President John Dramani Mahama insists publicly that he has no intention of seeking a third shot at the presidency. Yet beneath the polished speeches and carefully-crafted denials, a quiet political appetite seems to be growing.
According to senior insiders within his administration, a subtle but coordinated campaign is being engineered behind the scenes. Powerful figures in the NDC are said to be nudging selected party voices to keep the “third term” conversation alive—just long enough for it to take shape in the minds of Ghanaians.
The strategy, sources say, is calculated: soften public resistance by ensuring opinion leaders remain silent. Influential clergy, NGO heads, and civil society actors are allegedly being courted—or pressured—to stay neutral, creating the impression that the idea is not as outrageous as it sounds.
But the road ahead is far from smooth. The opposition is already bracing for battle. Their leaders, sensing a constitutional ambush, appear prepared to resist any such move with every political weapon available. They see the manoeuvre as a dangerous attempt to stretch constitutional boundaries and undermine democratic norms.
For now, Mahama maintains his innocence. But the signals coming from his political machinery suggest a different story—one that Ghanaians will be forced to confront sooner rather than later.
