You had no business driving President Mahama

Ibrahim Mahama [L] and Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah

Outspoken media personality, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, has lambasted businessman Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of President John Mahama, for driving the president during his official duties.

According to Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, such an act is entirely inappropriate and unacceptable, adding that it should not be encouraged.

His comments follow the circulation of videos on social media showing Ibrahim Mahama driving the president during his visit to flood-stricken areas in the Volta Region.

Following the video’s circulation, some Ghanaians took to social media to express their disapproval of the act.

Commenting on his show, For The Records, monitored by GhanaWeb, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah stated that Ibrahim Mahama had no business driving the president.

“If you are a wealthy individual, stay in your space and enjoy your wealth. We know that, by all means, you will benefit from the government and exert some control, but let it not be so blatant. We don’t care—just let us have our peace. Take a step back. Does it align with any proper governance structure that the President of the Republic is visiting a place and his brother is the one driving him? Are you people okay? We have reduced our governance to the lowest level, and nobody sees anything wrong with it because it involves Ibrahim.

“The president has not fewer than three drivers. The practice has been that, ordinarily, the president’s driver is not even supposed to be driving him. But from Atta Mills through Mahama to Akufo-Addo, they have enrolled their private drivers into the service. If you think Ibrahim Mahama is the one who should be driving you, let us know and officially enroll him as your chauffeur. Then we can have official records stating that Ibrahim Mahama is the new chauffeur of the president. What is all this?” he queried.

Ah Okatakyie was hitting it from all angles o.. He didn’t spare the Mahama brothers too? I love this Chale pic.twitter.com/C8kAMZEBei

— Mr Irish (@MrIrish3) March 9, 2025

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