Mahama will launch his presidential campaign today in Ho.
Former President John Dramani Mahama will launch his campaign for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer in the 2024 general elections today, Thursday, March 2, 2023.
The theme of his campaign launch will be 'Building the Ghana We Want Together,' which will take place in the Cedi Auditorium at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, Volta Region.
In addition to the former president, Dr. Kwabena Duffour, a former Finance Minister, Kojo Bonsu, a former Mayor of Kumasi, and Ernest Kobeah, a 43-year-old businessman based in the United Kingdom, are all candidates.
The party's presidential primaries are scheduled for May 13, 2023.
After losing the previous two presidential elections in 2016 and 2020, John Mahama plans to run again in 2024.
The former President, on the other hand, is confident that he has what it takes to help the country recover from its current economic crisis.
Joshua Alabi, Mahama's former campaign manager, and some National Democratic Congress Regional Chairmen picked up presidential nomination forms on his behalf.
Observers agree that Mr. Mahama should run unopposed in the NDC's upcoming presidential election.
Although the NDC's rules allow for an open contest for all qualified members of the party, they believe that allowing Mahama to run unopposed will save the party both resources and time.
Dr. Abdul Jalilu Ateku, a political scientist and lecturer at the University of Ghana, believes Mahama's victory in the NDC primaries is not jeopardized.
Dr. Ateku predicted that the former President would win by a landslide in internal polls.
He claims that none of the presidential candidates who have declared their intentions to run on the opposition NDC ticket come out stronger than Mr. Mahama.
But the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it is not perturbed about the decision of John Dramani Mahama to run for president.
Director of Communications for the NPP, Richard Ahiagbah said the party is not worried about a man who has no track record to show when he was president.
“We have beaten him twice, so you just conclude for yourself if we are afraid of him. It is all mathematical, and we have defeated him twice. He is even afraid to plainly declare whether he is going to contest or not. We are ready for him.”
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