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Politics of Monday, September 7, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-09-07
Former President Mahama (second from left) participated in a fitness exercise at El-Wak
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Former President John Dramani Mahama, in September 2016, before the general elections, declared himself fit enough to continue his duties as the country’s first man.
He said this at the end of the debate on whether applicants seeking to be president of Ghana should declare their health status.
The debate, according to some political experts, was necessary after the sudden death of former president, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, in July 2012.
Furthermore, while some NDC loyalists claimed that Nana Akufo-Addo due to his age was unhealthy to be elected president of Ghana, the former president stated that he was ready to declare his health.
“I have energy. I’m fine, I think, and I’m already president. I do my job without any disadvantage, “he said, adding that” … we are not running for the health of our opponents. “
Read the full story originally published by 3news.com and curated by GhanaWeb below:
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has declared himself fit and energetic, but says he will not make the health of his opponents a campaign agenda as he seeks re-election for a second term.
“I have energy. I’m fine, I think, and I’m already president. I do my job without any disadvantage, “he said, adding that” … we are not running for the health of our opponents. ” There has been an ongoing debate on whether those seeking to be president of Ghana should declare their health status.
The debate reached a fever pitch after the former president, Professor John Evans Atta-Mills, died in July 2012 before the end of his term. Like the late law professor, the state of health of New Patriotic Party standard-bearer Nana Akufo-Addo has also been questioned by some of his opponents who claim that he is not in medical condition to be elected president of Ghana The Africa Watch Magazine last month published an alleged medical history of Nana Akufo-Addo claiming that she has developed acute cancer among other diseases; something his campaign team and his doctor have since rejected.
Commenting on the question of whether presidential candidates should disclose their health status, President Mahama said he agreed with the idea, which the founder of the Popular Progressive Party, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has been advocating throughout of the years.
“I have told my compatriots that we do not rely on the health of our opponents and therefore we do not make it a problem, but it has come up for a public debate,” he told Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV on Tuesday. the night.
The president pointed out that as in the United States, the health of the candidates is something that the voters will talk about, but then that will not be part of their campaign “I noticed that in the United States elections there were also health problems of the candidates, so it’s something that people will talk about but I don’t take advantage of a person’s health … I think I have enough to talk about without running for someone’s health ”.
He added that if there is a consensus and Ghanaians indicate that they would like to know the medical records of a candidate, I will voluntarily give my medical records. “So I have no problem releasing my medical records,” he said.
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