National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stated that some bad appointments by the Mahama administration hurt the prospects of the NDC ahead of its disastrous 2016 election performance.
In his reflections, while speaking to delegates in the Volta Region, Mr. Bagbin noted the appointment of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as a Deputy Education Minister in-charge-of Tertiary as one of such appointments.
“We had very good material in our last government but the placement was wrong. Look at my son-in-law Ablakwa; brilliant handsome young man but he had problems before he got his certificate at Legon. You recall they almost rusticated him.”
“After he’s done national service in Parliament and joined politics, he was made a deputy Minister for Education in Charge of Tertiary. [So for] the lecturers, what are you telling them? Some of these decisions affected us a lot,” Mr. Bagbin said.
Mr. Bagbin, also the Nadowli Kaleo MP, is angling himself as the best option for the NDC on the presidential ballot paper for the 2020 elections.
He officially declared his intention to contest the presidential primaries of the NDC after “serious introspection and wide consultations with elders, executives and the rank and file of the party.”
The subject of Mr. Bagbin’s recent criticism, former President John Mahama is, however yet to declare his intentions on the flagbearer position.
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah; a former Trade and Industry Minister; Former Vice Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi and Cape Coast South MP, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, are among the NDC members who have declared their intent to contest for the slot.
The NDC has slated December 7, 2018, for the election of its flagbearer for the 2020 presidential election.
The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) elections have been scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2018.
Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC, however said the election for the position of National Youth Organizer and his two deputies, and that of the Women’s Organizer and her two deputies would be held a week earlier on Saturday, October 13.
Source: citinewsroom
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Dis is skin pain ablakwa is a good and a vibrant legislature and in life u don't need matusala to rule or lead if people are not giving opportunities in do not think dat Alban deserve to be in parliament pls we don't want u to lead us u are not a presidential material can't u see Mr pls stop shouting because mahama is de obvious choice take or leave we are tired or u guys
Mr. Bagbin, please spill the beans. Mahama chose to use inexperienced corrupt guys and only made you "simpa panyin".
SO YOU SEE WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL THESE WHILE ON CHARACTERS LIKE ABLAKWA AND FELIX? THESE GUYS WERE FOUL MOUTHS ON THE LEGON AND KNUST CAMPUS. THEY BECAME MINISTER B'COS OF THEIR FOUL MOUTH AGAINST THE MOST VELIFIED POLITICIAN IN GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFFO ADDO. BUT WHEN GOD IN HIS OWN TIME WANTED TO SHAME THE NDC AND LEADERSHIP FOR THER CONTEMPT THEY SHOWED TO GHANAIANS BY APPOINTING UNCOUGH YOUNG BOYS TO INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE, THEY GOT THE PERFECT RESULT AFTER THE 2016 ELECTION. HOW DO YOU APPOINT A CHARACTER LIKE ABLAKWA TO PRESIDE OVER HIS MASTERS, LECTURERS AND THE ACADEMIA WHEN THE GUY BARELY MADE HIS GRADES...A DIM WIT OF A SORT. OR IS IT A REWARD FOR HIS TRADE MARK VULGER EFFUSIONS AND UNPRINTABLE WORDS AND ELOQUENCE IN RUNNING DOWN SENIOR CITIZENS OF THIS BELOVED COUNTRY OF OURS? AND NDC WOULD LEARN. THEY ARE PROPING UP ANOTHER CHARACTER SCHEMING LIKE ABLAKWA IN THE PERSON OF SAMMY GYAMFI..I SHUDDER TO THINK ABOUT THE GRAVE CONSEQUENCIES AHEAD.
Yaw. Stop saying things you don't know. It is well established that Okudzeto was noted for notoriety on Campus. But that notwithstanding though. . . .
Yaw, you don't need certificates to become President. Your warped mind makes you think that you only need classroom knowledge to accomplish things. You are wrong. Do you know that some people can read 4 relevant books a week? Life is more about the Self education one does.
Even NANA is a president!! Where are his certificates??? Third Class + apprentice lawyer!!! Okudzeto was NEVER in conflict with lecturers!!! Look at carlos ahenkorah at the trade ministry!
this man is just wasting time. 2020 is JM and NANA.....
OH YES THATS TRUE.WHAT DOES ABLAKWA KNOWS TO BE A DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION?SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE.