Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has backed away from his pledge to leave Ghana after John Dramani Mahama's election victory.
Speaking on GTV on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Ampaw said his promise was mere campaign rhetoric. He had supported New Patriotic Party candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia against the National Democratic Congress's Mahama.
"I made political statements. 'If Mahama wins, I will leave for Togo.' I would not go because Ghana is far better than Togo," Ampaw said. "I don't even have a passport. I've never traveled before."
The lawyer revealed he has lived in Ghana all his 57 years. He called his Togo threat a "political gimmick" meant to rally support against Mahama's candidacy.
His original comments came during a September 2023 interview on Kumasi's Angel FM. At that time, Ampaw declared he would not stay under Mahama's leadership.
"I would not allow Mahama to rule over me for the second time. I would go to Togo. Mark it on the wall," he said then in the Twi language.
Ampaw had claimed Mahama's four-year term would be inadequate for meaningful change. He alleged the former president faced campaign debts dating back to 2016.
"Mahama himself said four years is not enough to do something good for the country," Ampaw stated in his earlier interview. "He has not paid the money he used for the 2016 campaign, the money he used for the 2020 elections."
The lawyer maintains he feels no regret over his campaign statements, describing them as standard political discourse.
Speaking on GTV on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Ampaw said his promise was mere campaign rhetoric. He had supported New Patriotic Party candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia against the National Democratic Congress's Mahama.
"I made political statements. 'If Mahama wins, I will leave for Togo.' I would not go because Ghana is far better than Togo," Ampaw said. "I don't even have a passport. I've never traveled before."
The lawyer revealed he has lived in Ghana all his 57 years. He called his Togo threat a "political gimmick" meant to rally support against Mahama's candidacy.
His original comments came during a September 2023 interview on Kumasi's Angel FM. At that time, Ampaw declared he would not stay under Mahama's leadership.
"I would not allow Mahama to rule over me for the second time. I would go to Togo. Mark it on the wall," he said then in the Twi language.
Ampaw had claimed Mahama's four-year term would be inadequate for meaningful change. He alleged the former president faced campaign debts dating back to 2016.
"Mahama himself said four years is not enough to do something good for the country," Ampaw stated in his earlier interview. "He has not paid the money he used for the 2016 campaign, the money he used for the 2020 elections."
The lawyer maintains he feels no regret over his campaign statements, describing them as standard political discourse.
