{"id":445506,"date":"2017-12-10T10:21:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T10:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/10\/mahama-will-support-my-flagbearer-ambition-alabi\/"},"modified":"2017-12-10T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T10:21:39","slug":"mahama-will-support-my-flagbearer-ambition-alabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/10\/mahama-will-support-my-flagbearer-ambition-alabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama will support my flagbearer ambition &#8211; Alabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 10 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-10<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/56830356.295.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Alabi Pulse\" title=\"Joshua Alabi Pulse\" width=\"295\" height=\"178\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Prof Joshua Alabi, flagbearer hopeful of the NDC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512901299_398_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The former University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Rector says he is &#8220;very confident&#8221; former President John Mahama will support his National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Joshua Alabi said the immediate past president is \u201cgoing to hand over the baton to him\u201d to move the party forward.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a recent interview with Joy News\u2019 Gifty Andoh Appiah on The Pulse show, he disclosed that he has &#8220;an appetite&#8221; for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly believe that if God gives me the strength, energy and everything it requires when they open the nomination, I may take advantage of that\u2026but, for now, I have a strong appetite for it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The one-time Member of Parliament for Krowor Constituency believes that his leadership competence is not in doubt both within and outside the party to help him lead Ghana\u2019s largest opposition party to victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not about talking eloquently,\u201d he said adding a leader must have the ability to be able to convince his followers to do what he instructs them to do for the common good of all.<\/p>\n<p>The Moscow trained politicians said his experience through many facets of life including education, politics and sports will all come to bear if he is given the chance to be the NDC&#8217;s presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that he is still \u201cconsulting people to see if I am suitable and I get surprised what people told me&#8230;they even tell me things I don\u2019t know about myself and they believe I am more than qualified.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Alabi has tough competition to be able to lead the party to election as other big names have come up as possible contenders. So far, there has been a lot of debate surrounding the former President Mahama, who is rumoured to lead the NDC again.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mahama had said months after he lost in the 2016 election that it is premature to announce his intent stressing there are issues within the party which has to be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>Also, former Trades Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and Second Deputy Speaker, Alban Sumana Bagbin have thrown their hat into the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Mentions have also been made of former National Health Insurance boss, Silvester Mensah&#8217;s, intent of running for the highest office of the land. But Mr Alabi says he is not bothered because his experiences as a football administrator have toughened him to always be in competition with others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not nervous because if you are a football administrator you don\u2019t fear competition&#8230;you move your team to play and it is either you win, lose or draw,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be one competition that the party will enjoy&#8230;you don\u2019t have to underrate anybody; I don\u2019t do that in my life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The former rector believes there was a strong disconnect between the party and its grassroots leading to members thinking they have been taken for granted. This he said made many apathetic and therefore did not come out to vote for the party which lead to its abysmal showing in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>He was hopeful that with the benefit of hindsight, the NDC will reorganise its structures and correct past mistakes to enable it to win the next 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ciZsFXblfdo\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Sunday, 10 December 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-12-10 play videoProf Joshua Alabi, flagbearer hopeful of the NDC The former University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Rector says he is &#8220;very confident&#8221; former President John Mahama will support his National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer ambition. 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