Former Ghanaian president John Mahama on Thursday launched a campaign to run again as a candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections, saying his experience could help salvage the economy.
Despite being defeated in the 2016 and 2020 elections by incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, the 64-year-old said he had decided to run again after months of consultations.
“At this stage, Ghana demands experience and not experiment,” he told supporters clad in the party’s green, red, black, and white colours in the NDC’s Volta Region stronghold.
“Ghana needs a leader who will hit the ground running on 7 January 2025,” he said, referring to the inauguration following the December 7 2024 ballot.
The NDC will hold primaries on May 13 to elect its presidential candidate. Mahama is being challenged by three others, including a former finance minister, Kwabena Duffuor
