Former President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday begin a campaign tour of the Ashanti Region, ahead of the flagbearership elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr. Mahama, who is seeking to lead the NDC to victory in the 2020 presidential election, will tour parts of the Ashanti Region till close of Thursday when he takes a break to enable delegates in the region attend the party’s national delegates congress to elect its national officers in Accra on Saturday.
He is expected to continue his campaign in the Ashanti Region after the congress.
Mr. Mahama has already met with delegates in constituencies in the Central, Upper West, Upper East, Northern, Bono-Ahafo and Greater Accra regions.
The former president has been calling for unity in the NDC, promising to strengthen the structures of the party as well as modernise its programmes and activities to address the needs of its members.
Reducing the high cost of living in the country as well as working hard to provide jobs for Ghanaians has also been major talking points for Mr. Mahama during his meetings with delegates.
Statement by JDM’s Campaign Spokesperson James Agyenim-Boateng
