Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has harboured fears for Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for being Running Mate of NDC flagbearer and Ex-President, John Dramani Mahama.
The NDC National Executive Committee and Council of Elders days ago unanimously selected the former Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Running Mate to Ex-President John Mahama.
Following the selection of the Professor, Mr. Mahama wrote a note on his Facebook complimenting her qualities.
“Naana Jane is God-fearing, a distinguished scholar, a conscientious public servant, and a role model'', he said.
The party's National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi also stated that the NDC is ''certain in our minds that this is a winning ticket. His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, ably supported by the competent, trustworthy, honest, sincere, matured Professor Naana Jane Agyemang will deliver victory for the NDC in the coming elections''.
But Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah has called on Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to tread cautiously as Running Mate on the ticket of the NDC.
According to him, the party has consistently mistreated members of the Fante confederation in the party.
He told host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' that since 1992, all Fante persons selected to be Running Mates have been sidelined by the party.
''NDC, through out their history, there was a Fante under the 1992 constitution and still they've not treated them well. So, when I heard about another Fante, my heart missed a beat. From 1992 going, with all those that have been selected to be on their ticket, let them show me one person they have treated well. I just want one,” he said.
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Keteku, I believe Aliu Mahama is still alive and still the VP. Why do some of you because of politics always want to remind families of these men of their lose and pain. lets wise up as Ghanaians. Death is inevitable, one will go when his time is due. Keteku I hope you will live forever. Omnipotent Keteku
In 1992, late VP Ekow Nkensen Akaah from NCP, from Central Region partnered JJ Rawlings for the NDC presidency and won the general elections. At a cabinet meeting at the Osu Castle later, Rawlings beat his VP and tore his jacket to pieces. It was widely reported with Akaah on TV and Mrs Emma Mitchel corroborating Akaah's story as an eye witness. Somewhere along the line, Akaah's vehicle was crushed near his own house at East Cantonments and he eventually passed on in the U. S. In 1996, Late President Mills, another Fanti, was picked by Rawlings as his vice and they won the elections. Fast forward, in 2008 Mills stood as the candidate with John Mahama as his running mate and won the elections. Before the 2012 elections in 2012, President Mills died mysteriously at the Castle on July 24, 2012, and by nightfall, John Mahama had become the president of Ghana according to our constitution. John Mahama chose the Late Paa Kwesi Amissah Aurthur as his vice president and they 'won the elections' in December 2012. The two run together in 2016 and lost the elections by over one million votes. Soon after the humiliating loss, VP Ammissah Aurthur, also a Fanti, mysteriously died at the jym at the Airforce Officers' mess at Cantonments, bringing the number of highest profile deaths in NDC to three. Two former vice presidents and one president died in mysterious circumstances, all of them came from the Central Region and two of them teamed up with John Mahama, who has again chosen another Fanti from the Central Region as his running mate for this year's elections. Are we the Fantis going to look on unconcerned for our most precious woman from our region Prof. Naana Opoku AGyeman to also lose her life by pairing with John Mahama for the presidency? HMMMMM!
Tribalism comments . what at all is wrong with this npp members???
Like the way NPP doesn't treat Northerners and Muslims well. I wonder why Northerners and Muslims follow NPP, they don't respect you people one bit. Muslims and Northerners shine your eyes oh, respect is very very important.
One can easily see the campaign strategies of NPP against Naana Jane. They have started to wage a psychological warfare on the woman thru the false notion that all the NDC fante vice presidents and presidents have died and therefore similar fate would befall the woman. This cannot scare the woman one bit. From fake Rev Owusu Bempah to Scared Buabeng Asamoah to Jittery Wontumi to Nervous John Boadu to Fearful Osei Mensah to Stu p1d* Abronye DC and finally to Sleepless Nana Addo; take it or leave it- John and Jane are coming. Be prepared. The truth is when you want an NPP man to have Sleepless nights, just go and stand behind his window by night and shout "******Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman*****
FEARS GRIPPING THE NPP. HAHA GOD IS GOOD.
NDC at least has had two vice presidents who are Fantes, one of whom became president. This is the 3rd. Is this the maltreatment? How many Fantes were vice presidents let alone becoming president in NPP ? It seems logical reasoning is missing here.