{"id":445774,"date":"2017-12-11T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/mahama-will-handover-the-baton-to-me-joshua-alabi\/"},"modified":"2017-12-11T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:11:01","slug":"mahama-will-handover-the-baton-to-me-joshua-alabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/mahama-will-handover-the-baton-to-me-joshua-alabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama will handover the baton to me \u2013 Joshua 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 Monday, 11 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-11<\/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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512990661_52_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The flagbearer presidential hopeful for the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, Prof Joshua Alabi, has expressed optimism that former president Mahama may soon support him for his flagbearership ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, UPSA noted that the former president is \u201cgoing to hand over the baton to me\u201d to move the party forward.<\/p>\n<p>Touching on his presidential appetite Prof. Alabi added that:\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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Alabi touted his competence in leadership over the years place him in a more advantageous position to lead the party.<\/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 politician 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\u2019s presidential candidate.<\/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: 45 --><\/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 Monday, 11 December 2017 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2017-12-11 play videoProf Joshua Alabi, flagbearer hopeful of the NDC The flagbearer presidential hopeful for the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, Prof Joshua Alabi, has expressed optimism that former president Mahama may soon support him for his flagbearership ambition. 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