The opposition NDC’s running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has taken a swipe at Dr Mahamudu Bawumia by emphasizing that she will not shy away from her responsibilities like he did when he claimed to be just a driver’s mate.
According to her, she will shoulder all responsibilities during times of crisis and will not deny her role by stating that she was only a driver’s mate.
It should be noted that Dr Bawumia infamously said that the mishaps under the ruling New Patriotic Party should not be attributed to him but rather to his boss Akufo-Addo, as he was merely a ‘driver’s mate.’
On the other hand, Jane assured Ghanaians that as John Dramani Mahama’s running mate and potential Vice President, she would take part in the party’s achievements as a whole and take responsibility for its failures. She made these remarks during her unveiling event on Wednesday, April 24, in Accra.
See below for an extract of her speech:
“I will share in our collective successes and share responsibility for our setbacks if any. And at the time of reckoning, Your Excellency John Mahama, I will not in advancement of self-serving ambition declare to the whole world that I was only the driver’s mate.
The election is not only about bringing the NDC back to power, which is indispensable in our current circumstances. The elections ahead and winning them is about winning elections for a purpose. The purpose goes beyond those enumerated above.
The purpose is the opportunity to heal our country again. It is about the opportunity to pull Ghana back from the precipice of destruction, of normalising corruption, of incomprehensible greed and from deep despair.
It is to work towards a Ghana where citizens have confidence and hope and are determined to regain their independence of thought and of agenda.
We must work towards a Ghana that at the very least, can feed itself; where the law truly works; where there is shared prosperity; where democracy has not become a fluke; where people are not abused and where the basic necessities of life are not denied the majority or eventually, anyone.”
It is a chance to work hard towards a country where citizens do not feel disrespected, are not intimidated, ignored because of the way they vote or the language they speak.
The victory we seek as a party is to invite everyone to the onerous task of rebuilding a broken Ghana, of restoring hope, in a manner that the NDC is capable of doing by their history and achievements.”
