A recent report spearheaded by Adom TV suggests that John Dramani Mahama has selected former Minister for Education, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, as his running mate for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections.
Sources close to the former president have revealed that Mahama will communicate his decision to the NDC leadership in the coming days. However, during a recent campaign event, Mahama stated that he would not choose his running mate until 2024 and that the decision would be made after extensive consultations within the party. He also called for prayers to guide the process of selecting the next NDC running mate.
In a historic move, Mr Dramani made the groundbreaking decision to select Naana Jane as his running mate in the lead-up to the 2020 elections. This marked the first instance where the NDC had chosen a woman for this role. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, they narrowly lost to Nana Akufo Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
About Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Professor Naana Opoku-Agyeman, a former Minister of Education, was born on November 22, 1951, at Cape Coast in the Central Region but hails from Komenda.
She attended Anglican Girls’ Secondary School at Koforidua and Aburi Presbyterian Girls’ School.
She had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast from 1964 to 1971 where she was the School Prefect in her final year.
In 1976, Prof. Opoku-Agyeman earned a Diplome Superiere D’Etudes Francaises from the University of Dakar, Senegal. She then went on to obtain a B.A. (Hons) with a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast in 1977. Her academic pursuits continued as she earned her Masters and Doctorate degrees from York University in Toronto, Canada in 1980 and 1986 respectively.
Prof. Opoku-Agyeman has held various academic positions at the University of Cape Coast since 1986, including Head of the Department of English, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Warden of Adehye Hall, Valco Trust Fund Post-Graduate Hostel, and the Founding Dean of School of Graduate Studies and Research.
In 1997, she served as the Academic Director of the School for International Training in the History and Cultures of the African Diaspora. Additionally, she has chaired over 20 Boards and Committees, including the Council of the University College of Education, Winneba from 1998-2002, and Joint Co-coordinator of the Specialist Programme in English Language and Ghanaian Culture for Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers from 1991-1993.
