The NDC is witnessing a prolonged debate as to who is best placed to be the running mate to the 2024 flagbearer, former President John Mahama, as the date for that announcement is reportedly shifted to later this month or early March.
Mr. Mahama is facing intense lobbying from various power blocs within the party and interested stakeholders across the country.
The names of possible contenders being tossed around include: former Minister of Education, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who partnered with former President John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 election; former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor; former Chief of Staff to President Mahama, Julius Debrah; an economist, Dr Nii Moi Thompson; Member of Parliament for Asunafo, Eric Opoku; and recently retired Police Commissioner, Nathan Kofi Boakye.
The latest name to pop up in the list of contenders is the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV.
Choosing an economist to run with the presidential candidate has so far dominated conversations among political analysts and those in the upper echelons of the party.
This is a result of Ghana’s current economic crisis, which appears to have made Ghanaians want an economist to govern the nation in order to get it out of it.
Considering the high unemployment rate in the nation, some Ghanaians desired that a businessman would be elected as the next president in order to assist in increasing work opportunities for the populace.
Unfortunately, the dominant opposition has selected the non-economist former president, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, as their flagbearer, while the ruling New Patriotic Party has selected Dr. Bawumia, the vice president and economist, as their flagbearer.
Many leading experts believe that former President John Dramani Mahama choosing former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor as his running mate will be a wise move for victory for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), based on the two major factors that Ghanaians may consider in the upcoming 2024 election: economics and businessmanship.
Dr. Duffuor comes to the Running Mate table with his stellar records as Finance Minister, which are stronger than the indicators under Dr. Bawumia as head of the economic management team.
In economic terms, Duffuor is tipped to be much of a gravitas in helping President Mahama create more jobs for Ghanaians because of his appeal among the business gurus in the country.
Cc @ghanamedia
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