Following the death of President John Atta Mills of the Republic of Ghana, Olufamous.com gathered that the country's parliament has the responsibility to meet in an emergency session with a view to approving the emergence and swearing in of the Vice President.
As a result of the constitutional provision, the new president of Ghana is John Dramani Mahama, who was the vice president to late President Mills.
Below is a brief profile of Ghana's new president....
John Dramani Mahama was born at Bole Bamboi in the Northern Region on the 29th November, 1958. He is married to Mrs Lordina Mahama and has seven children.
He obtained a BA Degree in History from University of Ghana in 1981. In 1986, John Mahama obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies at the University of Ghana. He also undertook further Postgraduate Studies in Social Psychology at the Institute of Social Sciences, Russia, in 1988.
Mr. Mahama was employed as an Information Officer at the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Ghana from 1991 to 1995. He moved on to join the non-governmental organisation, Plan International, as Sponsorship and Grants Manager in the Ghana Country Office from 1995 to 1996.
He was elected to his first term as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bole-Bamboi Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December 1996. Mr. Mahama served as Deputy Minister of Communications from April 1997 to November 1998 and then served as the substantive Minister of Communications from November 1998 to January 2001.
Mr. Mahama was re-elected MP for Bole-Bamboi Constituency in December 2000 and in December 2004. He served as Director of Communication for the NDC as well as Spokesman on Communications for the Minority in Parliament between 2001 and 2004.
From 2005 to date Mr. Mahama has been Minority Parliamentary Spokesman for Foreign Affairs. He has been a Member of the Pan African Parliament based in Pretoria, South Africa from 2004 to date where he served as the Chairman of the West African Caucus.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2009, Hon. John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office as the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana.
John Dramani Mahama was born at Bole Bamboi in the Northern Region on the 29th November, 1958. He is married to Mrs Lordina Mahama and has seven children.
He obtained a BA Degree in History from University of Ghana in 1981. In 1986, John Mahama obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies at the University of Ghana. He also undertook further Postgraduate Studies in Social Psychology at the Institute of Social Sciences, Russia, in 1988.
Mr. Mahama was employed as an Information Officer at the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Ghana from 1991 to 1995. He moved on to join the non-governmental organisation, Plan International, as Sponsorship and Grants Manager in the Ghana Country Office from 1995 to 1996.
He was elected to his first term as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bole-Bamboi Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December 1996. Mr. Mahama served as Deputy Minister of Communications from April 1997 to November 1998 and then served as the substantive Minister of Communications from November 1998 to January 2001.
Mr. Mahama was re-elected MP for Bole-Bamboi Constituency in December 2000 and in December 2004. He served as Director of Communication for the NDC as well as Spokesman on Communications for the Minority in Parliament between 2001 and 2004.
From 2005 to date Mr. Mahama has been Minority Parliamentary Spokesman for Foreign Affairs. He has been a Member of the Pan African Parliament based in Pretoria, South Africa from 2004 to date where he served as the Chairman of the West African Caucus.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2009, Hon. John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office as the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana.
I HOPE HE WILL BE A GOOD LEADER, KNOWING THAT THIS LIFE IS TOO SHORT... OI
ReplyDeleteSo fast?
ReplyDeleteLife is vanity upon vanity, God help us!
ReplyDeletemay his soul rest in peace, but why is it that only john john dey rule Ghana
ReplyDeleteGuess is 2 early
ReplyDeleteWhat is too early, do you think it is like the case in Nigeria where things are always turn upside down? This is what the constitution says and it should be strictly adhered to, there is no room for vacuum. The president is dead so another person must take over the mantle of leadership. Just like somebody said, everything in life and life itself is VANITY! I hope Nigerian RULERS sorry leaders would start bearing this in mind.
DeleteMay John Attah Mills soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteMay John Attah Mills soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteGabriel Aka
This guy reminds me of Jonathan.The only difference is that he ran for elctive office b4 being elected to parliament. The only elected office Jonathan ran for was his Coronation as President by PDP.
ReplyDeleteSometimes in life,mother luck sails us to d finish line in life's race.May he rule with wisdom. His forebears have put him there and may God guide him to use his wisdom of good judgement like Solomon.