Politics of Sunday, 12 September 2021Source: 3news.comA section of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth based in the Ashanti Region has said the Umbrella Family needs a new flagbearer who can “build a formidable party” going into the 2024 elections. In a press statement, a group calling itself NDC Ashanti Youth said the defeated 2020 flagbearer of the party, John Mahama, is no longer fit to lead the party because “he neglected us when he had the power.”The group said Mahama paid little attention to the Ashanti Region, in particular, while forming his cabinet and gave priority to other regions. “How come only Tamale metropolis had three cabinet ministers yet the biggest region in the country, Ashanti was neglected? It added: “John Mahama is scheduled to hit the region on 13 September with his thank you tour, but the youth of the party is sending a signal that they are fed up with him. “How come John Mahama appointed five cabinet ministers from Central Region in addition to having the vice-president from the same region.
