- The chosen candidate for the 2024 presidential election is still Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, according to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer John Dramani Mahama. Multiple party sources have verified that Opoku-Agyemang is still the chosen candidate, even though Mahama officially submitted her name to the NDC’s Council of Elders and National Executive Committee on March 7, 2024.
- Formerly serving as Mahama’s minister of education, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang has been involved in the NDC since 1996. She co-hosted the 2012 Institute of Economic Affairs-sponsored presidential debates and hosts the well-liked Radio Gold show, “Platform.” She has been actively advocating for the NDC and engaging in humanitarian endeavors to assist the nation’s impoverished since the party’s defeat in the 2020 election.
- The success of the opposition party’s journey to the Jubilee House, the seat of government, depends on selecting a suitable running partner. A running mate’s position is crucial and has the power to influence the nation’s political environment. There will likely be intense competition for the presidency as no party has ever won more than two terms in a row—a record that the governing New Patriotic Party hopes to break.
- A significant gathering was set for March 7, 2024, and it was declared by the party’s general secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, that Mahama would submit his running partner selection to the Council of Elders for approval. The National Executive Committee (NEC) will meet at 2 p.m. the same day to discuss the nomination in more detail after the meeting at 11 a.m. to discuss the topic.
- The NDC expressed confidence in the running mate’s ability to provide a plethora of experience, knowledge, and commitment to their campaign, and stated that the choice will certainly support Mahama’s goal “as we collectively strive to ‘Build the Ghana We Want together.” The party asked its followers to join forces as they set out on a path towards a better future for Ghana, expressing thanks for their unshakable devotion and loyalty.
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