Political Scientists have commended Mr. John Dramani Mahama for selecting Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as his running mate for December polls and believe the woman may be a threat to other political parties such as the New Patriotic Party.
According to them, Mr. Mahama’s choice of nominating a woman could help the NDC get more votes from Ghanaian women who have been complaining of Gender bias in key positions in the Country.
Mr. Kwesi Jonah, a Political Analyst and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) have said selecting of running mate for a flagbearer should not focus on being an Economics.
According to him, former President Kufour and Rawlings had a strong Economic Management Team despite nominating running mates who were not Economists and was optimistic that a government can manage the Economy well with a strong team and use the Vice president as head of the team for supervision.
In a related development, A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Alexander Kaakyire Frimpong, says former University of Cape Coast (UCC) Vice-Chancellor, Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, can help John Mahama to win the 2020 elections.
“She can do the [magic] for Ghana. I want more women in politics so I would be glad if he selects a woman to be his running mate…it’s only when one of the two biggest parties select a female running mate that there can be a female president in Ghana so that would be very import,” he opined.
Meanwhile, A Political Scientist at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Jonathan Asante Otchere, has described as strategic reports that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has selected former Education Minister Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate.
The UCC Political Science Lecturer observed that such a decision by the largest opposition party is commendable.
“For such a decision to come from the biggest opposition party in the country, under the leadership of John Mahama, I think it is a very fantastic decision.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
