The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has said she is "willing" to support the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party her father, former president Jerry John Rawlings founded, to win the 2020 general elections by serving in "whatever capacity".
There are discussions that her father, former President Rawlings was pushing for her to be considered as a running mate in the 2020 elections.
The assumption is that former President John Dramani Mahama would be re-elected by NDC delegates to lead the party to the 2020 elections and as part of the campaign for that, Dr Agyeman-Rawlings is being considered as a running mate to Mr Mahama.
In a radio interview with Accra based Class FM at the party's 9th National Delegates Congress grounds to respond to the debate, Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings said she was ready to partner Mr John Mahama as his running mate into the 2020 polls should the former president win the flag bearer slot of the party.
"You're asking a tricky question, which I mustn't answer because I am not the one to decide who his running mate should be should he emerge as the flag bearer," she told Moro Awudu from Class FM when he asked her that question directly.
"So, I think to answer that question would be a bit premature", she said.
Moro Awudu: But are you ready?
Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings: "Let me tell you this: as a member of the party, I'm willing to support the party to victory in whatever capacity that maybe.
"But I think that to answer that will give someone a lovely headline on Monday, which I'm not willing to do," she added.
A few days ago, former president Mahama's campaign team described the running mate reports as false.
A statement from Mr Mahama's Campaign Office signed by spokesperson James Agyenim-Boateng on Wednesday, October 7, 2018, asked the public to disregard the speculations.
"Former President John Dramani Mahama has become aware of speculations about his choice of Running Mate for the 2020 Presidential elections.
"We wish to state that the reports are false.
"Mr. Mahama is presently focused on both his NDC flag bearer campaign and his official duties.
"Therefore, Ghanaians should disregard all such conjectures", the statement said.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Yes. Bawumia was the deputy governor in Bank of Ghana. It means he managed the stability of the cedis. Do you know what that means?
Did Dr Bawumia the tooo guy who likes shaking his head like a lizard has any experience before he became a vice president.
Zenator has no experience running even a district assembly, how can she function as Veep? It's like asking a JHS student to become regional minister. Ghana will become the laughing stock of the World.
interesting times in ghana, late liman did not last because greedy and now wants daughter to be president. doe ghanaians have short memory. maybe 3 out of every ghanaian is an idiooot to root for such unthinkable.
Now that JDM has successfully SCHEMED to take a MANIFESTEDLT STRONG HOLD of the NDC party, Former JJR and the dominant influence of the WORLD BANT in the front line decision is CLIPED as far as the NEC and the running of the party is concerned. Those thinking JDM's obvious appeasement plans, albeit, making a concession to the VOLTA REGION, may be through some phony VIP Slot must begin to read through. The result of the recent congress was determined during the so called reorganization they undertook prior to the congress that, Efforts MUST BE MADE TO CLIP THE DOMINEERING FACTOR OF THE FOUNDER AND THE VOLTA REGION. They've SUCCEEDED by placing ONLY people sympathetic to the schemes of JDM NORTH and the loquacious OILY MACHINERY of the AKANS. From now on any reservation and vertipuration from JJR WILL BE Effectively dealt with easily by JUICY PROMISES and play the region against the FOUNDER. Its therefore now CLEAR, NDC has NOW been taken over. The Rawlingses can no longer call the shots. A deepening of DISDAIN and alienation of those who would STILL want to perpetuate the recognition and influences of the FOUNDER WILL BE DROWNED. The final stage of the JDM NORTH and HIS INSTALED SYMPATHETIC NEC, will now lead a campaign to Elect AND Endorse him AHEAD of all the PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTANTS to RENDER THE CAMPAIGN a NO CONTEST. In fact, the result of the recent congress is the final coup de etat against any hope or ambitions of the rest of the presidential contestants. The contest will be only a smoke screen to the imperial theme of declaration of JDM. NDC NEC WILL BROOK NO DISCENT IN THEIR AVOWED CHOICE OF JDM. I dread the final RESULT of THIS JDM Scheme of a FATAL and DISASTEROUS 2ND DEFEAT IN 2020 if THE LIKES OF JOSHUA ALABI are dumped for JDM. heheheeeei! CAN'T WAIT TO WITNESS TO SEE THE BRUISING AND INTRIGUING 2019 TO DATE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDITATE. THE DOMINANT SYCHOPHANTIC JDM MINORITY MPS SCHEME OF THEMES NOT WITHSTANDING..INTERESTING DAYS AHEAD.
NDC is only interested in winning elections... This small girl is not fit for Vice position in Ghana.... Can she run the country when the substantive president is dead? (God forbid) No....... His father JJ will become the unofficial president. This will create a lot of problems.
Watch out, JJ had never liked JM and neither JM, JJ. And now JM having been resourceful with stolen money whilst in Government has on his agenda to relegate JJ to eternal obscurity in terms of JJ's relevance in the NDC as a Founder. We shouldn't in any space of time underrate the fact that JM came from the CPP family and for that matter a strong inclination to the CPP ideologically. NDC, on the other hand, is murderous, opportunistic, sycophantic embedded in lies and propaganda to make the 'walking illegality' of the JJ possible. But JJ is psychologically sick, power drunk in lies and propaganda, ostensibly being a Revolutionist, hence not able to access the reality as much as to say, hey, am lucky to stay the execution of which others unduly lost their lives. So much so, did JJ underrate Ghanaians and believe that he couldn't have handed over power to any other Ghanaian except one from his family. Now you would understand why he made the U-turn of his allegation against Mahama that JM supervised most corrupt Administration. The revision of the allegation was born out of the perception that JM might select JJ's daughter, Dr.Zanetor as his running mate. You see the myopic thinking of JJ, then, he rather sees it as a last resort to justify his beliefs and chance to redefine himself as the colossus of Ghanaian politics. Then, JJ had never respected any of his predecessors from the fourth Republic to Nkrumah let alone the brilliant doyen of Ghanaian politics. He believes he is a Castro of Ghana. Now to my point. JM knows very well that he can never beat Nana and his NPP-Administration but he can reform NDC better when the Voltarian influence is reduced to bring on board more Akans and join hands with the various CPP ramifications. He has nothing to lose, he is still on his presidential salary and could only have one term if he could have the second chance at all. And therefore, falling on JJ's Zanetor as a running mate is cosmetic, comfortable as well as an obvious balance of the Akan, Ga, Ewe tribal and regional misrepresentation and pacification of the same might play out well, only on the face of it. But JJ will obviously buy into it then, JJ is not intelligent.
Those pushing this lady for vice presidential candidate think that the position of vice president is like a prefect or SRC position. Let us be serious in this country for once.
IF ITS LEFT WITH U ALONE LIKE I WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO RALLY BEHIND YOU BUT YOUR DAD AND MOM HAS DISAPPOINTED ME VERY WELL SO ITS GOING TO GO AGAINST YOU. BUT DEAR PEOPLE ADMIRE YOU A LOT NANSO UR MOM AND DAD WILL NOT LET U GET WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE YOURS.