Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has insisted his running mate, Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang is more than qualified to be vice president of Ghana.
Addressing party Executives at the University of Professional Studies(UPSA) in Accra when he officially outdoored Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as his running mate, he stressed his choice was not to make up for the long neglect of women in Ghana’s politics.
“The choice of Prof Opoku-Agyemang is over and above Affirmative Action because she is more than qualified to serve as Vice President of this country,” he noted.
He added, “she is a woman who has contributed to shattering the many glass ceilings that have held women down for generations by becoming the first female to lead and to manage a public university in Ghana.”
He expressed gratitude to the party leadership for supporting his running mate choice stressing, “I can say confidently that we have made the best choice for Ghana.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
