John Mahama may serve two consecutive terms

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  • Miss Mae 11 months ago

    He should not try it

  • OYOKOBA 11 months ago

    Any half baked Kofi Blokeman can put pen to paper and write any nonsense. Such sycophants are the same that persuaded Nkrumah to make himself life president. John Mahama shouldn’t dare. Anyway the maximum number of terms a ...
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  • Pelicles. 11 months ago

    Ghana is not making proper inroads to development because we have too many foolish people in the country. Why? How can you tell me that someone who campaigned to give kenkey to win an election against one who was campaigning ...
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  • Sam 11 months ago

    Idiot. Your hate for NDC and Mahama will not change anything on the ground- it rather makes ndc stronger. Infact as we speak Mahama is the president elect.-FACT. Npp lost was potooooor- never seen before. Your foolish party ...
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  • Pelicles. 11 months ago

    You can rant and rave but that does not change the fact that Mahama is a born fool and foolish people like you love such crappy creatures. We have too many foolish people in Ghana and that is the result of this past election. ...
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  • Osabarima 11 months ago

    Pelicles, your WISDOM and LOGIC are unmatched: The FACT is that "Ghanafo) adwen w) fom", and the results of this election make that FACT clearer!! Lessons may be learned soon, and perhaps that may prompt Ghanaians to use LOGI ...
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  • Sam 11 months ago

    Hahaha. Epsom you pass. Mahama all the way.

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Looks who is talking a ranting? Calling someone born of a fool- such an idiot you are. The “fool’ will rule you- nothing you can do about that. The “fool” will get things right and nothing you can do but rant and cry ...
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  • Him 11 months ago

    I believe you are one of the idiots who benefited from the eight years looting and corruption if not,who will still be supporting the criminal NPP ?You bastard.I applied for a renewal of my passport and after three months,I w ...
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  • Citizen8 11 months ago

    @Pelicles, please don't waste your time and energy on Ghanaians. A people always get the leader they deserve. Ghanaians have made their choice and they must be ready to live with it for the next four years.

  • Kay 11 months ago

    Stupidity at its best !!!!
    No wonder, even mad people have their followers.
    Use your head and not your stomach.

  • Alhaj Baakome 11 months ago

    John Mahama list twice consecutively. Why didn't his advisors not advise him not to go for a third attempt?

  • BANKRUPT GHANA'S ECONOMY MUST CEASE TO BE OPERATED LIKE A PONZI SCHEME. WHAT YOU PUT IN MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED WHAT YOU GET OUT. 11 months ago

    BANKRUPT GHANA'S ECONOMY MUST CEASE TO BE OPERATED LIKE A PONZI SCHEME.

    WHAT YOU PUT IN MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED WHAT YOU GET OUT IN MONTHLY SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES.

    THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY GHANAIAN FOOLS, AND THIS GUY IS O ...
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  • Emmanuel 11 months ago

    He can be president for life if that's what Ghanaians want. He has the power let him use it the way he likes.

  • Stefano 11 months ago

    You're really bleeding for the fact that your mediocre candidate, Bawumia had lost the election disgracefully. He got only 38.2% and that's from ignorant and dumb people like you. He is not cut for the size of a president at ...
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  • Fire for fire 11 months ago

    Hey Oyokoba, trust me for your article tagging individuals expressing their opinions as half baked and sycophants rather smell smack of outright hypocrisy and idiotic on your part.
    Who do you think your are? I

  • Fire for fire 11 months ago

    Hey Oyokoba
    Would you stop the heaping of insults on your fellow Ghanaians who are simply trying to suggest an alternative measures/ideas aimed at moving the country forward.
    Call yourself a Constitutional guru I don't gi ...
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  • Kay 11 months ago

    Nonsense and sheer stupidity.
    Let him try and see the consequences.

  • gkd 11 months ago

    Bro, it takes a referendum to change an entrenched position together with his super majority. Dont wory, he would witness an uprising

  • I WEEP FOR MAHAMA'S GHANA. 11 months ago

    I DONT THINK MAHAMA WILL TRY THAT.IF HE DARES HMMMM!

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Ghanaian don’t tress yourself Mahama will not seek any 3rd term. Don’t listen to propaganda. What I think ndc will like to do though is to sanitise the state institutions that that useless current president as infiltrat ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    I hope all told the dwaf your father this too whiles he was fooling and doing family and friends, looting, abusing power, etc...

  • Crown Prince 11 months ago

    Let him waste his time and national resources to try this despicable move and see. He should try it and bring it to the national level for referendum and see how he will be disgraced by unimaginable extent. Massa, the seat of ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    I hope all told the dwaf your father this too whiles he was fooling and doing family and friends, looting, etc...

  • Sly 11 months ago

    If Mahama performed well, I would suggest something similar. The problem with our politics is the lack of consistency. For a country to develop, stable governance is essential. For example, look at countries like Singapore an ...
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  • Sam 11 months ago

    Even if Mahama performs well he will not do that- Mahama is a decent fellow and he knows the rules. Dont listen to hate propagandists trying to preach nonsense. All Mahama wants is an ndc win - offcourse that will not happen ...
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  • Kwabena Gyamfi 11 months ago

    All propaganda aside, there is no way any objective person would say that Nana Addo has failed. Pound for pound, Nana Addo has performed better in government than Mahama. The supposed state capture, looting in this government ...
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  • Ghanaian 11 months ago

    Can you point out one single good thing your npp nana Addo Bawumia NPP government has done worth applauding and remembering. All they did was thrash bloodsucking enriching themselves and family and friends at the detriment of ...
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  • Des 11 months ago

    But he's been on power before spent six hears?
    We already know his level any I don't think he would try that

  • Fire for fire 11 months ago

    Hey ! Miss Mae
    What the heck do you mean by "he should not try it?" Certainly, it could be done and, with ease too. Now, check this scenario: if a you, Mae, is to be given an opportunity to retake a promotion examination tha ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    I hope you told the dwaf your father this too whiles he was fooling and doing family and friends, looting, abusing power, etc... Gimeeee, Npp dogs only know how to bark at others but not their own whether good or bad.

  • Must encourage taking videos like this to save Ghana 11 months ago

    He try already, so go kill your self

  • Seth 11 months ago

    If He dose what can you do? Some of you don't know why you a human being.

  • Lance 11 months ago

    Npp did numerous nonsense in power and they still defend them to be good policies. Why can't Mahama too do whatever he wants. Why is the country for npp.

  • Shola 11 months ago

    Please don't mislead Pres. Mahama. His own people would not try that. He is not the only wise person in NDC. Finally, he would not want to plunge Ghana into political war. 4yrs is enough to make an impact.

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Sensible fellow u r. Keep it up. We have a lot of foolish Ghanaians tho. Why on earth will Mahama want a third term? For what? Why is someone pushing this narrative at all? To gain what?

  • Papano 11 months ago

    Madness

  • Blogger 11 months ago

    This statement is completely senseless and unnecessary. The poor performance of John Mahama had seen clearly between 2013 and 2017.
    Under John Mahama, there were massive situation facing nation.
    1. Closed down public emplo ...
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  • Agya Ametou 11 months ago

    NDC is setting their dirty agenda again.
    Remember this was tried under Rawlings second term and it failed.
    The NDC's should avoid throwing Ghana into was after Mahama' 4 years. He should respect the constitution as it is, ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    I hope you told the dwarf father this too whiles he was fooling and doing family and friends, looting, abusing power, etc... Gimeeee, Npp dogs only know how to bark at others but not their own whether good or bad

  • Agya Ametou 11 months ago

    NDC is setting their dirty agenda again.
    Remember this was tried under Rawlings second term and it failed.
    The NDC's should avoid throwing Ghana into war after Mahama' 4 years. He should respect the constitution as it is, ...
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  • Kwame Owusu 11 months ago

    This is absolute trash! We don’t need this rubbish in our body politic

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Most right. Just propaganda

  • Kobby 11 months ago

    Please don't ever write such useless and dangerous piece again!

  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 months ago

    Any Ghanaian who holds the view that Mahama should use NDC's 2/3 majority in parliament to amend the constitution to allow Mahama to run for a third term, needs his/her brain examined. It does not matter how good Mahama perfo ...
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  • The Don 11 months ago

    What a stupid article. It does not deserve much comment

  • Mensa 11 months ago

    "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first madden"
    Let the madness go on!!

  • Pelicles. 11 months ago

    To those John Mahama lovers, tell your Mahama to swallow Ghana into his belly and take it anywhere he wants. If you people have balls, that is my message to you to him that he should swallow Ghana into his belly and go anywhe ...
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  • Sam 11 months ago

    Akoffo addo bawuliar records are also there isn’t?

  • Ask the relevant question 11 months ago

    No matter how much you hate JDM, God will always elevate that man and make him set near boundaries in Ghanaian politics. You can decide to drink all the waters in the ocean and hug all the transformers at Asogli Teminal, and ...
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  • Pelicles. 11 months ago

    I know where you are coming from. If you are in Ghana, can you show us any place in Ghana where one can see Mahama's ambulances working to save lives, can you? But a Ghanaian can easily call the ambulances bought by the "Akye ...
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  • Ask the relevant question 11 months ago

    The Akyem's mafias gov't was so horrible that as of now, it defies many of us why Addo D was not impeached. Addo D's failure is monumental and no past or future president has failed or could fail in that proportion. If you wa ...
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  • Pelicles. 11 months ago

    Mahama did not build the Ridge Hospital. Also, the UGMC was Mills project, and if you care to know, Mahama built only one hospital in four years and that is the Dodowa hospital. The facts are there for all to see.

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Such an idiot u r. Low IQ ? Look at the mirror kid you will find a perfect one. Your party lost and so what? Get away and let have ears-Imbecile like you.

  • @Frank Gyimii 11 months ago

    I think you've be acquainted with the Ambulance saga which Nana Addo and family created to take advantage of the state by contracting his daughter and her baby daddy to steal from the state! Mahama's Ambulance was a whole mob ...
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  • ama sei 11 months ago

    Absolute Nonsense. He DARE not try it.

  • State Capture 11 months ago

    Did you hear the NPP man conceeding so early to avoid tension may be that allowed his people to be weak in safegurding the seats and allowing the NDC field day to swarm collation centers to destroy, burn ballot boxes harass ...
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  • KO 11 months ago

    it won't happen. the term limit is an entrenched constitutional provision. the NDC must start finding a Mahama successor

  • SK Biney 11 months ago

    Waterz Yidana is an award-winning playwright and poet who has travelled widely. His ideas and opinions are of national relevance. Well done for this powerful write-up. John Mahama is indeed a great leader.

  • Ateka Ateka 11 months ago

    Oh boy, it has started already. That was quick. They couldn't even wait for JDM to assume office!
    GH is in for interesting times :(

  • Sam 11 months ago

    Don’t worry- they will not succeed with any jandam. We are wide awake and so should you;)

  • Ikebans 11 months ago

    Becareful of social unrest and avoid personal interest.

  • .mr amin 11 months ago

    Don't dare just serve your one term and leave

  • Sam 11 months ago

    He will and will serve the t much better than the useless lot who have just been booted out. I hope you know the economy is bankrupt? In 2016 Mahama left with buffers not bankruptcy—fact.

  • Only NDC can 11 months ago

    I don't think he should change that 4 years change as the constitution prescribed

  • Atsu 11 months ago

    You are a big fool if this is what NDC is planning they will fail and loose 2028 elections pot)). The fact that npp supporters didn’t vote on Dec 7th doesn’t mean they will allow greedy John Mahama to change the constitut ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    No matter the noise they make, our supreme leader will decide and there is nothing the toothless dogs can do about. Mahama will rule them with Iron fist like the reincarnate of JJ and make sure you dwarf god dies of brokenhea ...
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  • Fireman 11 months ago

    WOW, Mahama, it is possible.... If you do a very good work good Ghanaians will bless you with that. Forget about the Npp hungry dog making noise in the background. They only know how serve their dirty evil dwarfs.

    I hope t ...
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  • Kwabena Gyamfi 11 months ago

    This is pure balderdash from an arse licker.
    Anybody agitating for Mahama to change the constitution to allow him run for a second term needs a shrink. Mahama received about 30% of the registered voters so he is there not o ...
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  • Yes 11 months ago

    What has Steven Adie's contribution done to Ghana politics? He is a hypocrite. He criticised Hahama those days and could not say anything to Nana about his reckless ways of handling Ghanaians and the economy. He has started a ...
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  • dadaba you 11 months ago

    this author of this article is a fool. You think Ghana belong to one individual or party. let his try and see.

  • THIS WRITER IS A FOOL 11 months ago

    JM should try and see. He will be disgraced by the same polls he won. Ghanaians are not stupid to allow this goat that chance. The writer of this article is mad and needs psychiatrist

  • No9 11 months ago

    You are all fools and pained by the horrible defeat you experienced some few days back but I understand you these npp fools hear. Just hide in your corners because when you guys up,you will regret. Keep backing nonsense. Th ...
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  • Godfrey 11 months ago

    Dead on arrival .This will polarise the country and those who stayed out of the elections will vote no.If you lose the referendum as a Present your credibility is gone You need two thirds doubt he will get it

  • Kwame Twumasi-Fofie 11 months ago

    What rubbish! For the sake of peace in our beloved country, and in the name of God, please stop this. It is an abomination.

  • Bibivi 11 months ago

    2x5 year term after he's done with the 4years.whether Prof.Adai likes it or not, he voted for NPP.. they are out of power Prof should go and chilled out somewhere. The people are angry so he should find his level kpooooo.

  • Northern Boy 11 months ago

    This is a no-go area

  • Ex-Pope 11 months ago

    THE WRITER IS A DRUNKEN SYCOPHANT.

    The man has yet to assume office, and already someone is out advocating for a change in the Constitution to allow Mahama to serve beyond the allowable time in office. Have we not seen thi ...
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  • Light 11 months ago

    And when Ghana burns everyone would be forced to retreat to their region. No MPs, because there's be no NPP, NDC or any other political party, President would run(Tijan Kaba did), Samuel Doe died in trying to extend his rule ...
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  • Kk 11 months ago

    Don't try this otherwise there will be mayhem. Whoever is entertaining this madness should drop it immediately. Otherwise Ghana will burn.

  • Dr Rich 11 months ago

    The writer has short memory

  • QuoDZO 11 months ago

    Very Foolish write - up. So this has been the plan all along, to make Mahama go for two terms when the constitution is very clear on the number of terms for a President?
    Let him and cohorts try, let them bring it on board!! ...
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  • Dwoods 11 months ago

    I hear Ghanaweb.com was sold to an NDC stalwart but he should focus on putting out really good content. You can't put out content of this nature as if you're talking at the roadside. The content is terrible

  • Kofi 11 months ago

    You are a joke. Not in Ghana.

  • Tyrol Odoom 11 months ago

    He shouldn’t attempt that nonsense of amending a constitution. I think his people are testing the waters .

  • Samuel Owusu-Nyantakyi 11 months ago

    Why would any oeace loving Ghanaian make such a proposal. Ofui let him try and see.

  • Bob22 11 months ago

    People don't learn and will never learn. All politicians who tried staying in power were either ousted by mass protest by the people or military took over to bring sanity and foolish people have continuously suggested for mah ...
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  • KB 11 months ago

    Foolish person. Advice to change the constitution and do his foolish things . Gyimifo. Per what you are saying you in support of the idiot Idea. Fools

  • Richard 11 months ago

    The writer is a very painful FOOL. Yidana how on earth can you be this STUPID?

  • Ivory Mensah 11 months ago

    Fake news

  • Kwesi Afful 11 months ago

    Who wrote this? Absolute rubbish!

  • JK 11 months ago

    ALL Listen To My Story of Uganda, Same Resonates in Ghana. During IDDI AMIN'S Regime in Uganda, They said Iddi Amin decided to name Uganda After himself. Everybody was afraid to advise him to stop. But they said there was One ...
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  • Efo Kofi 11 months ago

    This is populist nonsense should not even be tried kwasiasem nkoaa

  • WHAT IAM WORRIED ABOUT IS THE SELLING US TO THE RUSSIANS RUMOUR 11 months ago

    That rumor keeps coming to mind because it should make sense to the Russians to open a pathway to the sea for its landlocked allies in the Sahel.

  • AbasZ 11 months ago

    The entrench part of the constitution has to go under referendum. What did mahama do that people want him to continue again? This election is a stolen one because look at what is happening at ec offices. Returning officers ...
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  • Sualey 11 months ago

    He is not going to do any better thing than the dumsor regime

  • Yok 11 months ago

    Stupid piece of article, he should dare try it, and Ghana will not Ghana anyone. Nobody should take us for cowardly, who'll expect any nonsense for their interest .

  • Pastor Kaya 11 months ago

    You go shock. Chatha is win or lose big time

  • Akwasi KB. 11 months ago

    Nobody cares about what he is driven with,,the constitution of Ghana does not permit ANYONE to stay in Office as President beyond two terms.
    If you people want to turn Ghana into a second Togo then go ahead with that Nonsen ...
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  • Blackberry 11 months ago

    Let the blood flow and will flow if JM make any f*ck move ..

  • Fuseini Bawa 11 months ago

    Foolish writer. In 2016, Akuffo Addo beat John Mahama with more than 1.2 million votes and majority in Parliament. Did he amend the Constitution of Ghana about Presidential term? President Kuffour and JJ Rawlings were Preside ...
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  • Kofi Nok 11 months ago

    Nonsense idea.Leave long rule alone. What matters is not how long a president rules but how well he rules within the time limited by the instant law.Take this cancer from radar

  • Hey 11 months ago

    NPP throwing dust in our eyes

  • Why such nonsensical and stupid article 11 months ago

    Whoever wrote this article is mad, stupid, imbecile, retarded, a fool, and doesn't deserve to be amongst intelligent humans

  • Graham 11 months ago

    Why are you saying people should keep quiet. Do you anticipate he will under perform? Eeei and you are warning people not to talk. Ok when they keep quiet it will manifest on Election Day so don’t worry wai!

  • NDC criminals 11 months ago

    Why why why???????? This thief has already served over four years, why should he serve more than four years????? That's not possible. They shouldn't try it. We will all hit the streets. They will have to kill us all if they ...
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  • dboyy 11 months ago

    Tell Mahama to initiate that moves and he will see the results of the referendum.

  • Mosesmm 11 months ago

    The most useless article by unintelligent mind. The writer does not even understand the implications of this Useless call. The NDC is behaving that they dint have any intelligent person aside Mahama.

  • Mawule 11 months ago

    Who told you that we trust him
    We are simply out of option

  • Osmanazakaria100@gmail.com 11 months ago

    Nothing is preventing him from going for the second term. We have not punish the npp enough and the only satisfactory action that can quench our anger is to allow JM go for another term

  • Denis Kwame 11 months ago

    He shouldn't even dream of it.

  • Billrocky 11 months ago

    Brethren, let stop weakening our voting partern and forge on our developmental, agenda, let us not rush with this un riped idea, if you are social democrats you don't capitalise on being majority to do thing to distroy the p ...
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  • Maame Ama 11 months ago

    Ei these NDC people!!! Here they come again with their Communist inferior tactics. Why is JDM the only wise man in the NDC or Ghana???

    If he really has intergrity (as he wants Ghanaians to believe), then he should start l ...
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  • Diplomacy 11 months ago

    That's good move
    It's a fantastic proposal

  • Achakanapaya 11 months ago

    JDM that I know won't do such. But if the people insist on a referendum to allow him at 8 years, why not.
    The will of God will surely prevail.
    JDM all the way.

  • noble uk 11 months ago

    Slay queens and Papano are back, dumso, cash and carry health care, classrooms without chalk and books, excessive corruption, violence, ponzi banks, ponzi schemes, and excessive propaganda will follow in due course.

    Poor G ...
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  • Ben Ali 11 months ago

    How can ghanaweb publish an article without the name of the writer. Anyway who ever wrote this need to have his head examined.

  • Duncan 11 months ago

    A foolish and asinine write up.lt takes cretins like this to create a dictatorship.What do you mean the only ones who have the right to criticize are the ones who raised their voices against the out-going administration?This ...
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  • Major 11 months ago

    Even 3 terms

  • Justice 11 months ago

    I don't care what John Mahama will do. He can change the constitution and run for 24 years. I am don't part of the ungrateful beings who voted for him

  • Fools Paradise 11 months ago

    Stop fooling yourselves. It won't happen ever. If an attempt is even made, that alone will ceiling the fate of NDC in future elections if even NPP goes to sleep.

  • Eric 11 months ago

    In which country?

  • Danso 11 months ago

    Walahi this will not happen in Ghana so kill this matter koraa!

  • Danso 11 months ago

    President Mahama has told Ghanians Nana Addo performed relatively poor, so as he goes rounds Nana Addo's numerous developmental projects will be "calling " him, but under no circumstances should he attempt to praise Nana for ...
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  • Danso 11 months ago

    Ghanians are anxiously waiting for the 60 minister government. It's appropriate to issue a reminder as no former President Kuffour's excuse like statement will be intertained! Welcome!

  • Tyrol Odoom 10 months ago

    He shouldn’t attempt that nonsense of amending a constitution. I think his people are testing the waters .