Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, has stressed that the upcoming 2024 general election is a pivotal opportunity for healing and rescuing Ghana from the challenges it faces.
Speaking at her official introduction at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Wednesday, April 24, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang expressed that the upcoming election is not solely about returning the NDC to power, but about a larger purpose of healing the country.
“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?” She said.
She emphasized the need to steer Ghana away from corruption and greed, towards a future where citizens have confidence and hope, where laws are upheld, prosperity is shared, and democracy thrives.
“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,” she added.
Opoku-Agyemang stressed the importance of respecting citizens’ voices and invited everyone to join in the challenging task of rebuilding Ghana and restoring hope, drawing on the NDC’s history and achievements.
“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.”
