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Election 2020: Mahama is my target, not Jane – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said that the “target” for his campaign in the run-up to the 2020 elections is the former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama and not his running mate, because “she’s not on the ticket and when people go to vote, they won’t see her picture on the ballot paper”.

He says the running mate of the NDC candidate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has a lot of downsides that could be highlighted, including the cancelation of the Teacher Trainee Allowances under her tenure as Education Minister, but there is much more that could be said about the main contender, John Mahama, though he is trying to create a new image of himself as if he were a new person.

Speaking in an interview on Takoradi-based Skyy Power FM as part of his two-day tour of the Western region monitored by MyNewsGh.com on Wednesday morning, he said there is enormous record against the former President from his long service in government in various capacities including being the Vice President and President in a period of 8 years.

“Our target is him; by target I mean our focus is him and his record, yea. I think there’s an effort on his part, at least from what I can see to sort of recreate himself as some new figure in Ghanaian politics, but he has a big record. He’s been vice president for three and half years and president for five and a half years. We have seen his handiwork so we would want to see if what he shall come to say would be at par with his records or something that we haven’t seen before”, he said.

He continued by saying, “I have heard him say he will create abundant jobs when he comes back to power but we didn’t see any jobs in his tenure; you remember that the Unemployed Graduates Association grew up in his time so if he had any formula to create jobs, how could that association have sprung up; there was an embargo on recruitment into the public sector; all these things are in his period”.

He quizzed what the former president did to employ the “thousands and thousands” of nurses and teachers who had graduated years ago and were “sitting at home” in his tenure.

Source:MyNewsGh.com

Ogyem Solomon

Solomon Ogyem – Media Entrepreneur | Journalist | Brand Ambassador Solomon Ogyem is a dynamic Ghanaian journalist and media entrepreneur currently based in South Africa. With a solid foundation in journalism, Solomon is a graduate of the OTEC School of Journalism and Communication Studies in Ghana and Oxbridge Academy in South Africa. He began his career as a reporter at OTEC 102.9 MHz in Kumasi, where he honed his skills in news reporting, community storytelling, and radio broadcasting. His passion for storytelling and dedication to the media industry led him to establish Press MltiMedia Company in South Africa—a growing platform committed to authentic African narratives and multimedia journalism. Solomon is the founder and owner of Thepressradio.com, a news portal focused on delivering credible, timely, and engaging stories across Ghana and Africa. He also owns Press Global Tickets, a service-driven venture in the travel and logistics space, providing reliable ticketing services. He previously owned two notable websites—Ghanaweb.mobi and ShowbizAfrica.net—both of which contributed to entertainment and socio-political discussions within Ghana’s digital space. With a diverse background in media, digital journalism, and business, Solomon Ogyem is dedicated to telling impactful African stories, empowering youth through media, and building cross-continental media partnerships.

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