Will John Mahama join his friends ? : 5 good friends of Mahama who have lost power in recent times

2016 has been a year where many incumbent governments have been over thrown through elections. As we approach our own elections in Ghana just two days from now , questions arise as to whether our incumbent NDC that has been in power for 8 years will also follow suite.

We want to consider 5 presidents and leaders who are friends of John Mahama who have lost elections or been kicked out of power by the people .

1. Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria 

These two have a lot in common because they both served as vice presidents who came to power after the passing away of the president. However Goodluck was booted out of power in 2015 after leading a government that was accused of corruption and bad leadership accusations similar to that of John Mahama in Ghana .


2. David Cameron 

The relationship between Ghana and its colonial master Britain has been very cordial and friendly since independence more 50 years ago. Traditionally every Ghanaian president allies himself with the British Prime Minister. From John Kuffuor with Tony Blair , through to Mills and Now John Mahama and David Cameron. David Cameron however was forced to resign this year after He lost a referendum to decide whether Britain should stay in the E.U or not .

3. Hillary Clinton of the United States

Hillary Clinton is the only one on the list who was not a sitting president. She however suffered a shocking defeat in the November polls despite winning by over 2 million votes. His opponent Donald Trump won the electoral college votes to become president thus ending 8 years of Democratic Party rule in the White House .

4.  Yahya Jammeh of Gambia 

 
The cordial relationship between President Mahama and Yahya Jammeh is not a secret. They have both paid State visits to each others country and are said to be very good friends. However His defeat which is among the most recent came as a great surprise. The 51 year old who has been in power for more than 20 years was seeking reelection for another 5 year term but was denied by the people just less than a week ago.

5. Prime Minister Renzi


"I did'nt know my people hated me so much..." These were the words of the 41 year former Italian PM. He was dubbed as the youngest to occupy that seat. However due to a failed referendum aimed at backing constitutional changes put forward by His government  Prime Minister Renzi was forced to resign on Monday 5th December 2016 a little over 2 years after becoming prime minister.

With the call for Change in Ghana having reached a crescendo and the NDC having served 8 years in office , will President John Dramani Mahama break the jinx or will he follow the trend of His friends ?  December 7th is 2 days away and we can all do nothing but wait till then. I wish all the people of Ghana a peaceful 2016 elections.
God Bless..

..Daniel Manford Jnr.