{"id":467746,"date":"2018-02-26T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/former-president-mahama-leaves-for-sierra-leone\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T16:41:00","slug":"former-president-mahama-leaves-for-sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/former-president-mahama-leaves-for-sierra-leone\/","title":{"rendered":"Former President Mahama leaves for Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 26 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/99638167.295.jpg\" alt=\"Former President John Mahama New\" title=\"Former President John Mahama New\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519663260_55_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former President John Dramani Mahama leaves Accra today for Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he will be leading a number of meetings aimed at ensuring a peaceful election and its aftermath in the West African Country.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone will go to the polls on March 7, with sixteen political parties contesting the Presidential Election.<\/p>\n<p>Recognised as a leading voice for the consolidation of democracy and improving electoral activities across the continent, President Mahama, at the invitation of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) of Sierra Leone, will \u201clead the discussions in a closed-door high-level breakfast meeting between the presidential candidates and their running mates, commissioners of the PPRC, electoral officials, police chief, paramount chiefs and eminent persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the PPRC, President Mahama as an exemplary leader who is held in very high regard in Sierra Leone \u201cwill explore with the aspirants, their aspirations, challenges and fears ahead of the election as well as encourage them to subscribe to the Peace Pledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of his activities, the former President of Ghana will also preside over the signing of a Peace Pledge by the Presidential Candidates on Wednesday, February 28, hold talks with President Ernest Bai Koroma and hold separate meetings with the Candidates, the Electoral Commission, Police Chief and Sierra Leone\u2019s Donor Partners.<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama will meanwhile also lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nthe Sierra Leone election.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 39 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 26 February 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2018-02-26 John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana Former President John Dramani Mahama leaves Accra today for Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he will be leading a number of meetings aimed at ensuring a peaceful election and its aftermath in the West African Country. 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