The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has noted that loyalists of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are openly expressing who they would like their rival party to present as flagbearer.
He explained that a significant number of NDC supporters favour the NPP selecting former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its candidate for the 2028 elections.
Conversely, NPP followers appear to prefer that the NDC settle on either its National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, or the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu.
“A key phenomenal trend we observed is that the NDC people prefer NPP to elect Bawumia and the NPP people prefer NDC to elect Mosquito or Haruna Iddrisu,” he said during an interview on JoyNews on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
This latest insight introduces a fresh dimension to the ongoing conversation about who the two leading political parties may field in the 2028 elections, with supporters on both sides seemingly trying to influence the narrative surrounding their opponents’ choices.
However, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cautioned party members and sympathisers against engaging in premature discussions about who should succeed President John Dramani Mahama as the party’s flagbearer ahead of the 2028 presidential elections.
Speaking in an interview, Nketia emphasised that the NDC is currently focused on consolidating its base, strengthening party structures, and preparing for the 2028 general elections, rather than debating future leadership transitions.
According to him, conversations about who takes over from Mahama are not only untimely but also risk distracting the party from its immediate priorities.
“If you campaign to replace President John Dramani Mahama when the government has not even attained a year in office and, for that, achieved its goals, then we are not serious as a political party,” Asiedu Nketia stated.
He called on party members to remain united and offer their full support to President John Dramani Mahama as he continues to deliver on the party’s promises to Ghanaians.
Addressing party members during his thank you tour at Abotakyi in the Akuapem North Constituency of the Eastern Region on Thursday, September 18, 2025, he urged members to put aside personal interests and internal disagreements for the greater good of the party and the country.
“In what way can we ensure the party is not put to shame? We will be ashamed if we are unable to fulfill our promises… Fortunately, we have a good president who has already begun delivering on those promises,” he said.
The NDC chairman further explained that leadership contests at the wrong time could undermine the party’s unity, which is critical as it positions itself as the alternative government.
He urged party members to exercise patience and remain committed to the NDC’s agenda.
