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Former President John Mahama says he will return mining concessions which have wrongfully taken from their original owners back to them if he wins the December polls. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi Wednesday while introduidng his runningmate to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Mr Mahama said an NDC government will ensure equitable distribution of national resources. “The other time, I ...

Former President John Mahama says government should have applied “common sense” in handling the financial sector cleanup. According to him, the corresponding unemployed occasioned by the exercise is unprecedented in the 4th republic. “They’ve closed financial institutions. It’s not that the financial institutions didn’t have problems when we were in government, we knew there was a problem but we realised ...

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Mahama has described the ruling New Patriotic Party as a promise and failed government. According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP is only good at making juicy promises to win the hearts and votes of Ghanaians but fails in fulfilling such promises once they win power. He stated that many of the ...

Concerned Assembly Members Association of Ghana, CAMAG have thrown their weight behind former president John Mahama over his promise to put Assembly Members on salary when given the mandate in the December 7 elections. The association which comprises of assembly members from various Electoral Areas across the country has expressed their readiness to go to the grounds to campaign for ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has restated his commitment to strengthening the country’s decentralisation process. According to Mr. Mahama, “it is only through decentralisation that we can see true progress in the country”. Speaking at a meeting with the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOSAG) in Accra on Thursday, the former President said ...

Former president John Mahama says the violence at Dormaa that led to the death of an activist of the New Patriotic Party over the weekend is an indication that President Akufo-Addo has lost control of his party. During the Electoral Commission’s mop-up of the voter’s registration exercise on Sunday gunshots were fired at a registration centre at Dormaa. It still ...

Former President John Mahama says the Presidential directive to the Auditor General to proceed on leave sets a dangerous precedent for the country. According to the NDC flagbearer, President Akufo-Addo’s treatment of the auditor general is a reflection of the general politicisation of key state institutions under the NPP administration. “If the president can ask the Auditor General to go ...

Former President John Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo of setting Ghana’s democracy back. According to the NDC flagbearer, the President has compromised state institutions with politics and oppressed Parliament. “This particular tragedy is in the destruction and politicization of our institutions. A judiciary that lacks impartiality, an oppressed Parliament, a pliant Electoral Commission, an Auditor General hounded out of office, ...

Former President John Mahama says a future NDC government will within one year pay all customers whose investment have been locked up as a result of the financial sector cleanup undertaken by government. “We will Within one year of being in office pay customers of the collapsed financial institutions all funds locked up. We shall not put together any long ...

Former President John Mahama has described his running-mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the best choice for Ghana. According to him, the former Education Minister is more than competent to be the Vice President of the country. “With Prof Naana, we can say we have made the best choice for Ghana. I have in my partner a veep who will ...