August 18 - August 24, 2024: The busiest week in the 2024 electioneering period

Imagine the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) sharing the same venue for major political activities like campaigns. That would surely be cataclysmic.

That scenario has not happened yet, at least in the 2024 electioneering period, but something close to it has.

NPP launches 2024 manifesto:

On Sunday, August 18, 2024, the NPP gathered its crème de la crème at the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) at Takoradi to launch its 2024 manifesto.

From President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to his vice cum flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to the 2024 running mate of the NPP, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the party gathered to celebrate its achievements and to give Ghanaians another reason to consider them for another four-year tenure in the highest office of the land.

Climaxing the launch of the 2024 NPP manifesto, President Akufo-Addo, who is desirous that his vice president will not only remain his successor as the leader of the party, but that he will also rise to the presidency, said one profound thing:

“I’m in the best place to give the testimony and appeal to Ghanaians to give the stewardship of this country in the next 8 years to Dr Bawumia and his running mate NAPO. Dr Bawumia and I met 16 years ago. And I can say that there has not been one day that I have regretted joining my life to his, either in opposition or in power.

“He has been a model of honesty, he’s a man who lives and breathes Ghana. I can say he will deliver on each of the commitments. I have never had any problem with my Vice President. I have gone to bed every night securing my knowledge that my vice president stands firmly and solidly behind me. He has been the model or picture of loyalty itself.

“This is a man who has respect for the people of Ghana. This is not the man who will tell Ghanaian people that you have short memories. He’s not that type of man, he’s a man who has respect for the people of Ghana, this is not a man when his policies failed and he will say that he’s not a magician, that is not the language of Bawumia.

“We have a man who is respectful and will work days and nights to ensure that our country continues on an upward trajectory,” he said.

In summarising his presentation of the highlights of the manifesto, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said he “means business” and that what he was offering Ghanaians are “bold solutions.”

NDC to launch 2024 manifesto on August 24:

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) also believes that it has the needed solutions for Ghana’s next phase and progress.

Among a number of things that the party has been touting, is what its flagbearer and former president, John Dramani Mahama, is calling the 24-hour economy.

Also, he has stated that he will make jobs creation a central aspect of his campaign and the manifesto of the NDC.

These and other ideas are expected to be outlined when the largest opposition party gathers at the at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Auditorium at the University of Education, Winneba, in the Central Region, on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Key figures within the party, including members of the National Executive Committee, the Council of Elders, sitting Members of Parliament, parliamentary candidates, and other prominent guests representing the diplomatic community, religious leaders, traditional authorities, civil society organizations, academics, labour groups, and the creative arts sector are expected to be in attendance.

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the party’s flagbearer, will be the Special Guest of the occasion at the event.

The Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, in a statement, said, “Various speakers will address the nation on thematic areas of the NDC’s transformational vision for resetting and building the Ghana we want.

“The general public and media are cordially invited and must be seated by 11 am prompt. All media houses who intend to deploy reporters to cover the event are entreated to contact the National Communications Bureau of the NDC for necessary accreditation.”

But that’s as much as people know of what to expect from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as it launches its manifesto for the 2024 general elections, as well as the few others that have shared in the media.

Surely, these two major events (although one is yet to happen) make this week, arguably the busiest in the electioneering season of Ghana.

Below are some visuals from the NPP’s launch of their manifesto at Takoradi in the Western Region:





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