John Dramani Mahama, the former President and 2020 Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disclosed he will run for the president in the 2024 election.
With this message, Former President John Dramani Mahama has declared his intention to contest for the presidency in the 2024 presidential election.
This was made public on Tuesday by John Mahama when the Minority Caucus in Parliament visited him at his home. The Minority Caucus in Parliament was at his residence to inform him of their support and decision to endorse him if he decides to contest the 2024 election on the ticket of the NDC.
Former President Mahama who is eying his second term as President of Ghana, assured the gathering that he will be running for president. He added that we would make an official public announcement soon.
The MP for Wa Central Constituency, Rachid Pelpuo confirmed ex-President Mahama’s declaration of intent to contest in the 2024 presidential race.
The decision by John Mahama to contest the 2024 election comes after the poor management of the economy by the Nana Addo-led government led to a serious economic crisis that has never been experienced in Ghana. The former president has on several occasions offered out-of-the-box suggestions that have been ignored by the current government.
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In the last six years, he has gained more support from Ghanaians in and out of the NDC given the abysmal performance of the Akufo Addo-led government
John Mahama stood for election in 2012 after serving as president for six months following the death of former President John Evans Atta Mills.
Some Ghanaians have disliked John Mahama just because he is a Northerner or because of the kind of politics that was done leading to the 2016 and 2020 general elections by the NPP which used false propaganda to paint him as a demon but with Nana Addo in power for the last six years, Ghanaians have learned a bitter lesson from the leadership of Nana Addo.