Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has said the ongoing Supreme Court cases on Article 66(2) of the Constitution could have implications for every future president, not only President John Dramani Mahama.
Amidu argued that interpreting the constitutional term limit to apply only to consecutive terms would establish a precedent extending beyond the current presidency.
“Should the Supreme Court… read into it the words ‘two consecutive terms’ it will be legalizing an automatic two consecutive terms for every President from the date of the decision,” he wrote in an open letter.
According to Amidu, such an interpretation would allow presidents who return to office after an interruption to seek additional terms under the same constitutional framework.
The comments come as the Supreme Court considers separate legal actions seeking interpretations of Article 66(2). One suit, filed by Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, seeks clarification on whether a president who served one term, lost re-election and later returned to office may serve two additional consecutive terms.
Another pending action, filed by Ganiwu Alhassan on July 9, 2026, asks the Court to declare that the constitutional restriction applies only after a president has completed two consecutive terms.
Amidu contended that these cases raise questions that extend beyond the tenure of any individual president because any interpretation adopted by the Supreme Court would become binding unless overturned by a future court or changed through the constitutional amendment process.
He maintained that Article 66(2), as currently written, limits a person to two elected presidential terms and should continue to be applied according to its existing wording.
