Mahama can give his position to Bernard Mornah to contest 2024 election - LPG General Secretary

The General Secretary of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Jerry Owusu Appauh has called on former President John Dramani Mahama to resign as the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2024 general election for Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC) as he considers the latter more worthy than himself. 

His call follows a recent comment made by Mr Mahama that the People’s National Convention (PNC) and its flagbearer, Bernard Mornah were 'more worthy' to be on the 2024 presidential ballot paper than several others who are on it.

"I do not understand how come the PNC were not allowed to be on this ballot paper. The PNC is more worthy than  several parties that I see on this ballot paper but that is the issue we have with the Electoral Commission (EC). Sometimes they are discriminatory because there are some people on this ballot paper who Bernard Mornah qualifies more to be here than those people. I know it will provoke controversy, but I mean it," Mr Mahama said.

Bernard Mornah was disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) from contesting the upcoming December 7, 2024, presidential election. 

Responding to the NDC's leader comment in an interview with Graphic Online, LPG’s Appauh urged Mahama to follow his own words and step aside for Mornah, if he truly believed the PNC leader was a more deserving candidate.

"If Mr. Mahama believes Bernard Mornah of the PNC deserves to be on the ballot, then he should resign and allow Mornah to take his place as the NDC’s presidential candidate," Appauh stated.

He further argued that Mahama had been rejected by Ghanaians in the 2016 and 2020 elections and would likely face the same fate in 2024, especially as Mahama himself suggested that Mornah was more qualified than those currently on the ballot, including him.

Appauh concluded that if Mahama truly stood by his comments, he should relinquish his position and let Mornah contest in his place.

On September 20, the EC disqualified 11 presidential aspirants, including Bernard Mornah of the PNC, for failing to meet the necessary requirements.