The flagbearer of the opposition, National Democratic Congress, HE John Dramani Mahama has made history with the nomination of a first female vice presidential candidate in for the 2020 election.
President Mahama’s decision of picking Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman is a clear manifestation of the National Democratic Congress support to allow more women to flourish in Ghana’s democracy.
Political watchers say the nomination makes the entire campaign machinery of the ruling government to ground zero. This implies, the NPP will need to reconstruct their campaign messages for the 2020 elections.
Today we have broken the glass ceiling for women in Ghanaian politics, NDC Ghana (@OfficialNDCGh) broke the news of the hardworking and smart professor’s nomination.
Confirming his nomination to the good people of Ghana, president Mahama described his vice presidential candidate as, “God-fearing, a distinguished scholar, a conscientious public servant & a role model.”
The @OfficialNDCGh, this afternoon, unanimously, endorsed my nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as my Running Mate for the December 2020 election. She is God-fearing, a distinguished scholar, a conscientious public servant & a role model. pic.twitter.com/02qRJQChJd
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) July 6, 2020
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, a former Minister of Education, was born on November 22, 1951, at Cape Coast in the Central Region but hails from Komenda.
She had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast from 1964 to 1971 where she was the School Prefect in her final year.
She has chaired over 20 Boards and Committees including the Council of the University College of Education, Winneba 1998-2002; Joint Co-coordinator of the Specialist Programme in English Language and Ghanaian Culture for Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers 1991-1993.
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Ghanamatter.com
