{"id":449786,"date":"2017-12-24T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T12:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/24\/mahama-should-stay-off-2020-elections-for-his-own-good-former-ambassador\/"},"modified":"2017-12-24T12:20:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T12:20:14","slug":"mahama-should-stay-off-2020-elections-for-his-own-good-former-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/24\/mahama-should-stay-off-2020-elections-for-his-own-good-former-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama should stay off 2020 elections for his own good &#8211; Former Ambassador"},"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, 24 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/41958139.295.jpg\" alt=\"John Mahama De Feat6\" title=\"John Mahama De Feat6\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former President John Mahama<\/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\/1514118014_235_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former President John Mahama should follow the steps of other world leaders by seeking not to contest as flagbearer if National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential ahead of the 2020 polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tony Blaires, David Camerons, Hillary Clintons, they all stepped aside gracefully and allowed their party to breath and thrive\u201d, the immediate past Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Dubai, Daniel Osei has stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the diplomat, Mr. John Mahama should listen to the advice from the party leadership not to contest the party\u2019s presidential primaries to pave way for a new candidate to lead the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should listen to his own father\u2019s advice and leave the stage while the applause is loudest\u201d, the former appointee in the previous NDC administration stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d His popularity  is starting to wane\u201d, Ambassador Daniel Osei observed<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJM owes it to the party to pull himself out of the running and stop the hemorrhaging of divisions his warped intentions to return as flag bearer are causing the party\u201d, he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe least he can do is to help preserve the integrity of the party and take steps that will unite the party\u201d, he admonished the former President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did not come to the party with resources nor fight for votes for the party. \u2026This party has been extremely kind to him\u201d, Ambassador Daniel Osei concluded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 50 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() 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