Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has disclosed that he was one of the most vocal critics of President John Dramani Mahama in the run-up to the 2016 general elections.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle, Prof. Gyampo recounted his active role in holding the Mahama administration accountable, stressing that his criticism at the time was well-known and thoroughly documented.
“In the lead-up to the 2016 elections. We were the ones who chased him [President Mahama] out. I was an avowed critic of President Mahama. I think you are a fair-minded Ghanaian and a fair-minded stakeholder in Ghana’s media landscape, so if I tell you that I was among the loudest critics of President Mahama in the lead-up to the 2016 elections, you will know, and there are documentary proofs. The internet doesn’t forget,” he stated.
He explained that the strong opposition to Mahama’s leadership stemmed from the belief that then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo would bring the transformational leadership Ghanaians desired.
“We chased him out of office in the hope that former President Akufo-Addo was going to be the messiah,” he added.
Prof. Gyampo was appointed by President John Mahama on January 30, 2025, succeeding Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, who had been appointed by the former Akufo-Addo administration in December 2024.
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