It really was a rare a privilege hosting immediate former President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, at Mindspeak on Saturday. “As the evening went on under the light of that moon,” Mahama says, “people would find partners not only for dancing but also for life.” I learnt that Mahama is a devotee of Afrobeat music and immersed myself in Fela Kuti and enjoyed ‘Afrodisiac’ best. President Mahama was the first ‘born-free’ President of Ghana. Mahama was a key player in the ECOWAS team that prised President Yahya Jammeh out of power. However, the most powerful comment was: “Leave when the applause is loudest’’ – and he described how the loudest applause he ever received was when he entered the Backstair square on the day of President Akufo-Addo’s inauguration, and of course after he had already conceded.

Source: The Star February 12, 2017 21:22 UTC