Nana Addo’s defeat marks the end of his Presidential ambitions

Ghana’s first President’s son, Dr. Sekou Nkrumah says the defeat of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a mark which signifies the end of the party’s flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo’s Presidential career.

He explained that this defeat will not give him a third mandate to lead the NPP in 2016 stating that his age by next four years would not permit him to stand for the flagbearership.

 “I think the Presidential ambition of Nana Addo has just gone out of the window by this defeat. In life I think it is not everything that you can achieve and life has a way of humbling people” he said.

Speaking to Radio XYZ, Sekou Nkrumah stressed that “NPP will definitely have to change their leadership; I can’t see Nana Akufo-Addo leading the NPP in 2016”.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, NPP Presidential candidate, lost out in the Presidential race by 47.74% to his competitor President-elect John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

President-elect John Mahama polled 5,574,761 votes representing 50.70%.

 Dr. Sekou Nkrumah believes President-elect John Dramani Mahama won the elections due to his ethnic background.

To him, “If John Mahama was not a Northener, NDC would have lost the 2012 elections.”

He further stated Nana Addo’s defeat gives way for former Trades Minister and 2008 Presidential contender of the New Patriotic Party, John Alan Kojo Kyeremanteng to take over the flagbearership in 2016.

He explained that Alan Kyeremanteng who pitched height with Nana Addo for the flagbearer spot in the party’s 2008 Congress, would be a more favourable candidate to lead the NPP in next four years.

“Alan Kyeremanteng looks like he is now very well positioned to take over the leadership of the NPP…I think talking about personality and all that, he seems to be favourable to many people in terms of the way he carries himself”.

Nana Akufo Addo will be 72 years-old by 2016.

Source: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw