A prominent member of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Major Osahene Boakye-Djan (Rtd.) has backed calls for the party to reserve the running mate position for a Voltarian.
This comes after a defeated National Organiser aspirant, Anita De-soso, a Voltarian, said at the National Delegates Congress of the party over the weekend that the defeat of many Voltarian candidates who were aspiring to frontline positions meant that Ewes had been sidelined from the game.
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, an Akan, is now the newly-elected Chairman of the NDC after beating Dan Abodakpi, a Voltarian, and three other aspirants at the Congress.
For the two-man General Secretary race, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, an Akan, beat his former Deputy, Koku Anyidoho, a Voltarian. Sammy Gyamfi, also an Akan, beat Fred Agbenyo, a Voltarian, to become the new National Communication Officer.
The Volta Region is seen as the electoral ‘World Bank’ of the NDC.
Some analyst and party members have, therefore, started making a case for a Voltarian to be made the running mate to whomever is elected flag bearer in December.
The Volta Regional arm of the NDC, for instance, has called on the party to ensure that a Voltarian becomes the running mate.
Speaking to Moro Awudu on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Monday, 19 November 2018, Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) backed that call.
He said: “Ethnocentrism in Ghanaian politics will never go away, has never gone away and is not going to go away soon, so, we need to balance it all the time.
“You have a president who is from the north, General Secretary is from Brong Ahafo and then the others follow in that order. So, the major political groupings in Ghana today are the Northern block, the Akan block and the Gadangme-Ewe block, and, therefore, for a party to have a wider spread, it must reflect a representative from these three groups at the key positions.
“You have Asiedu Nketia who represents basically the Akan group, so, I would have thought the chairmanship should go to the GaDangme-Ewe group to make the balance complete and that’s my worry because it means now that the vice-presidential slot is a non-negotiable position. It must go to either a GaDangme or Ewe person to balance the ticket at the top there. So, that is the case before us now. Otherwise, the top becomes heavy of Akans and they are not the only ones going to vote for the presidency.
“But the party has spoken, even though I’m a party father, I respect their views but I felt there should have been a balance…” he said.
Also, a political science lecturer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Kwesi Amakye, has said choosing former president Jerry John Rawlings’ daughter, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings – half Voltarian – as running mate should former president John Mahama win the flag bearer race, would be a smart move.
Source: 3news.com
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Zenator, too is an Ashanti. Wontumi is destroying NDC.
See how the akans are pushing for control of NDC But my brothers in volta can see an opportunity to have an influence in NPP like Akans and Northerners are doing
It is NDC's ghost that is HAUNTING them. This NEEDLESS argument will not IMPROVE our cherish FREE SHS, Planting for Food & Jobs, NABCO, 1D1F, 1V1D etc. just within 2yrs, in office after the INCOMPETENT one.
WHAT DOES THIS SPENT FORCE WANT. ANOTHER ***barred word***. NDC MURDERED YOUR BROTHER. IF YOU HAVE ANY DECENCY YOU WILL DISASSOCIATE YOURSELF FROM NDC AND POLITICS ALTOGETHER.YOU GUYS HAVE NO SHAME.YOU MURDERED PEOPLE OUT OF ENVY AND JEALOUSY AND YOU CLAIM YOU CAME TO RESTORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROSPERITY TO THE EWES.ARE ALL EWES RICH? OUR RIGHTFUL AND LEGAL JUDGE WILL JUDGE ALL OF YOU.ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
Name: Ama God is doing a divine computation for NDC, if only they would be smart enough to see this. Nature has its own way of solving problems. If John mahama would be smart he would he would start consultation on selection of flagbearer now, and possibly select zanetor as running mate to get hold of the volta region world bank. Because, of the Rawlings factor in the region, if zanetor who has established herself as a maverick considering how she has stood against the mother and even the father on their stance on the ndc, coupled with the fact that people are saying there is no representative on the NDC executive from volta region, though its not true, i think her as running mate will go a long way to destroy the propaganda the NPP have started to woo support from the volta region.
would be smart enough to see this. Nature has its own way of solving problems. If John mahama would be smart he would he would start consultation on selection of flagbearer now, and possibly select zanetor as running mate to get hold of the volta region world bank. Because, of the Rawlings factor in the region, if zanetor who has established herself as a maverick considering how she has stood against the mother and even the father on their stance on the ndc, coupled with the fact that people are saying there is no representative on the NDC executive from volta region, though its not true, i think her as running mate will go a long way to destroy the propaganda the NPP have started to woo support from the volta region.
Where from this 1 too ?. Will you please let Ghanaian's alone ?. If you are Man, go and impose that Candidate on NDC.
Boakye Gyan must know that he is responsible for the shedding of the blood of his brother. And that the spirit of his brother and his friends are crying for justice. There is no need to seek vengeance. Vengeance is of the Lord but he must seek justice and stop making himself the father of NDC. Where is the fate of the real father now?
Who made you party father? Be advised that 1979 coup was made by Jerry Rawlings and not anyone else. You ran and hid yourself under the bed of your girl friend at Achimota school when the going got tough
IT HAS BECOME VERY CLEAR AT THIS NDC CONGRESS THAT THE LONG FIGHT OF THE PARTY TO WEAN ITSELF OUT OF JJ DOMINATION IS ALMOST ACCOMPLISHED. THE PROCESS WOULD BE COMPLETED WITH REELECTION OF MAHAMA AS A FLAG BEARER WITH ANOTHER ANTI JJ RUNNING MATE. PEOPLE IN THE PAST HAS ONLY CLUNG TO JJ BECAUSE OF HIS RUTHLESS CRASH TO HIS OPPONENTS IN HIS OWN HOUSE-AKATAPORE, BOAKYE GYAN,ADABUGA, BRIG.MENSAH WOOD, OBED ASAMOAH, VICTOR SMITH, LATE MILLS, ANITA DESOSO, JOHN MAHAMA AND MANY MANY OTHERS. SOME NDCs APPEARED TO BE LOYAL TO HIM JUST FOR THE FEAR OF HIM. AS POWER SLIDES OUT OF HIS HANDS, FIRST, FROM GOVERNMENT AND HIS PARTY, HE NOW FEELS SO INSECURE. HE WAS SO SHAKING AT JUST ENDED NDC CONGRESS. HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE IN THEIR COMPANY AND HAD TO LEAVE EARLY. HE HAS USED SO PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY TO SERVE HIS INTEREST. NOW, SOME IN NDC JUST ALSO USE HIM TO SERVE THEIR INTEREST. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT AND AFFECTION FOR HIM IN THEIR HEARTS. HE IS A SPENT FORCE. JJ WIFE FORESAW THIS AND CUT HERSELF FROM NDC. SHE IS SMART BUT JJ IS STILL CONFUSED. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE TRIES TO TAKE COVER FROM NANA ADDO NPP BUT IT WILL NOT WORK. MANY IN NPP CANNOT FORGET HIS WICKEDNESS TO THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. NATURE HAS A WAY TO PUNISH PEOPLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES. NO ATTEMPT FROM HUMAN MANIPULATION CAN CHANGE THAT. PEOPLE MUST NEVER HIDE BEHIND GROUPS AND PARTIES TO BECOME EVIL. THE EVIL THAT MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM