Former Ghana MP urges Mahama to reject a third term, even if the Supreme Court allows it
Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has urged Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama to reject any bid for a third presidential term, even if the Supreme Court rules that the Constitution allows it.
Fuseini, a member of Mahama’s governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), made the appeal on Channel One TV on Saturday, 31 October 2026. “Even if the Supreme Court would rule that a president can go more than two terms, I would pray that John Dramani doesn’t do that,” he said, according to MyJoyOnline.
Fuseini argued that Ghana’s 1992 Constitution already settles the question. He said Article 66(2), which states that a person shall not be elected president for more than two terms, draws no distinction between consecutive and non-consecutive terms.
He warned that leaders across Africa who have tinkered with term limits to stay in office have left political instability behind them.
The intervention comes as the Supreme Court weighs a case brought by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), which has asked the court to clarify whether the two-term limit caps a person at eight years in total, whether or not those years were served back-to-back. The court has not yet ruled.
Mahama served as president from 2012 to 2017, lost the 2016 election to Nana Akufo-Addo, and returned after winning in December 2024. He has publicly dismissed suggestions that he intends to seek a third term, saying in July 2026 that voters gave him a mandate for one additional term.
Why it matters
Until now, the debate over Mahama’s eligibility has largely been driven by the opposition NPP’s court filing. Fuseini’s intervention adds a prominent voice from inside Mahama’s own party, arguing that the issue should be settled by respect for term limits rather than by a favourable legal interpretation.
Ghana is widely seen as one of Africa’s most stable democracies, and term limits are central to that reputation.
What happens next
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the NPP’s case, and no date for a decision was given in the reports. Attention will now turn to the ruling, and to whether Mahama or the NDC respond to Fuseini’s appeal. The NPP’s case asks whether Mahama could run again in 2028.
This article is for general information and education only. It is not legal or financial advice.
Sources
- https://chale.news/fuseini-urges-mahama-to-decline-third-term-even-if-court-allows-it/ (Chale News, 31 October 2026)
- https://www.ghanamma.com/2026/10/31/inusah-fuseini-to-mahama-reject-a-third-term-bid-even-if-supreme-court-approves-it/ (Ghanamma, 31 October 2026)
- https://theoverseeronline.com/npp-supreme-court-mahama-third-term-eligibility/ (The Overseer, 29 October 2026)
- https://vidianews.com/news/7833-npp-drags-mahama-to-supreme-court-over-interpretation-of-2-term-limit (VidiaNews, 28 October 2026)
