THIRD ATTEMPT

Ghana: Will ex-president John Mahama be third time lucky?

By Kent Mensah

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Posted on May 15, 2023 13:07

© John Dramani Mahama in Accra, Ghana December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago — John Dramani Mahama in Accra, Ghana December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has kicked off the political season by voting to retain John Mahama as its flagbearer for the 2024 poll.

Ghana’s largest opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), kicked off the political season by voting overwhelmingly over the weekend to retain John Mahama – the former president – as its flag bearer for the 2024 presidential election.

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