A flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has said most of his friends in Parliament are solidly behind him.
“My colleagues in Parliament are very good friends and we interact every day. We are always together, we talk together and we know what happens. I have the support of my colleagues.
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“If you don’t have the support of your colleagues, you can continue to be leading them and they wouldn’t even make me their leader,” he said.
His comments come after about 94 declared their support for John Mahama ahead of the flagbearership primaries.
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The MPs, in a statement-making round on the internet, expressed “profound gratitude to His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama for hearkening to the cries of our constituents which we presented to him when we met him four (4) months ago.”
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They have therefore promised to support the former President “with their expertise, knowledge and personal resources”.
But Mr. Bagbin who is also the Nadowli/Kaleo MP on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Thursday said he is not bothered about the endorsement because his friends in Parliament still support him.