The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has rejected suggestions that President John Dramani Mahama could seek a third term in office, describing the idea as a “dead end.”
Reacting to a suit filed at the Supreme Court challenging the interpretation of the presidential term limit, Ahiagbah said Ghana was not prepared for a third-term presidency and expressed confidence that President Mahama would not entertain such an idea.
“At this rate, why would President Mahama seek another term? This attempt at a third term is a dead end. Ghana is not prepared for such, and I believe President Mahama will not entertain the idea,” he wrote on X.
He also urged the Supreme Court to “reflect the mood of the country” as it considers the case.
The comments follow a writ filed at the Supreme Court by Ganiwu Alhassan, a teacher from Kpandai in the Northern Region, seeking a declaration that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President remains eligible to contest the presidency again.
The suit argues that Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution, which states that a person shall not be elected President for more than two terms, applies only to consecutive terms and does not impose a lifetime ban on a President who served two non-consecutive terms.
President Mahama, who is serving a second term after an eight-year break, has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of seeking a third term or amending the Constitution. He reaffirmed that position during a visit to Singapore in August 2025.
