Former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Obed Yao Asamoah, has called on the party’s 2020 flagbearer, John Mahama, to turn his attention to the Volta Region to win the 2024 presidential elections.
He said it is imperative that the former President “puts his house in order to give him the strength to be able to win easily and massively.”
In an interview with JoyNews’ Benjamin Akakpo on the AM Show, Dr Yao Asamoah noted that should Mr Mahama run against Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the NDC could find it difficult to win the next election.
“Let’s take the Savannah region. The NPP and NDC have equal strength. In the case of the Northern Region itself, I think the NPP has an urge. Then you have Bawumia in the East, Walewale area. He will have a considerable influence.”
Dr Yao Asamoah, therefore, said “he (Mahama) needs to make some amends to people of the Volta Region.”
“Volta Region is supposed to be the World Bank of the NDC. What exactly did Mahama do for the Volta Region? Remember the last election, he didn’t get the kind of votes Jerry and others were getting – the 80/90 per cent. They lost a seat in Hohoe. He’s got some homework to do.”
According to Dr Yao Asamoah, although Dr Bawumia has not been identified as the individual to lead the governing party in the 2024 elections, he opines that “he (Dr Bawumia) is an attractive candidate for them because he is number 2 to Nana Akufo-Addo.”
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