Former Trade and Industry Minister Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah has given the strongest indication that he will contest the flagbearership position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2018.<\/p>\n
According to his spokesperson, Kwaku Tawiah Ampah, reports saying he has abandoned his desire to lead the party in the 2020 elections, are false and must be disregarded.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Jm7Sp3bPTReBFhK4nFDEBzX7i3hXh6gA”]Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Ampah said his boss will contest even if former president Mahama decides to make a comeback.<\/p>\n \u201cI can assure you that come 2018, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah will run,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Despite the assurance, Dr. Garbrah\u2019s spokespersons said the party will give former President John Mahama the opportunity to decide whether or not to run for the president slot in 2018.<\/p>\n \u201c…Even if he decides to run he should know that he will be contested, that is what is stated. What it means is that we should give the former president a courtesy of either refusing or deciding to run as a respect for his presidency and the fact that he was the leader of the NDC… But this doesn\u2019t mean that Dr. Spio Garbrah will not run,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Ahead of election 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n There is currently some seeming tension in the NDC on who will lead the party in the general elections in 2020.<\/p>\n Whereas some members argue that John Mahama under whose regime the party went to opposition should be given the chance to lead the NDC again, others think otherwise.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there are rumours that a number of personalities including\u00a0Professor Joshua Alabi, MP for Nadowli\/Kaleo, Alban Bagbin<\/strong><\/a><\/span> are all lacing their boots to take up the challenge.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Godwin A. Allotey & Fred Djabanor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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