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Mahama: Allow members to contest 2024 flag bearer primaries
Former President John Mahama has asked members, supporters and leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow those who are qualified and want to contest in the party’s primaries ahead of the 2024 elections.
He stated that the NDC, is a democratic party and qualified people who want to show interest in the primaries must not be prevented but allowed to contest to make it competitive.
The former president’s comment comes after the former governor of the Central Bank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, announced his intention to contest as flagbearer of the party in the upcoming primaries.
Former President Mahama called for a united, peaceful, resolute and focused front which should be a major contributing factor to the 2024 general election because from next year, the NDC would begin branch, constituency, regional and national elections before the flag bearership elections.
He maintained that the NDC is a democratic party and all members, supporters and faithful who have shown interest and were qualified to contest must be allowed to do so and not prevented because they were also part of the umbrella family to exercise their democratic rights.
“The NDC is a democratic party, so all those who show interest and qualify to contest must be allowed to do so however, we must all support and assist whoever emerges in the 2024 elections, and I am certain that God will give us victory,” former President Mahamastressed. –myjoyonline.com
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
