{"id":1060915,"date":"2022-04-19T16:31:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T16:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/19\/it-doesnt-make-sense-to-change-mahama-for-2024-elections-kwakye-ofosu\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T16:31:58","slug":"it-doesnt-make-sense-to-change-mahama-for-2024-elections-kwakye-ofosu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/19\/it-doesnt-make-sense-to-change-mahama-for-2024-elections-kwakye-ofosu\/","title":{"rendered":"It doesn\u2019t make sense to change Mahama for 2024 elections \u2013 Kwakye Ofosu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Felix Kwakye Ofosu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A former Deputy Minister for Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected some portions of the Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s 2022 report.<\/p>\n

The EIU in its five-year forecast for Ghana, issued on April 13, predicted that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)\u00a0is likely to win the 2024 presidential polls.<\/p>\n

It explained that economic crunch, poor infrastructure, deep-rooted corruption, and high employment levels superintended over by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will play a key role to inform the voter\u2019s choice, giving the NDC an upper hand in the polls.<\/p>\n

However, it highlighted one condition based on which this prospect can be even more resounding.<\/p>\n

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According to the London-based analysts, their assessment shows that the opposition party can revitalise this prospect of victory with a fresh presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

This will mean a new candidate other than John Dramani Mahama, who has led the party since 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in 2024. Under constitutionally mandated term limits, the incumbent President, Mr. Akufo-Addo, cannot run for a third term. The former President, John Mahama, is reportedly considering running again, but we expect the opposition NDC to try to revitalise its prospects with a fresh candidate\u201d, the EIU said.<\/p>\n

But Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, reacting to the report on Joy FM\u2019s Midday News<\/strong> with Emefa Apawu on Tuesday, April 19, said it is obvious that the NDC will win the 2024 polls.<\/p>\n

However, he opposed the suggestion relating to change of candidate. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think that from a purely common sense standpoint, it doesn\u2019t make sense to go and change a candidate who did so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, John Dramani Mahama has a proven track record that cannot be matched by the New Patriotic Party.<\/p>\n

As a result, it won\u2019t make sense for the party to waste resources in changing him because he resonates with the rank and file of the party.<\/p>\n

Felix Kwakye Ofosu opined that the party only has to correct whatever went wrong in the 2020 elections to ensure a smooth victory. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think President Mahama resonates with the rank and file of the NDC. Everybody knows that he has a stellar track record that completely dwarfs anything or anyone the NPP has to offer. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo on that premise alone, if you have a candidate who has a proven track record and has performed in the position that he is seeking and has performed creditably in the just-ended election, you don\u2019t waste time and resources going to reinvent the wheel when you can only correct whatever wrongs that occurred in the previous election in order to present a more formidable force.\u201d<\/p>\n

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