Former President John Dramani Mahama, has revealed that his immediate priority is to help reorganize the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and not to contest as president of Ghana.
As part of his interactions with party supporters during a unity walk on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Wa, in the Upper West Region, he stated that it is the prime reason for his silence on his intentions.
According to him, his desire to see the NDC back on its feet after its defeat in the 2016 elections outweighs his desire to run for presidency in the year 2020.
He also noted that whichever decision he makes with respect to his bid, will have effects on the party.
"If I say I would not run, then it means that the number of people who will intensify their activity to become the presidential candidates would increase in tempo.
If I say I will run, then it will also have implications on the re-organization exercise because then the focus will be the fact that I say I want to run so that is why I’m doing the things I want to do", he explained.
He went on to say that as the immediate past leader of the party, it is his duty to ensure that the party is back on its feet.
Some NDC stalwarts have already indicated their intention to run on the ticket of the party.
These include the Alban Bagbin, the Second Deputy Speaker and MP for Nadowli-Kaleo and Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, who previously held three ministerial positions.
Others are Sylvester Mensah, the former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority and Professor Joshua Alabi, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
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some times I wonder why the youth should insult elders in our society. Please is it because they are not well brought up by their biological parents or what? Some of those who have been insulting the former presidents and other elders in society should stop it because it would not help you in any way at all because, if for example the former persident John Mahama was to be a teacher (lectuere) he would not have had the opportunity to teach almost 99.9% of the people insulting him because it would have been very very difficulty for them to get the requried passes to be able to sit in the class that he Mr.Mahama would be teaching or lecturing and so be mindful of that. Reasonable and well brought people in society do not insult their elders. Thanks
DON'T EVER THINK ABOUT PRESIDENCY AGAIN.CONCENTRATE ON YOUR HOTEL IN DUBAI.
You want to test the ground if is favorable to you, hahahaha your incompetenttt still amazes me
You have to take care of your hotel in Dubai!
Lair, incompetent president. Go away! Ghanaians are tired of you.
comedy is...i guess
Bow down your head in shame you don't qualify to be a president of Ghana again. You never qualify to be one it was just handed to you on a silver platter and you messed up big time with your wife and your cronies