The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) should avoid the two major ‘contenders’ for the 2024 flagbearership race as per public opinion and media reports.
This is the view of pollster and journalist Ben Ephson who also disclosed that a former Railways Minister had been denied a ministerial appointment because he openly declared his presidential ambitions.
GhanaWeb monitored his submissions on Joy Prime’s Beyond the Headlines programme which aired on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Ephson held that choosing a candidate other than Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia and Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen would be in the best interest of the party, citing the dicey nature of their respective candidacies.
On the subject of a minister who was denied appointment over his presidential ambitions, he said: “I know for a fact that Joe Ghartey was not reappointed because he had come out to say that when nominations open for 2024, he will be interested. So obviously, he was put down.”
The NPP has been engulfed by preemptive campaigns by supposed flagbearer hopefuls with the Vice President and Trade Minister being frontliners.
A development that has also brought to the fore issues of the ethnicity of the next flagbearer.
Top party members recently lashed out at each other over the now-famous “non-Akan” comment made by the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
The party has officially asked all such campaigns to cease to focus on delivering the second term mandate of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
It has threatened to sanction members engaged in such campaigns even though Ben Ephson says it will be difficult to know if indeed a particular candidate is behind banners and posters that have popped up on social media and in some parts of the country.
The VP’s office weeks back formally denied that he had sanctioned any campaigns in his name.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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This is only fit to be in the trash can, your own rubbish analysis and personal opinion you want us to believe is public opinion. Which public? Dishonest analysis. These 2 you say should be bypassed for unknown people are the winning ticket for NPP if they should decide to pair up, with Bawumia as flag-bearer and Alan Cash as Running mate. It would be a hands-down win for NPP and that is why you are deliberately cooking/making up stories to get NPP people looking elsewhere for non-existing winners. These 2 not on the ticket will be a win for NDC if NPP should bring any other candidate. It is Bawumia's turn now and nothing can change that.
This is dishonest analysis devoid of any intellects and objectivity. Except for holding on to a desperate constellation which I term wishful thinking. I hope Mr. Ben Ephson is not one of those paid-press who would compromise informed journalistic analysis for biased and baseless political party propaganda. I beg to differ, if you appreciate how the two gentlemen have comported themselves. In the midst of individual party members who freely share their support and affiliation. For that reason, the two potential candidates, should forfeit their contention for the 2024 flagbearership-race. I do not believe, that is public opinion neither is it that of the media. It is solely Mr. Ephson's diabolic insinuation in support for the former President Mahama.
Use.less comment Mr. Ben Ephson. You are telling NDC not to change Mahama but you are telling NPP not to elect neither Bawumia nor Alan. You are a very wicked person and your analysis must be thrown into the dustbin where they belong.