I won’t declare myself a mere 'driver’s mate' – Prof. Opoku-Agyemang to Mahama

In her inaugural speech as the running mate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang subtly jabbed the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

Opoku-Agyemang indirectly referred to a statement made by Dr. Bawumia during the presentation of his vision to the NPP party in February.

Vice President Bawumia in his presentation admitted that he is just a driver’s mate to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and as a result, Ghanaians should consider making him the driver by voting him in as president in the 2024 elections.

While extending her gratitude to the party for their confidence in her abilities, Opoku-Agyemang assured former President John Dramani Mahama of her loyalty, understanding, and devotion to duty.

She stated, “I will share in our collective successes and, share responsibility for our setbacks if any.

“And, at the time of reckoning, HE John Dramani Mahama, I will not, in the advancement of self-serving ambition, declare to the world that I was only the driver’s mate," she said.

This statement was met with applause and nods from the audience gathered at the UPSA Auditorium Accra on April 24, 2024.

“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, before I go on to other important matters, please let me state my understanding of where we are as a country and the implications of what lay ahead, as clearly as I can manage it: 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,” she added.



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