Election 2024: NPP will Break-the-8 if Mahama retains Prof Opoku Agyemang as Runing Mate – Ephson

Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson, has predicted a massive victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections depending on the decision by the opposition flagbearer.

He is optimistic that the NPP would effortlessly “break the 8” if John Dramani Mahama succeeds in becoming the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and maintains Prof. Nana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate.

The NDC is expected to hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday, May 13, to elect a flagbearer and parliamentary candidates for the 2024 polls.

The party in this regard is anticipated to elect a flagbearer who would then appoint a running mate to partner him in the general elections.

Ben Ephson, who was speaking to Onua TV on Thursday, April 6, maintained that NPP is likely to secure an overwhelming victory in the 2024 polls if John Mahama adamantly refuses change his running mate.

He has urged the leadership of the NDC to considerably influence the selection of a running mate in ensuring that the flagbearer selects someone from the Volta Region to boost the party’s vote margins in their strong hold.

”If John Mahama maintains Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang he will make it easier for the NPP to break the 8, but if John Mahama want the race to be competitive then he should select someone from the Volta Region as his running mate.”

“Before these two major parties could win any election they have to do well in their strongholds but for the past three elections, NDC their vote in the Volta Region have reduced by 6%,” he recounted.

He thus underscored that the NDC has no option than to select a running mate from the Volta Region if they really want to make 2024 elections a tough one for NPP .