Former President John Mahama has met the Minority caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament for discussions on Thursday, January 12, 2017.
The former Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, Minority Leader and Haruna Iddrisu as well as executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were present.
Earlier, the General Secretary of the party Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said members calling on former President Mahama to contest the 2020 elections is premature.
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He said the party has outdoored a committee to investigate the party’s defeat in the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections and not ready to elect a flagbearer.
According to him, the party have not reached the stage to talk about a presidential candidate.
He said, "We haven’t reached the stage where we will select a flag bearer for the NDC. We went into an election and lost and so we are looking into what led to our defeat in the elections and prepare ourselves for the next elections. When we are done then we will think of who leads the NDC into the next elections as flagbearer."
The family of former President Mahama said that they will impress upon him not to contest the Presidency in 2020.
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A younger brother of Mahama who spoke to the media said they are advising their kinsman to take a rest from active politics.