Media veteran Nana Aba Anamoah has weighed in on President John Dramani Mahama’s return to office, awarding the National Democratic Congress administration a score between 75% and 80% for its first year.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z with Kwame Dadzie on Saturday, 21st February 2026, Nana Aba highlighted what she called a return to economic stability and a newfound humility among ministers. Her remarks coincide with the administration’s first anniversary following the January 2025 transition.
Central to her assessment was Ghana’s economic turnaround. Nana Aba contrasted the current fiscal climate with the final years under the previous New Patriotic Party government, praising President Mahama and Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson for navigating the country out of turbulence.
“I think that His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has stabilised the economy… I think his Finance Minister is doing an excellent job. The economy is doing very well now compared to the last three, four years. Things were quite turbulent,” she observed.
She also noted a broader change in political leadership style. According to Nana Aba, the prior administration displayed arrogance and a dismissive stance toward journalists and public commentary, a pattern largely absent in the current government.
“There was too much arrogance… from the previous administration. You could listen from their utterances on the radio, the way they were so dismissive of journalists and their commentary. It was just very, very arrogant,” she said.
Nana Aba pointed out that President Mahama appears to have learned from his first term (2012–2017), ensuring his current team avoids similar missteps.
“I think that the second coming of JM is a great one. He’s learned his lessons because his first term also had bouts of arrogance—not with him, but with his appointees. But things are different now,” she added.
She singled out officials who exemplify this new approach. Gender Minister Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey earned praise for her hands-on engagement with social issues, while Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was noted for his digital accessibility.
“My favourite really is Oboubia. I like what Oboubia is doing with Mahama. The way she goes to the hospitals and it’s become a weekly thing… I like that,” Nana Aba shared.
While stressing that it is still early in a four-year term, she expressed optimism about the government’s trajectory, noting the attentiveness and presence of its key officials.
“The trajectory looks good. It looks positive and I’m very happy with the work they’re doing so far,” Nana Aba Anamoah further stated.
