Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has affirmed to him that she will not utilize the term “driver’s mate” as a way to distance herself in the face of challenges during their administration.
This assurance follows Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s acknowledgment of himself as a “driver’s mate” during his vision outline as the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer. He suggested that this identity hindered his effectiveness in addressing certain challenges faced by the government.

Professor Opoku-Agyemang made this pledge during her official unveiling on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at UPSA, where she emphasized her commitment to sharing in the party’s collective successes and taking responsibility for any setbacks.

She stated, “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.”

I will not in the advancement of self serving ambition declare to the whole world that I was only the driver's mate – Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang #UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/JBHs93xPAf

— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) April 24, 2024