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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected former President John Dramani Mahama to run on the ticket of the party in the 2024 general elections.
Mr John Mahama secured 297,603 of the votes cast representing 98.9% to beat his only contender, former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, who garnered 1,381 votes.
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Over 356,000 delegates participated in the party’s primaries held in a total of 420 voting centers across the country on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
275 constituencies took part in the presidential elections while 259 constituencies partook in the parliamentary elections.
Mr Kojo Bonsu has congratulated Mr Mahama over his landslide victory. According to him, this was done via phone call.
In a Facebook post, Mr Bonsu pledged his continuous support for the party and to ensure the NDC wins the 2024 elections.
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“I have placed a call to H.E. John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him for the landslide victory. Just as I’ve indicated throughout my campaign, regardless of the outcome of this election I’ll continue to serve the NDC party,” he said in a Facebook post.
In 2019, Mr Mahama, who first served as Vice President under the late John Evans Atta Mills from 2009 to 2012 and then President from 2013 to 2016, was elected as flagbearer to lead the party into the 2020 polls after failing to win the 2016 general elections.
Mr Mahama secured an overwhelming 213,487 votes representing 95.23 percent of the total valid votes cast with the other six contenders managing about 4 percent.
Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Professional Studies; Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi, then Member of Parliament for Nadowli/Kaleo, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, Goosie Tanoh, former Trades and Industry Minister, Ekwow Spio Garbrah, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Sylvester Mensah and Nurudeen Iddrisu were the other contenders.
Mr Mahama’s name is recorded in history books as the first former president in Ghana to run for presidency. Mr Mahama during the 2020 elections failed to bring the NDC from opposition.
President Akufo-Addo was declared the winner with 51.59%, ahead of the former president who received 47.37%.
He sent the matter to the Supreme Court but the apex court threw out the case.
As he prepares for the 2024 general elections, Mr Mahama has pledged to do among other things, erase payment of ex-gratia, strengthen the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and go after corrupt government officials and individuals in the country.
Should Mr Mahama emerge winner in the 2024 general elections, he would become the first-ever former President to run for presidency and emerge victorious.
As it stands now, it is unknown whom Mr Mahama will compete against from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as they are yet to elect their flagbearer.
Source: The Independent Ghana
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