Former President John Dramani Mahama, on October 5, 2022 shared wide-ranging insights with the academic community of Liberty University, the biggest privately-owned tertiary institution in the United States.

The special guest of honour at the 2022 Convocation of the Virginia-based university delivered a 10-minute speech to a packed auditorium.

In his speech, John Mahama narrated how he entered politics at a time he was considering going into academia and the need to turn to God at all times.

He also spoke of how Ghana continues to be an oasis of peace in a troubled sub-region.

He described Ghana as “an island of religious calmness in a sea of turbulence,” citing how “almost all our surrounding neighbours have in recent times experienced some major form of insurgency, coup d’etats or other conflicts, including religious conflicts.”

Governments, John Mahama noted, must guarantee peace and security and avenues to combat youth unemployment so that youth don’t become easy recruits due to frustration and lack of opportunity.