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John Mahama: The highs and lows of the

“accidental” president

This is an election year in Ghana, and the incumbent president, John Dramani Mahama - who many people say came into politics by accident  – has from this month, 305 days to win over a rather disgruntled electorate. And come the polls, to also silence the opposition, which has been ruthless in tearing down claims by his ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) about spearheading Ghana’s transition from  a lower middleincome country towards middle-income status. Hard at work as he might be, the past three years under the 57-year old have indeed not been easy sailing for the leader of the much-loved black-star nation. How, therefore, will he hold anchor? Our Editor-at-Large, Baffour Ankomah, reports from Accra.