Don’t stop anyone from NDC flag bearer race – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has told the leadership of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to stop anyone who wishes to run for the party’s flag bearer race, from doing so.

“From next year, we [NDC] will begin our branch, constituency, regional and national elections”.

“From there we will do our flagbearer elections.”

“The NDC is a democratic party, so, all those who show interest and qualify to contest must be allowed to do so”, the 2020 flag bearer of the party said in Cape Coast during his Thank You tour.

“We must all support whoever emerges victorious into the 2024 elections, and I am certain that God will give us victory,” he added.

Just recently, the Action Movement, a group within the party, demanded that former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor, enter the party’s flag bearer race since, in the group’s view, the NDC must put its “best foot forward” in the 2024 general elections.

A statement signed by the group’s leader, Mr James Agbey, said: “Just like many party faithful are already drumming up support for Dr Duffuor to enter the NDC presidential race, the Action Movement demands the entry of the former Finance Minister and any other NDC activist who is interested in making Ghana a better place”.

The group said: “Ghanaians knows the NDC has the men to deliver good governance and can do better. The NDC must form the decision to run the 2024 elections on the basis of a united, prosperous and peaceful Ghana”.

“The party must put its best foot forward”, the group noted, adding: “We strongly believe that Dr Duffuor is a powerful metaphor of politicians who are ready and willing to oversee this transitioning of the governance systems”.

“The old and tired political nepotism practised by Ghana’s political elite must give way to a more objective, merit-based system”, the group said.

It noted: “Dr Duffuor is an intelligent and tenacious person. He is self-made, and the epitome of the tried, tested and workaholic. He can relate to anybody from anywhere, be they child or adult, male or female, black or white, educated or uneducated, northerner or southerner, westerner or easterner, mediocre or talented. He can inspire a new generation to new heights of social responsibility with his exemplary biography”.