Women Organizers of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, in the Eastern Region have declared their support for John Dramani Mahama to lead the party in the 2024 Presidential election.
The National Women’s Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Hannah Luisa Bissiw led the women Organizers to declare and pledge their unwavering support for John Dramani Mahama in a meeting held on Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Regional office of the party in Koforidua.
“….I pledge myself in all things, to work, to uphold and defend the good name of the National Democratic Congress so help me God. I hereby, pledge my support to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama……I am In “Hannah Bissiw led the women Organizers to declare in unison.
The decision comes few days after the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicted victory for NDC in the 2024 Presidential Election but with the expectation that the party presents a fresh Presidential Candidate.
Speaking to the media after the meeting with the women Organizers from the 33 Constituencies in the region, Dr. Hannah Bissiw said John Mahama has the track records and credibility to secure victory for the NDC in 2024 therefore the NDC will not present any fresh candidate.
She said women in Ghana are still hoping to live to the reality of various life-changing policy interventions captured in the NDC manifesto under the leadership of John Mahama.
“You can’t say NDC will win and not John Mahama. The party is going to give him the nod. He is our leader, he is our President. We know that Ghanaians voted for him. We know that they did not vote against President John Mahama. Ghanaians voted for him and we need to be realistic for once and so they’ve done their studies fine, we haven’t done any studies but we can look back and see all the good works of President Mahama”.
“We can look back and remember some of his promises in the manifesto we are still looking forward to these promises as women we are still looking forward to the good schools, we are still looking forward to the market, we are still looking forward to the health system that he was going to make it better for us. We are still looking forward to the things that will alleviate our suffering. So we are looking up to that leader who has done it before, who hasn’t said one thing and come back to say no it is reversing it as we can see now” she said
Hannah Bissiw said won the 2020 election but was denied Victory through “robbery” perpetrated by the Electoral Commission in connivance with the ruling New Patriotic Party.
Eastern Regional Women’s Organizer of the NDC Shirley Naana Osei Ampem on her part said Women Organizers in the Region have reaffirmed their support for John Mahama to lead the party in 2024 to secure victory to finish his remaining four-year tenure.
She, therefore, urged all Presidential hopefuls in the party “not to waste their time and monies to the campaign rather support John Mahama but after his term come they can come out to campaign which we will be willing to support them”.
