Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Africa, has dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama intends to seek a third term in office despite constitutional restrictions.
According to a report by ModernGhana, the allegations arose after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and four other opposition parties issued a joint statement on April 25, accusing the government of scheming to reshape the Supreme Court with loyalists from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to them, the plan is to secure a favourable interpretation of Article 66(2) of the Constitution, which limits a president to two terms, thereby paving the way for Mahama to contest again in the 2028 elections.
The statement suggested that the reconstitution of the Supreme Court was part of a broader strategy to legitimize an unprecedented third-term bid.
The opposition parties expressed deep concern over what they described as a covert plan to undermine Ghana’s constitutional framework and democratic norms.
However, Franklin Cudjoe refuted these allegations in a social media post on Friday. As a prominent voice on governance and public policy, Cudjoe emphasized that such rumours were baseless and should be disregarded.
He stated that Mahama had no intention of seeking the presidency again and urged the public not to give attention to what he described as unfounded speculation.
President Mahama, who served from 2012 to 2017, has made no public indication of plans to pursue another term.
Ghana’s Constitution explicitly bars any individual from serving more than two terms as president, a provision widely regarded as a safeguard against authoritarianism.