Story: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
A former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has picked nomination forms to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress’ presidential primaries.
The nomination forms for Dr. Duffuor, who was a one-time Governor of the Bank of Ghana, were picked by the Ashanti Regional Women’s Organiser of the NDC, Madam Gloria Huze.
The NDC officially opened nominations on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, ahead of the 2024 elections.
So far, four individuals, including former President John Dramani Mahama, have picked up their forms to contest as flagbearers on the ticket of the NDC.
Chairman of the Election Committee, Mr. Kakra Asamoah, in his admonition, appealed to Dr. Duffuor to bring his expertise in finance to save Ghana’s dwindling economy.
“I together with all Ghanaians have been overpowered by the stench of corruption on Akufo-Addo. We know it’s an NDC man who can take us out of this, provided he gets the vote of the delegates,” he said.
The two-day exercise would herald the final leg of the party’s internal elections to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates for the NDC, which is scheduled for May 13, 2023, to run on the party’s ticket in the 2024 general election.
Aspiring parliamentary candidates are picking up the nomination forms at a cost of ¢5,000. At the same time, the presidential aspirants are required to pick nomination forms directly from the office of the General Secretary of the NDC.
