Opposition New Patriotic Party communicator Dennis Miracles Aboagye has launched a stinging attack on President John Dramani Mahama, declaring him the most ineffective leader in Ghana’s post-independence history — a claim rooted in what he describes as a troubling accumulation of governance failures within the current administration.
Speaking on Peace FM’s flagship morning programme ‘Kokorokoo’ on Wednesday, June 10, Aboagye trained his sights on a recent controversy involving awards allegedly presented to some members of the President’s cabinet — an incident he framed not as an isolated embarrassment, but as a symptom of systemic weakness at the helm of government.
For Aboagye, the ministerial awards saga is merely the latest data point in a damning ledger. He pointed to the administration’s handling of galamsey — Ghana’s persistent illegal small-scale mining crisis — as evidence that Mahama lacks both the will and the authority to enforce national policy. Public quarrels among government officials, he added, have only deepened the impression of a presidency struggling to keep its own house in order.
“Strong leadership is measured by a leader’s ability to enforce accountability, maintain order within government, and ensure that public officials remain focused on delivering results,” the NPP communicator said, suggesting that on each of these benchmarks, the Mahama administration has come up short.
Beyond galamsey and the awards controversy, Aboagye raised alarm over what he characterised as mounting disrespect toward ministers and state institutions — a deterioration he believes flows directly from the top. In his assessment, the internal disputes and public disagreements that have surfaced among presidential appointees are not merely interpersonal friction; they are structural cracks that reflect a president unable to command the discipline his office demands.
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The remarks represent a calculated broadside from one of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s most prominent communicators — a man whose political fortunes are tied to building the case that the NPP offers a sharper, more disciplined alternative to the sitting government.
Mahama’s supporters are unlikely to accept the characterisation without a fight. The administration has pointed to measurable progress in economic stabilisation, expanded social intervention programmes, and renewed engagement with international partners as proof that governance is on track. For NDC loyalists, Aboagye’s remarks will read as politically motivated noise from an opposition still nursing the wounds of its 2024 electoral defeat.
Yet the comments land at a moment when governance credibility matters. With Ghana’s political parties already beginning the long march toward future electoral contests, every controversy — however minor — becomes ammunition in an ongoing battle over who can be trusted to lead. Whether the ministerial awards incident has the staying power to meaningfully damage Mahama’s standing remains to be seen, but Aboagye’s intervention ensures it will not quietly disappear from the national conversation.