John Dramani Mahama Quotes

Ghana, Politician
November 29, 1958

John Dramani Mahama About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (/məˈhɑːmə/; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012, and took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills. A communication expert, historian, and writer, Mahama was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2009 and Minister of Communications from 1998 to 2001. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.

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With the kinds of progress we're seeing in Africa, we have people who have a very high expectation, and often people think that, you know, things would happen overnight. But I want people to understand that sometimes it even gets worse before it gets better.

John Dramani Mahama
- People
- High
- Progress
I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated.

John Dramani Mahama
- Progress

And I think that Africa is making progress that the world needs to recognize and assist the continent to continue on that path.

John Dramani Mahama
- World
- Progress
- Path
I am still a socialist. I am a left-of-center politician. I believe that in Africa, if you see the poverty around us, you can't afford to be anything else.

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- Believe
- Poverty
Happily, there's a reversal of the brain drain occurring in Ghana now. We're seeing a lot of - actually in Africa - we're seeing a lot of African professionals, you know, returning to the continent to contribute their quota.

John Dramani Mahama
- Brain