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I Made The Decision To Quit Politics: John Mahama Recalls

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2 years ago

05/12/2022

John Dramani Mahama, the former president of the Republic of Ghana, has discussed his transformative experience becoming a politician.

After serving as a minister and a member of parliament for three consecutive terms, the former politician claimed that he decided to leave politics to pursue lecturing.

The NDC potential flagbearer claimed that destiny would have carried him into a higher rank of his lecturing career, but he received a divine calling to serve his country in the higher office of vice president and later as president of the country.

He made the following assertions while he was speaking at the 13th Graduation Ceremony at the Accra Business School under the theme; “Creating Jobs in the Ghanaian economy, challenges, and opportunities.”

Below are his words:

“Not many people are aware of this story of my life, but standing before you as though in a lecture theater takes me back to this memory, many years ago, having served for three terms as a member of parliament and minister.

I took a decision to leave politics and pursue a doctorate degree, after which my intention was to return to teach at a university that had been newly established in Ghana.

I believe that this life’s choices would have put me in the ranks of your hard-working lectures here in shaping, impacting, and sharing knowledge with young people like you,

But the hand of destiny intervened and I received the calling to serve my country in the higher office as vice president and later as faith will have it, as president of this great nation.”

Background

From July 24, 2012, to January 7, 2017, John Dramani Mahama presided over Ghana.

Interestingly, from January 2009 to July 2012, he held the position of vice president of Ghana.

Also, from 1997 to 2009, he represented Bole Bamboi in the legislature. He also held the positions of deputy minister for communication and minister for communication during the previous NDC administration.