Former President John Dramani Mahama says he is the best candidate to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to victory in the 2024 elections.
Mr Mahama, a Flagbearer Aspirant of the NDC believes Ghana’s present state demands no other candidate but him.
“This is no time for experimentation, Ghana at this time does not need a try-me-too leader. Our country at this time needs a leader with an unwavering desire to get things done in no trials, in a business-like manner.
“Ghana’s next leader should exercise sound judgment and be able to make the right calls at the right time. A leader who accepts responsibility and works to fix the problem and not one who shifts blame unto others.
“The leader should be one whose heart is filled with compassion for his people and who has the humility to connect with the people he serves. Ghanaians require a visionary leader who will build a prosperous country for all Ghanaians and not just a few families and friends,” he said during his campaign launch at Ho, in the Volta Region.
According to the former president, the NDC will not run a government of slogans, but rather a government of action.
He stressed that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has refused to take the blame for the ills in the country.
“While our people struggle to keep their heads above water, government officials continue to exhibit high levels of greed, corruption, arrogance of power, dishonesty, blatant state capture and conflict of interest.
“Unsurprisingly, no one in the NPP government wants to take responsibility for anything, including their Flagbearer hopefuls, most of whom were part of their economic management team, the team that was called the solid team, today everybody is running away from taking responsibility.
“They continue to lay blame on external factors, and amidst all the suffering they continue to waste the little resources on a bloated government,” he added.
The NDC Flagbearer hopeful says he can no longer sit on the sidelines and proffer solutions but get involved in the governance of the country owing to the level of damage prevailing in the system.
“I can say with full confidence that I have learned a lot and I am ready to be the kind of president that Ghanaians have been waiting for,” he assured.
His campaign is on the theme, “Building the Ghana we want together”.
The NDC primaries have been scheduled for May 13, 2023.
Mr Mahama has Dr Kwabena Duffour, a former Finance Minister; Kojo Bonsu, a former Mayor of Kumasi; and Ernest Kobeah, a 43-year-old businessman based in the United Kingdom, as his contenders.