A private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw, has criticised former President John Mahama’s decision to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race.
According to Mr Ampaw, John Mahama will not be accountable to Ghanaians in 2024 in the event that he gets the nod in 2020 leading to 2014.
He likened Mr Mahama’s come back to a child going for an elementary school vacation party.
“Mahama’s comeback is really a disaster and should not be encouraged. I see his second coming as a child who is going for ‘Our Day’ prior to a vacation. That child is happy and in a jubilant mood because that child has nothing to lose except to enjoy,” he said.
“That is how Mahama is behaving. Trust me, if he is given the nod in 2020, he will not be accountable to anyone and may end up ruling anyhow because he thinks he may not be given the chance to rule in 2024. He thinks that will be I last term and so will not take the presidency serious.
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“I think his decision is a disaster and should not be encouraged at all,” he said on Accra based Neat FM monitored by Adomonline.com.
Mahama on Thursday officially notified the party of his intention to contest for the flagbearer position of the party.
In a short video moments after his letter of intent was submitted on his behalf by Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum to the NDC executives, Mahama stated a comeback will provide him with an opportunity to “right the wrong of the past.”
However, the private legal practitioner believes Mr Alban Bagbin is the right person to lead the NDC and therefore should be given the chance.
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He said Alban Bagbin is a true NDC member and incorruptible unlike John Mahama who whose regime was characterized by greed and corruption.
“I will go for Alban Bagbin and I will also admonish any genuine NDC delegates to vote for Alban Bagbin because they will have the opportunity to win the race in 2020 with Bagbin as a presidential candidate” he pleaded.