President John Dramani Mahama eloquently spoke on national, continental, and global issues in his address during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic, has said.
Dr Ibn Chambas said that President John Dramani Mahama did all Ghanaians proud with his address.
Speaking on the KeyPoints on TV3 Saturday October 4, on President Mahama’s address, Dr Chambas said, “The address was very effectively and eloquently delivered, it also covered all the essential points that a speech at that stage should, a platform where heads of state come to articulate their vision and the role their continent can play in shaping a just world. President Mahama did us proud as Ghanaians, proud in the effective manner he spoke on national, continental, and global issues.”
President John Dramani Mahama has called for reforms to the United Nations, demanding a permanent African seat on the Security Council and describing the current global system as rigged against Africa.
Speaking at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2025, President Mahama said Africa’s growing influence required greater representation in global governance.
“The future is African,” he told the assembly. “If this were true, and was the case, a continent as large as Africa with its numerous UN member states would have at least one permanent seat on the Security Council. We also believe that veto power should not be restricted to only five nations, nor should it be absolute.”
The President described the current UN structure as outdated, pointing out that of the 51 founding member states in 1945, only four were African – Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia and South Africa.
