The running mate for the opposition NDC, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reiterated her unwavering support for the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, stating that she will not describe herself as a mere driver’s mate.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said she would not turn around to tell the world that she was only the driver’s mate in times of crisis.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on the contrary, indicated that he was merely a “driver’s mate,” which limited his ability to effectively address some issues the government faced.
The NPP leader made the statement when presenting his vision to the party in February.
But Prof. Opoku-Agyemang gave former President Mahama assurances during her outdoor event on Wednesday, April 24, in Accra.
She indicated that she would share in the party’s accomplishments as a whole and accept responsibility for its failures.
“I will share in our collective successes and share responsibility for our setbacks if any. And at the time of reckoning, Your Excellency John Mahama, I will not in advancement of self-serving ambition declare to the whole world that I was only the driver’s mate,” said the former Education Minister.
Moreover, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang underscored the significance of the NDC winning the December 7 election, saying, “The election is not only about bringing the NDC back to power, which is indispensable in our current circumstances.”
The two-time NDC running mate continued, “The elections ahead and winning them is about winning elections for a purpose. The purpose goes beyond those enumerated above.
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The purpose is the opportunity to heal our country again. It is about the opportunity to pull Ghana back from the precipice of destruction, of normalising corruption, of incomprehensible greed and from deep despair.”
“It is to work towards a Ghana where citizens have confidence and hope and are determined to regain their independence of thought and of agenda,” she told the teeming NDC supporters.
‘We must work towards a Ghana that at the very least, can feed itself; where the law truly works; where there is shared prosperity; where democracy has not become a fluke; where people are not abused and where the basic necessities of life are not denied the majority or eventually, anyone.”
“It is a chance to work hard towards a country where citizens do not feel disrespected, are not intimidated, ignored because of the way they vote or the language they speak.
Also, she added, “The victory we seek as a party is to invite everyone to the onerous task of rebuilding a broken Ghana, of restoring hope, in a manner that the NDC is capable of doing by their history and achievements.”
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