NDC UK congratulates Jane Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

&NewLine;<p>The National Democratic Congress&comma; NDC&comma; United Kingdom and Ireland chapters led by the affable and indefatigable Chairman Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba have  congratulated Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang&comma; newly elected running mate to John Dramani Mahama in this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>NDC is a social democratic party founded by Jerry Rawlings who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana&nbsp&semi;from 1993 to 2001&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A statement signed by Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba&comma; &nbsp&semi;Chairman&comma; NDC-UK &amp&semi; Ireland Chapters reads<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On Behalf of the entire membership of NDC- UK &amp&semi; Ireland Chapter I would like to Congratulate you on your appointment as the running mate for incoming President John Dramani Mahama in this year&&num;8217&semi;s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Ghana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We in the NDC-UK &amp&semi; Ireland Chapter have wholeheartedly welcomed President Mahama&&num;8217&semi;s decision to settle on you as his running mate&period; This is testament to the trust and confidence that our flagbearer and incoming President John Mahama and the rank and file of the party have in you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In the history of traditional kingdoms and modern nation-states&comma; great women have played and continue to play major roles in the socio-economic and political development of our country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;prof-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-4163"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Notably among them are Yaa Asantewaa of the Ashanti Kingdom&comma; Yennenga of the Mole-Dagbon Kingdom and Dr&period; Mrs&period; Esther Afua Ocloo from the volta Region&period; Your appointment is an honour to the hardworking Ghanaian women and an inspiration and motivation for girls and young women to also aspire to achieve economic well-being and make a positive contribution to society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As pacesetters and social Democrats with equally issues at the core of our political philosophy&comma;we in the great NDC do not pay lip-service to the promotion of equality and equal opportunities in our body politics&comma; but we proactively deliver and promote same across the political spectrum without any form of discrimination on the basics of gender&comma;religion&comma;ethnicity&comma;disability and how and when one started his or her active politics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We have undoubted belief that you will be bring your vast experience both in academia and politics to bear on this year&&num;8217&semi;s electioneering campaign and contribute to a resounding victory for President John Mahama and a majority for NDC in parliament in this year&&num;8217&semi;s elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang&semi; you are the first female running mate of a major political party in Ghana and Insha&&num;8217&semi;Allah&lpar;God&&num;8217&semi;s Willing&rpar; you will be the first Vice President of Republic Of Ghana come 7th January&comma;2021<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Once Again Congratulations&comma;Mummy&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;