John Mahama Quotes

You must let others praise you instead of praising yourself

I have, this morning, received a congratulatory call from my brother Dr @MBawumia, following my emphatic victory in Saturday's election. Thank you, Ghana.

"We want a focal point where all evidence on corruption scandals or misconduct can be directed. ORAL is not investigating individuals but compiling evidence for government agencies tasked with such duties … I don't think that people should think that it's which hunting committee. We have no brooms to fly at night,”

I’m clear in my mind what has to be done to halt increase in prices of food.

You don’t need a debate to answer my five simple questions.

With the kind of progress we are seeing in Africa, we have people who have a very high expectation, and often people think that, you know, things would happen overnight. But I want people to understand that sometimes it even gets worse before it gets better"

Certainly, one thing we can’t run away from is that, he Nkrumah is the founder of our nation. He led the independence struggle. Many people contributed and it happens; in Christianity, there is John the Baptist, there are all the apostles, but who is the champion of Christianity, Jesus Christ.

We have the experience to deliver.

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.

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

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

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

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.

This election is about the economy, stupid. It is not about all those other useless things about who built how many compost plants

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.