Ambassador Kwasi Ahwoi, has said that the 2020 running mate to President John Dramani Mahama, Prof.Jame Naana Opoku Agyemang could become the next President after John Mahama ‘s tenure of office expires in 2028.
According to him, Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has all the leadership qualities to lead this country.
The former Interior Minister and currently Chairman of Former Ambassadors and High Commissioners under the NDC ,disagree with people advancing argument of old age arguments against Prof.Jaane Naana Opoku Agyemang stating that it is untenable.
“People are talking about age and all.Age is not a concern .Age is being made a concern because we have a leadership today that is making age to look like we have lost track .But if I tell you my age standing here you will be amazed but I have not lost track .so Naana whether she is 78,79,80 can still be President of this country when President John Mahama finishes his service ,that should not be a worry at all.Senior Kwabena Duffuor is putting in his cap.Kwabena Duffuor should be getting close to 79 ,what does he got to do with that, he got his brains ,he got everything that he can use to lead this country.so I don’t see anything wrong with that(old age),Is it because Naana is a woman?” He quizzed.
Ambassador Kwasi Ahwoi said it is about time women are given opportunity to rule the country given the fact that men have been tried enough.
“think it is about time we put a woman in charge of this country .They have a lot to offer this country.We have tried men ,we’ve seen where men have taken us . Let’s try the women”.
He said this in an interview with the media in Koforidua at the sidelines of 5th Anniversary celebration by Uriel Impact Generation,a non-profit organization.
Kwasi Ahwoi said ,even though former President Mahama has the prerogative right to appoint any running mate of choice, nothing stops him from re-appointing Prof.Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as running mate for 2024 presidential election.
“I have made a lot of statements .I have made a statement that I will do everything to make sure President John Mahama comes back to be President of this country and of course ,he has to decide who will be his running mate .I don’t see anything wrong at all and nothing that stops Prof.Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang from being the running mate”. Ambassador Kwasi Ahwoi stated
Kwasi Ahwoi stated that poor performance of NDC in Central region in 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary election cannot be blamed on Prof.Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang.
“It is the party that brings numbers it is not really the individual….if the party is strong the candidate is only a reflection of the party .But specifically,she also has her constituency, she can pull resources ,she can pull people .Most people are not calculating things well they think we lost in central region .We lost the presidential election in Centralia Region because of that..people forget that central region is an amorphous region .It is not only Fantes.Central region is a combination of Ashantes, Akyems,Denkyiras just name it so don’t look at Fante and say because Naana is a Fante he should bring Central region,no! We have to go beyond that”
Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, an academician ,first female Vice -Chancellor of University of Cape Coast,and a former Education Minister was the running mate for the 2020 Presidential candidate of NDC John Dramani Mahama.
However, lost the election to incumbent President Nana Akufo Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party who polled 6,730,587 represented 51.30% as against 6,213,182 vote representing 47.36% polled by John Dramani Mahama of the NDC.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
