A stalwart of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Daniel Ohene Agyekum, says former President John Dramani Mahama is the NDC’s best hope for the party to return to power.
Daniel Ohene Agyekum, who is a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board and Ghana’s former ambassador to the United States, made the remark on Thursday when he led a delegation to present John Mahama’s letter of intent to contest for the NDC’s presidential slot ahead of the 2020 general elections.
“Despite our deep respect for all the individuals within our party who have put themselves up for the same slot, we have shown up here in this number because we genuinely believe that President John Mahama represents our best hope of a quick return to power to continue the transformation agenda for a better Ghana as evidenced in the very good work JM did between 2013 and 2016, but which was unfortunately truncated through the obvious deception of the NPP,” he added.
Ambassador Agyekum was accompanied by former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Valerie Sawyer, Ambassador Victor Smith, Inusah Fuseini and a host of NDC Members of Parliament.
Mr. Agyekum said there is a massive support for Mahama’s comeback.
He said most of them who hitherto worked behind the scenes have come on board because they believe Mahama’s comeback will help save Ghanaians from the current plight they are encountering under the Akufo-Addo government.
“The groundswell of support enjoyed by JM [John Mahama] both within and outside the NDC has been occasioned by his unmatched record of performance in government as compared to the abysmal performance of the Akufo-Addo government. This is one government that clearly does not care about the unprecedented levels of hardship they have brought to Ghanaians. This is one government so full of arrogance, unbridled greed and shameful nepotism.”
“We have all come on board this mission to work for the re-election of JM guided by lessons from our recent past. Going forward, we will constantly bear in mind those lessons not only during the campaign for flagbearer of our great NDC, but also in the 2020 election campaign and very hopefully in the government we shall form in January 2021, God willing,” he added.
Nine people via for NDC presidential slot
So far about nine people have expressed interest in the contest to lead the NDC for the 2020 polls.
Aside John Mahama, the other NDC flagbearer hopefuls include Goosie Tanoh, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah; a former Trade and Industry Minister; Former Vice Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi and Cape Coast South MP, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan.
The rest are Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, member of NDC communications team, Stephen Atubiga, Elipklim Agbemava, a lawyer, and one David Doste Kwame Kuwadah.
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citinewsroom.com/Ghana
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