President Mahama to Continue Nationwide “Thank You Tour” in Western and Central Regions

President John Dramani Mahama is set to embark on the next phase of his nationwide “Thank You Tour” in the Western and Central Regions, following the successful leg in the Volta Region. His visit to the Western Region will begin on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, with a durbar scheduled to take place at Sekondi Methodist Park at 2 PM. The thank you tour event is expected to attract thousands of supporters, party officials, and government representatives, all coming together to celebrate the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s victory in the December 7 election.

This marks the second edition of the President’s tour, which began in the Volta Region last week, and is part of an ongoing effort to express gratitude to Ghanaians for their unwavering support during the recent elections. This was contained in a press release issued by the Western Regional Communications Bureau of the National Democratic Congress, signed by the Regional Communications Officer Mr Richard Kirk-Mensah. 

The release said during the visit that Mahama would be in Sekondi, the administrative capital of the region, to extend his heartfelt gratitude to Nananom(Traditional leaders), respected queen mothers, the clergy, Imams, Zongo chiefs, heads of various departments, and local party members, to personally thank them for their contributions.

After a successful thank you tour visit in Western Region, President Mahama will head to the Central Region on Thursday, February 6, 2025, where he will host another durbar at the Jubilee Park in Cape Coast, also at 2 PM. The tour serves as an opportunity for Mahama to engage directly with citizens, listen to their concerns, and assure them of his administration’s continued focus on national development.

Background of President Mahama

President Mahama’s Political Journey and Upcoming Western Region Thank You Tour

John Dramani Mahama, born on November 29, 1958, is a Ghanaian politician who became the 14th president of Ghana on January 7, 2025. He previously served as the 12th president from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth vice president of Ghana from 2009 to 2012. Mahama assumed the presidency for the first time on July 24, 2012, following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills.

Mahama was elected president in the December 2012 elections, serving a full term. In the 2016 election, he contested for re-election but lost to Nana Akufo-Addo, the candidate from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), becoming the first president in Ghana’s history to fail to secure a consecutive second term. He ran again as the NDC’s candidate in the 2020 elections, but once more, he was defeated by Akufo-Addo.

However, Mahama made a political comeback in 2024, defeating then-incumbent Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. This victory marked Mahama as the first president in Ghana’s history to be democratically elected for a non-consecutive second term.

As a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahama was a Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi from 1997 to 2009. He also served as Deputy Minister for Communications from 1997 to 1998 before becoming the substantive Minister for Communications in 1998.