General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong has asserted that despite being elected flagbearer, former President John Dramani Mahama is yet to come out with a policy direction.
He noted that unlike Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who has presented his vision for the country, Mr Mahama has not publicly declared any policy direction.
“Just look at the NDC flagbearer former President John Mahama…has he come out with his policy direction after a year of being elected flagbearer?” he asked.
However, available facts suggest otherwise. Mr Mahama during his Building Ghana Tour has outlined a number of policies including his 24-hour economy policy.
Also, the NDC recently published a document containing 60 policy positions that Mahama has shared in the course of his campaigns.
Mr Kodua disclosed that Dr Bawumia will outdoor his campaign team this week, all things being equal. It is widely expected that he will present the list to party leadership before any formal announcements are made.
The John Mahama versus Mahamudu Bawumia contest in 2024 will be the first time in the Fourth Republic that both major contenders for the presidency will be from the northern part of the country.
Mahama, a former Vice President and later president is gunning for his final term in office while Bawumia wants to go a step further after serving for two terms as Vice President, he is in his final year in the role.