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Mahama Office Dismisses Speculation About Future Appointees: “False And Unauthorised”
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Mahama Office Dismisses Speculation About Future Appointees: “False And Unauthorised”

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The office of President-elect John Mahama has dismissed speculation about purported appointments for the next administration
  • Mahama's office described these lists as false and unauthorised in a statement from the president-elect's aide
  • The office also stressed that no official appointments or nominations have been made for the Mahama administration

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The office of President-elect John Mahama has dismissed speculation about purported appointments for the next administration.

This is in response to persons online assigning some key figures in the National Democratic Congress to specific positions.

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John Mahama's office dismisses speculation around future appointments
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In a statement, Mahama's office described these lists as “false and unauthorised.”

The statement further clarified that no official appointments or nominations have been made and urged the public to disregard such lists making rounds.

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“We urge all to refrain from spreading unverified information and to rely on official communications from our office."

The statement did not react to Bloomberg's reporting suggesting that Minority leader Cassiel Ato Forson is being considered for the position of Finance Minister.

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Mahama is currently engaged in the transition process as he prepares to take over from President Akufo-Addo.

He met President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on December 11 to begin the transition process in line with the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845).

Akufo-Addo and Mahama announced their transition teams, with the government team being led by Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, while the president-elect's team is being led by former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah.

According to provisional results from the Electoral Commission, Mahama won the 2024 election with 6,328,397 votes, making him the first former president to win power.

Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, who conceded the election less than 24 hours after polls closed, got 4,657,304 votes.

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YEN.com.gh reported that Mahama cautioned against last-minute recruitments by the outgoing Akufo-Addo administration.

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He is concerned that any recruitment would create liabilities for his administration.

However, Fatimatu Abubakar, information minister and spokesperson for the government’s transition team, denied these reports.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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