day state visit, Mahama emphasized that stepping down in 2028 is a certainty, giving him the space to enforce economic discipline without election-year pressures.
“I will not be a candidate in the next elections and therefore I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” Mahama said, pushing back against New Patriotic Party assertions of a hidden third-term agenda.
The president argued that Ghana is already reaping the benefits of this stability drive, pointing to falling inflation, reduced interest rates, and a strengthening cedi as proof that decoupling economic policy from political expediency yields results.
Mahama framed his final term not as a countdown to elections, but as an opportunity to cement reforms that shield Ghana’s economy from the recurring shocks of election-year overspending.
