Ralph St Williams Spotted Having A Good Time At John Mahama's Inauguration Dinner

Ralph St Williams Spotted Having A Good Time At John Mahama's Inauguration Dinner

  • Ralph St Williams was in attendance at John Mahama's inauguration party on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and his presence has stirred reactions online
  • The self-proclaimed freedom fighter who claimed not to owe allegiance to any party was at an event, having a good time and interacting with dignitaries
  • Many social media users who saw the video of him at the dinner questioned his neutrality as they concluded that he was aligned with the NDC
  • George Hawkins, Executive President (Global) Youth for Human Rights (YHRC) International, spoke to YEN.com.gh about the fine lines between politics and human rights advocacy

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Self-proclaimed freedom fighter Ralph St. Williams attended John Mahama’s inauguration dinner on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. His presence at the event has stirred reactions on social media.

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Ralph St Williams attends John Mahama's party. Photo source: GH Hyper
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St. Williams, who has often claimed neutrality and independence from political parties, was seen interacting with dignitaries and enjoying the event. Many social media users who watched the video of him at the dinner questioned his neutrality, suggesting he might be aligned with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

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The activist has been involved in several protests, including one against the Electoral Commission, during which he destroyed posters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The incident took place at the National Cathedral construction site last year.

St. Williams tore down posters on wooden structures around the site during a protest. He was later arrested at Kotoka International Airport, which the #FixtheCountry Movement described as a strategy to intimidate activists advocating for transparency and environmental justice.

The dinner on January 8 followed John Dramani Mahama’s swearing-in as Ghana’s 6th President of the Fourth Republic. The ceremony, held on January 7 at the Black Star Square, was led by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkonoo.

John Mahama, who previously served as Ghana’s 4th President, returned to power after winning the December 2024 general elections with 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the total valid votes. His closest opponent, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, polled 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61%.

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Human right activist sets record straight

George Hawkins, Executive President (Global) Youth for Human Rights (YHRC) International, spoke to YEN.com.gh and set the record straight on the topic of human rights activists being involved in politics or seemingly aligning with a political party. He said:

"Per the 1992 constitution, human rights activists are entitled to join the political party that they want, but as a human rights advocate, you must not engage in political affiliations because when an issue arises, you, being the referee, where are you going to do? So, it is advisable that when you do political engagements, it should be done professionally and not publicly."

Ralph St. Williams stirs drama

YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions from social media users.

mawuenyegah_gh said:

"Mahama is a Ghanaian president, not a president for NDC… Ralph being there is not wrong at all."

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elebra51837821 commented:

"The average Ghanaian is born into either a NPP or NDC dominated family. Neutrality is just a faux. Same as freedom fighters. They're just itching for their party to come power. It's just a bragging rights for most of us to see our parties in power. We have a long way to go."

Lechiboroni reacted:

"Rasta for a reason 😹🤭 getting ready for a government job so that moron went and cut his hair 😂😂 freedom fighters indeed ‼️kyer3."

KSnetn said:

"He is the new President of Ghana now, why is it a problem if Ralph throws his weight behind him with the hopes that he could get some things right, things he has been agitating for and about all this while but the former administration did not pay him any heed? Why?"

Sharaf Mahama's girl attends dinner

Sharaf Mahama's boo Jasmine Djang was one of the attendees that caught the most attention.

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The beautiful queen sat at the same table as the Mahama family and had a good time.

YEN.com.gh reported that the couple's dating life has been subject to scrutiny since 2021.

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Geraldo Amartey (Entertainment Editor) Geraldo Amartey is an Entertainment Editor at YEN.com.gh. He pursued a degree in linguistics at the University of Ghana and graduated in 2020. He has over three years of experience in journalism. Geraldo's professional career in journalism started at the Ministry Of Information, where he worked as a writer. He has completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. You can reach out to him at geraldo.amartey@yen.com.gh.