Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has questioned the basis of suggestions from some individuals proposing that President John Dramani Mahama could be considered for a hypothetical third term.

He clarified that although there is no widespread public call for such an extension, the very idea being entertained by a few voices is, in his view, misguided.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Ofosu Nkansah argued that even entertaining the notion ignores Ghana’s constitutional safeguards on presidential tenure and risks shifting attention from more pressing governance issues.

He referenced former President John Agyekum Kufuor to emphasise his point, noting that despite leaving office “strong and fit to continue,” Kufuor never sought to override the two-term limit.

According to him, even with the “solid foundation” Kufuor laid for national development, he did not contemplate a third term, demonstrating respect for constitutional order.

Ofosu Nkansah questioned why, by contrast, a similar idea was now being floated around former President Mahama, whose cumulative years in office already exceed five.

He challenged those advancing the suggestion to point to any legacy significant enough to justify a constitutional amendment, dismissing the conversation as “selfish” and “useless.”

He warned that attempts to normalise such proposals undermine Ghana’s democratic principles and could create a dangerous precedent for future leadership.

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