Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang a running mate to former President Mahama has expressed her gratitude and humility after being selected for the second time.
According to her, this demonstrates the NDC flagbearer’s confidence in the capabilities of Ghanaian women.
Speaking at an event at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), where she was officially introduced as the NDC’s running mate, Professor Opoku-Agyemang pledged her loyalty and commitment to the party’s success. She vowed to repay the privilege by working diligently and with devotion to duty.
“My output, going forward, by the Grace of God, will continue to demonstrate what the world knows already, that women are also capable of high achievements; that we do so with that reservoir of strength, determination, and mental acuity that only those who are noble and far-sighted can comprehend and contend with,” she added.
She also emphasized her loyalty to Mahama, stating that even in the face of setbacks, she would not disavow their shared goals by claiming she was merely a “driver’s mate.”
Professor Opoku-Agyemang also called upon NDC supporters to stay focused and work toward regaining power from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“The election ahead of us is not about making history, although that is important. It is not about returning a former president back to power, or about producing the first woman vice president, historical and exciting though they are. It is not only about bringing the National Democratic Congress to power although that is indispensable in our current circumstances.
“It is about winning the elections for a purpose that goes beyond those enumerated above. The purpose is the opportunity to hold our country together, again; to heal Ghana; it is about the chance to pull Ghana from the precipice of destruction, of normalizing corruption, of incomprehensible greed, from deep despair. The election ahead is about hard work and abiding sacrifice. It is to embrace everyone in building a Ghana that functions, again,” she explained.
