John Mahama Quotes

We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of good governance, respect for human rights, rule of law.

This is the saddest day in our nation’s history. Tears have engulfed our nation and we are deeply saddened and distraught and I’m personally devastated, I’ve lost a father, I’ve lost a friend, I’ve lost a mentor and a senior comrade. Ghana is united in grief at this time for our departed president

A true leader is not measured by the number of followers he has, but by the number of leaders he creates.

We've requested further discussions with the IMF, as we were not part of the negotiations for this programme. We need to ensure that we are all aligned in terms of its implementation,

“We remember how in 2016, drivers—taxi drivers, trotro drivers—formed an association called ‘Drivers for Change.’ They demonstrated, parking their cars in the middle of the roads. When asked about their problem, they said, ‘Mahama, fuel prices are too high,’ and our brothers in the NPP told them that when they came into power, they would reduce fuel prices. Today, fuel price is 70 cedis per gallon, compared to 14 cedis when they were making those promises. Where is the relief they promised,"

I will not elevate Bawumia to my level by debating him. He should go and debate the people of Ghana and apologize to them. I know my level.

Nana, as this will be our final meeting under these circumstances, and as I look back on the journey we have traveled together, two much younger men entered Parliament together with a full head of black hair, and you with the same bald head and round eyeglasses, I have to say that you have, without exception, been a worthy opponent.

You must let others praise you instead of praising yourself

By God's grace, we picked number 8. So, some people say they are going to break the 8. The eight is with me, let them come and break the eight and let me see,

"Ghana is bleeding. Ghana's soul is crying for change! Mother Ghana is crying for its true and genuine patriotic citizens to rise to reset our beloved nation".

As I stated during my JohnMahamaLive virtual event some weeks ago, extraordinary times require extraordinary interventions for exceptional results. Ghana is experiencing extraordinary hardships, and the youth are also choking under the yoke of these hardships.

As we go into another election, there is often a general sense of apprehension that something will go wrong. As a member of your church, I can assure you and pledge that I am a person of peace, and if there is any violence, it won’t come from me. I will do everything to ensure that Ghana remains peaceful.

We must flip the coin from competition to cooperation, we need cooperation to build a better Ghana and NDC. I am, therefore calling for cooperation among all elected parliamentary candidates and your aspirants and supporters

When you stop sleeping, you'll hear clearly my position on Free SHS

Happily, there's a reversal of the brain drain occurring in Ghana now. We're seeing a lot of – actually in Africa – we're seeing a lot of African professionals, you know, returning to the continent to contribute their quota.