Prof Naana’s Choice Brings The NDC Nothing! We Are Highly Disappointed In NEC - NDC Group
A group calling itself 'Victory for Mahama' has expressed their displeasure in the choice of Prof. Jane Nanaa Opoku-Agyemang as running mate to John Dramani Mahama for the December 2020 election.
They claim the pairing is a “wrong choice” and feel the party is not ready for victory in the coming election.
“We feel the NEC wants Mr. Mahama to lose to the NPP again with such a disastrous choice of a running mate. It’s unfortunate to note that, Madam Jane has no recognizable constituency or is not known or could be tagged to any constituency or a region. “It beats our wildest imagination what actually the NEC considered before her selection. “The choice of a running mate should be a personality who could bring the NDC votes or help the government to succeed. But, Naana’s choice brings the NDC nothing! We are highly disappointed,” the group said in a statement signed by its coordinator, Rashid Musah.
Mahama picks Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC unanimously endorsed Mr. Mahama’s nomination of Professor Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the December 2020 election on Monday, 6 July 2020.
Mr. Mahama later said in a Facebook post that Professor Opoku-Agyemang, who happened to be his Minister of Education during his presidency, is “God-fearing”, “a distinguished scholar”, “a conscientious public servant” and “a role model.
She is the first woman chosen by the NDC as a running mate.
Read the statement below
NAANA’S SELECTION WILL CAUSE NDC TEACHERS AND THE YOUTHS VOTES
The victory for Mahama writes to express our greatest dissatisfaction with the choice of Jane Nanaa Opoku-Agyemang as running mate to Mr. Mahama.
We feel the NEC wants Mr. Mahama to lose to the NPP again with such a disastrous choice of a running mate.
It’s unfortunate to note that, Madam Jane has no recognizable constituency or is not known or could be tagged to any constituency or a region.
It beats our wildest imagination what actually the NEC considered before her selection.
The choice of a running mate should be a personality who could bring the NDC votes or help the government to succeed. But, Naana’s choice brings the NDC nothing! We are highly disappointed.
Look at how she treated teachers and even trainee teachers? During her watch as a Minister, newly employed teachers worked for two years and were only paid 3 months ‘take it or leave it’ salary arrears. A sad and very bad treated she melted out to teachers as a Minister.
As a minister, she was widely known to be an advocate against the free SHS and we all know how she advised President Mahama that the free SHS the NPP proposed was impossible.
Now free SHS exists! Do we think the youth who are enjoying free SHS would ever vote for the NDC?
Now teachers are paid their arrears in full by the current government and the Naana choice will only remind teachers never to consider the NDC with the fear of going back to that bad treatment they had from Naana as a Minister.
Again, trainee allowances she cancelled has been restored, do we think these trainees would vote for us the NDC?
Clearly, the NEC of our party without any consideration has approved such a terrible choice as a running mate to Mr. Mahama. This goes on to confirm the fact that the NEC wants Mr. Mahama to lose the 2020 elections.
Naana's choice as running only would remind Ghanaians of those bad decisions we took as a party in government.
We relied on her advise and lost terribly and we want to take this same person to our next crucial elections?
We are highly disappointed in the NEC for not helping Mr. Mahama make a reasonable choice as a running mate.
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