Kojo Adu-Asare, a former member of parliament for the Adentan constituency, has declared his intention to contest the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The former MP argued that even the late Akua Donkor and Kofi Akpaloo were candidates who were all his contemporaries.
Adu-Asare further stated that there is no storm within the NDC, adding that his declaration should not be misunderstood as fueling division.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Kojo Adu-Asare declared, “I want to use this opportunity and platform to announce for the first time that I will contest for the NDC flagbearer.
I, Kojo Adu-Asare. People want to bring my name, Benedict, back, but I refuse. I will contest. Am I not eligible?”, he quizzed.
Adu-Asare further contended, “Even Akua Donkor was a candidate, Kofi Akpaloo and the others. They are all my contemporaries.
“And the names coming up too—do I look deficient compared to some of them? Or is it about money? So I don’t have any problem. Let’s just watch the space”, he added.
Meanwhile, Victor Smith, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, has told the bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop the jostling to replace President John Mahama.
According to Victor Smith, it is early days yet to make a move to be the successor to President Mahama, as his government has not even been in office for a year.
He highlighted that such moves are premature and distracting the current Mahama government.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on September 23, Victor Smith explained, “It’s normal for them, maybe they are trying to prepare the ground for themselves, I don’t know. I personally think that talks about preparing to replace John Mahama is too early because we haven’t even done one year since coming to office”.
“They have taken off too soon. If too many people are entering the thing right now, then instead of us focusing on building this nation or pursuing the agenda of John Mahama, we will be disturbing people with that campaign,” he stressed.
Victor Smith further added, “For now, we want to impress the people of Ghana. With this current administration, we want to do wonders for Ghana and for the world to see us as such”.
He further expressed strong support for President John Dramani Mahama’s vision.
According to him, Mahama’s vision goes beyond rhetoric.
“President Mahama has a beautiful vision, it’s not just talk, we’re determined, some of us are determined to make sure that we achieve the vision, what he sets out to do for Ghana,” he stated.
His comment comes following reports that the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and other NDC bigwigs have silently begun jostling to replace Mahama as the next NDC flagbearer.
Julius Debrah and Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the two NDC bigwigs, have been accused by the netizens of only thinking of the next election rather than the 24-hour economy and the menace of galamsey.
Asiedu Nketia has been on a Thank You tour to acknowledge the contributions of party executives and grassroots for their role in the NDC’s victory in the 2024 general elections.
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on the other hand, has been organising walks and calling on Ghanaians to embrace walking as a simple yet powerful tool for healthy living, unity, and national progress.