President Mahama has no plans to amend constitution for a third term

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Edudzi Tameklo The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Edudzi Tameklo, has rejected claims that President John Dramani Mahama intends to amend Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to run for a third term. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Edudzi Tameklo emphasised President Mahama’s deep respect for the constitution and his fidelity to it. “President John Dramani Mahama has demonstrated deep respect for the rule of law and even greater fidelity to the 1992 Constitution.

President Mahama has no plans to amend the constitution to allow for a third term,” he wrote. Recounting President Mahama’s political journey, Edudzi, who is also a legal practitioner, described as unfortunate the attempt by the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Justin Frimpong Kodua, to link the ongoing process for the removal of the Chief Justice to a supposed agenda by the president to seek a third term in office. “We are talking about a man whom God has blessed and given a unique opportunity and experience that no other person in Ghana currently possesses.

From the position of deputy minister and subsequently minister, to the position of Member of Parliament representing the great people of Bole Bamboi for 12 years. He became the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, won a presidential election, and served as the elected resident from 2013 to 2016. He lost an election and went into opposition for 8 years, learning lessons of loyalty and betrayal.

He emerged from this deep sense of reflection and humility to win an unprecedented landslide, marking a comeback. “In the next 100 years in the life of Ghana, only 25 people can become president of this country. That places President Mahama among the few who have served as president.

The claim by the General Secretary of the NPP, who led the party into opposition, that President Mahama has plans to amend the constitution to allow for a third term in office, as the reason for the impeachment process against the suspended Chief Justice, is most unfortunate,” he stated. Edudzi, who also serves as the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress, urged the public to ignore the claim by the NPP General Secretary, noting that no correlation exists between the process for the removal of the Chief Justice and the ongoing constitutional amendment process. “The process to amend the constitution has little to do with the Chief Justice.

There is no nexus. It is a calculated, sinister attempt to court public disaffection for President Mahama. I have no doubt that President Mahama appreciates the great honor bestowed upon him by the good people of Ghana for serving in those various capacities.

Ghanaians must ignore and treat with contempt the unfounded claims by Justin Kodua. President Mahama has given a clear indication of what he intends to do upon retirement: go into farming and help grow a new crop of giants in agribusiness,” he stated. GA/AE.