John Mahama, after suffering an excruciating defeat on December 7, 2016, handed over the baton to Akufo-Addo on January 7, 2017, at the Black Star Square in Accra.

No office to go to

He said: “I remember the day after I had handed over – this was the 8th of January – I woke up in the morning and remembered there was no Office to go to.”

“So, I relaxed in my bed and turned on the TV, watching CNN. I spent the whole day watching TV at the time Donald Trump was the President-elect, and they were going through the transition, waiting to hand over; so, I just kept watching what was going on,” he added.

John Mahama made the revelation when he delivered a lecture during a graduation ceremony at the Institute of Security Studies in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday.

I’m happy you lost

The former president said whilst he was cooling off, his 9-year-old daughter who he barely spent time with as President, enquired why he was still at home and had not gone to work.

“My daughter, Farida, who had gone to school in the morning, arrived in the afternoon. She found me lying in bed which was unusual, because when I was President we could go a whole week without seeing each other.”

“She leaves the house early in the morning to be able to get to school on time, by which time I probably had not gotten out of bed. She gets back home late afternoon, and I am in the Office and I get back in the night when she is asleep. So, we could go the whole week without seeing each other. For the first time, she came back from school and there I was lying on my bed and watching television.”

Below is what ensued between John Mahama and his daughter:

Farida:  Daddy, didn’t you go to the Office?

John Mahama: No, don’t you remember that I handed over to President Akufo-Addo yesterday?

Farida: OK; so it means you are not going to the Office anymore?

John Mahama:  No, I have no Office to go to

Farida: Then I am happy!  So will I be coming home from school and meeting you in the house?

John Mahama: Yes

Farida: Then I am very happy that you lost the elections!

International assignment:

The former President also noted that, ever since he left office, he has also been preoccupied with international assignments, speaking at different fora, including mediating the political impasse in The Gambia as well as monitoring elections in Kenya and Liberia.

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In its ninth year, the Citi Business Olympics brings professionals and companies from different sectors to network, compete in different disciplines and also burn some calories.

This year’s event, sponsored by Surfline Communications, Citi Investment Company and the Travel Bureau, will be the best yet – at a world class sporting facility with over twelve competitive and non-competitive games.

The games include 7-aside-soccer, 50 metre dash, lawn tennis, arm wrestling, scrabble, volley, table tennis, lime and spoon race, swimming, tug-of-war, badminton, basketball etc.

[contextly_sidebar id=”9txh2wwZVr97AnnH1a5ulYy8KN7hnDoj”]In an interview with the Citi Business Desk, the team at Surfline claimed to have the best team and the latest technology to sweep gold in all the disciplines.

According to the captain of the Surfline team, they “are not coming there with anything less than what you expect. Expect something LTE, expect somethimg competitive. We are not going to give the other teams any chance to make noise. We are Surfline – it’s about time – and we are taking all the trophies to Emerald House.”

On the part of Holiday Inn Hotel, they have promised to reclaim all the trophies they lost last year.

According to their captain, “Holiday Inn is ready. Holiday Inn has been the champion for the tug-of-war for the past few year. We lost out last year because we couldn’t participate but we are winning everything this year.”

Other companies have shared stories of how they’ve been camping for the past few weeks to prepare for the big day.

Video: Business Olympics 2013 – the games

Companies competing at this year’s Business Olympics include JA Plant Pool, Ernst & Young, GT Bank, Global Access Savings and Loans, Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Rockster’s Group, Westec Securities, Zoobashop, Forever Living Products, Dannex Limited, Stanbic Bank, Ramani Distribution, Ecobank Ghana Limited, FHI 360, Unicorn Happy Investment, Legacy Capital, Ashfoam, Teacher’s Fund, Petra Trust, Sahel-Sahara Bank, Escort Group, CIG Microfinance, Ghana Post, Holiday Inn, Silver Star, Marie Stopes International, Vallex Lease Equipment, First Bank, Bank of Africa, Venture Capital, Surfline, Citi Investments Company, Travel Bureau, Philips Ghana, Goldman Capital, Cheki Ghana, Dalex Finance, Devtraco and others.

Who wins the most trophies? The action happens on Saturday September 20 at the Burma Camp Leisure Center.

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The Citi Business Olympics, the biggest gathering of businesses and professionals, brings together thousands of people yearly to compete in various sporting disciplines and network as well.

Companies would compete for trophies and the ultimate bragging rights at the plush Burma Camp Leisure Center from 8am to 4pm on Saturday September 20.

The defending champions are keen on keeping their trophies and bragging rights while the other companies are mapping out strategies to cause upsets by beating previous winners in the various disciplines.

The competitive games for this year’s event include 7-a-side soccer, 50 metre dash, lawn tennis, table tennis, arm wrestling, scrabble, volley, swimming, tug of war, badminton, basketball and the lime and spoon race.

VIDEO: A recap of #BizOlympics 2013

Participants would also enjoy the non-competitive games including cards, draughts, oware, ludo and counters ball.

Companies can register by calling 0302226013.  For further information, visit citifmonline.com for details.

The Business Olympics is powered by 97.3 Citi FM and it’s aimed at bridging the gap in our corporate world with sports.

By: Kojo Akoto Boateng/citifmoline.com/Ghana

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