Running mate to John Dramani Mahama, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has said the coming into power of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not about making history, but rather to make Ghana work again.
Stating the return of a former President back to power and getting a first female Vice President as historic moments the NDC’s victory will come with, the former Minister of Education’s concern is for members of the party to prioritise the need to restore Ghana to the position where everyone feels a sense of belongingness.
During her acceptance speech at her outdooring as running mate of the NDC at the UPSA auditorium Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the first female Vice Chancellor in Ghana enumerated a number of reasons for which the NDC should flip power from the ruling government.
“The election ahead of us is not about making history, although that is important. It is not about returning a former president back to power, or about producing the first woman vice president, historical and exciting though they are. It is not only about bringing the National Democratic Congress to power although that is indispensable in our current circumstances.
“It is about winning the elections for a purpose that goes beyond those enumerated above. The purpose is the opportunity to hold our country together, again; to heal Ghana; it is about the chance to pull Ghana from the precipice of destruction, of normalizing corruption, of incomprehensible greed, from deep despair. The election ahead is about hard work and abiding sacrifice. It is to embrace everyone in building a Ghana that functions, again.
“It is to work towards a Ghana where citizens have confidence and hope and are determined to regain their independence of thought and of agenda. We must work towards a Ghana that at the very least, can feed itself; where the law truly works; where there is shared prosperity; where democracy has not become a fluke; where people are not abused and where the basic necessities of life are not denied the majority or eventually, anyone. It is a chance to work hard towards a country where citizens do not feel disrespected, are not intimidated, ignored because of the way they vote or the language they speak. The victory we seek as a party is to invite everyone to the onerous task of rebuilding a broken Ghana, of restoring hope, in a manner that the NDC is capable of doing by their history and achievements,” Prof. Opoku-Agyemang enumerated.
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