President John Dramani Mahama has said that he has been reminding his appointees that they should start numbering their days in office in order that they will fulfil the promises made to Ghanaians.
The President said this when he reacted to the presidential term writs that have been filed at the Supreme Court.
Speaking during the Citizens Engagement with the President at Ho Technical University on the resetting Ghana tour of the Volta Region on Friday, July 17, President Mahama said, “I always tell my ministers that let us number our days so that we can work harder to meet the promises we gave to the Ghanaian people.
“I know that people have gone to the Supreme Court seeking an interpretation of the clause that governs the tenure of the president. If you ask my personal opinion, I thought that it was clear; I have read it over several times; it is exactly what it says, but if they want to ask the Supreme Court, that is their business.
“But I know that the people of Ghana gave me one additional term, and I am going to work to meet the trust that they put in me.”
The first writ, Alhassan v Attorney-General, seeks a declaration that a person who has served two separate and distinct, non-consecutive terms as President remains eligible to contest again.
The second, filed by Ken Kuranchie, goes even further. It asks the Court to declare that President Mahama is eligible to contest for a third presidential term on the basis that Article 66(2) prohibits only a third consecutive term, not a third term in total.
