A former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama on Saturday won his party’s presidential candidacy race.
He will now contest the 2020 presidential election on the ticket of the opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The former President who was defeated in the 2016 election by current President, Nana Akufo Addo declared his intention to contest last year.
In Saturday’s election he won by 95.24 percent of the total valid votes cast by his party supporters.
The other six contenders together had about 4 percent of the votes. The results show how still popular Mahama is within his party.
Some of those who contested him for the party’s flagbearership slot were his previous appointees.
Mr. Mahama who was president between 2012 and 2017 had previously served as vice president under the late President, John Evans Atta Mills.
John Mahama took over from him months before the 2012 elections following President Mills’ demise in July of that year.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) February 24, 2019
The former president is likely to now battle the incumbent President Nana Akufo Addo in next year’s presidential election.
He told jubilant party supporters in Accra on Saturday night after his victory that “I want to serve notice to Ghana that from the outcome of this election, the NDC is strong.
The NDC is united. The NDC is poised for victory in 2020. And nothing, absolutely nothing can stop our march towards [the] Flagstaff House.”
Reactions to his victory
There have been reactions from Ghanaians to his party’s decision to elect him for the 2020 polls.
it was something written BOLD that u’ll win the NDC’s flag bearer ship race but we GHANAIANS will again show urge red-card ?come Dec 7th 2020 general elections
— Mr Kwadwo Asiedu (@Kwadwo49838108) February 24, 2019
@JDMahama please save us from the NPP’s free education..we’re suffering??
— Rich (@Richmond_yrn) February 24, 2019
Congratulations!!! We expect more of this enthusiasm prior 2020 so that we can send the elephant to bush.. Unity should be at the optimum level.
— Patrick Aaron (@Patrickaarongh) February 24, 2019
Fastest growing economy in the World is our Country. So why are u coming? Let @NAkufoAddo finished his 8years so we can access him well. Thanks
— Manuel Kofi (@KofiGlobal) February 24, 2019
Source: Africafeeds.com
