NDC Flagbearer Race Duffuor Expected to Pick Forms on Thursday

Mr. Kakra Essamuah, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Internal Elections Committee, has stated that former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor is expected to pick his nomination forms to contest the NDC flagbearer elections on Thursday.

On the itinerary for Thursday, February 23, he said Dr. Duffuor is billed to be the first to pick up the forms.

Already, Earnest Kwaku Kobeah has picked up the candidacy forms to enable him to contest for the flagbearer position of the NDC.

On February 22, he picked up his form in Accra, and he expressed confidence that he was going to win.

Asked what victory margin he is expecting, he told journalists that “I don’t have a comment on that.”

“I am here to stand and build the new Ghana; I am not here for the future; I am here for now,” he added in response to a question about whether he is only making his presence known in the NDC by filling out forms.

Speaking on the midday news about the newcomer, Mr. Kakra Essamuah said, “I don’t know him; yes, it is a surprise, but the party is a very large, vibrant national party, and we expect more surprises, why not?”

“Being the leader of this country is a very distinguished position, and I think that there are many people who are fertile and better than what we have experienced in the past six years.” So we expect them to come along, and if they satisfy our conditions and the provisions under the 1992 Constitution, why not, they will participate in our primary scheduled for May 13, 2023. “If by the Grace of God, any one of them is able to win, we shall present that person in the general elections,” he said on the midday news on TV3 on Wednesday, February 22.

“On Thursday morning, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor will come and pick up his forms, and Kojo Bonsu will come later in the afternoon. “Anyone who thinks he is qualified can come forward,” he added.



A former rector of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi, also picked up the nomination forms on behalf of former President John Dramani Mahama to enable him to contest in the internal elections.

Prof. Alabi picked up the forms in Accra on Wednesday, February 22.

He said, “We are here to pick up the forms for his HE, John Dramani Mahama.” As you are aware, we are in very difficult times in this country; the economy is in shambles, people are suffering, and the summary here is that people are crying for the NDC to come back.

“The NDC has gone through all its structures and elections; it is time for the flagbearer to deliver the 2024 elections,” he said.

He further indicated that “Ghanaians are asking for a well-experienced leader; leadership counts.” If leadership counts, then experience is the key—someone who has done it before, one who is very humble, one who loves the people, and one who believes in people-centered policies… Fortunately for us in the NDC, as a country, we have somebody like that.

“We are here to pick his form and to work for him, for the NDC, and for the people of Ghana.”

“On January 2025 NDC will form the new government under the leadership of HE John Dramani Mahama,” the former contestant for the flagbearer post said.

Mr. Mahama made his intentions to contest known to the Minority Caucus at a meeting in his office in Accra on Tuesday, February 21.

The NDC announced that all was set for the opening of nominations for the election of its presidential candidate and parliamentary candidates for the 2024 general elections.

As such, effective midnight Wednesday, February 22, 2023, nomination forms for parliamentary candidates will be accessible to all persons for purchase on the official website of the party, www.ghanandc.com, the main opposition party said in a statement on Tuesday, February 21.

The statement said nomination forms for presidential aspirants can be obtained from the Office of the General Secretary at the Party’s headquarters in Adabraka, Accra, effective Wednesday, February 22.

The Functional Executive Committee of the party has, however, put the opening of nominations for parliamentary primaries in some constituencies on hold.