A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, Dr. Christine Amoako-Nuamah, has warned that premature presidential campaign activities within the party risk overshadowing the work of the government and distracting from its resetting agenda.
According to her, the focus of both party members and government officials should remain on delivering on the mandate entrusted to them by Ghanaians rather than engaging in discussions about succession.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Wednesday, June 3, Dr. Amoako-Nuamah explained that the Council of Elders’ recent caution to party members was prompted by concerns that certain activities were beginning to divert attention from the government’s programmes.
She stressed that the warning was not targeted at any individual but was intended to reinforce party discipline and ensure that governance remains the priority.
“We have been elected for a four-year mandate. The president has a Resetting Agenda. We are not even two years yet. We are still working on a Resetting Agenda, so I don’t think this is a time for such campaigning to be going on,” she said.
Dr. Amoako-Nuamah noted that the Council had become concerned about activities taking place well ahead of the party’s established timelines for internal contests.
“The thing is that they started before the beginning of this year. Certain activities that people are doing gave us concern as elders,” she stated.
She argued that when attention shifts to potential successors, it can diminish public focus on government projects and policy initiatives.
“It is not right that we have been in government for one and a half years. The President, for example, is launching or cutting sod for a project and somebody is also on the trail doing something else. Which news are you then supposed to be covering? The President cutting the sod or some minister or some party executive doing something else?” she questioned.
She further pointed to the party’s internal guidelines, which she said clearly spell out when campaign activities should begin.
“We have a timetable that is already set. If you are in government, it is one year before elections. If you are not in government, it is two years before election time,” she said.
Her comments come amid growing debate within the governing NDC over reports of early manoeuvring by individuals believed to be positioning themselves for the party’s future presidential contest.
The Council of Elders has maintained that party members should remain focused on supporting the Mahama administration’s governance agenda and avoid actions that could create unnecessary divisions or distractions.
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