General News of Wednesday, 3 May 2017Source: dailyguideafrica.comAlban Bagbin, Joshua Alabi, others 'fight' Mahama for NDC 2020 raceFormer President John Mahama and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban BagbinIt appears former President John Dramani Mahama will not be given the chance to stand as the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 election without any challenge. Posters that have popped up on social media, especially Facebook, have the image of the Nadowli MP with the inscription, ‘Bagbin 2020’. The MP said in November 2013 that then President Mahama was “naked” because of the kind of people he had surrounded himself with. Former Greater Accra Regional Minister under the Rawlings government, Joshua Alabi is said to be enjoying popular support from NDC kingpins and power brokers to become the next flag bearer for the main opposition party. Others also believe that since President Mahama was humiliated in the December 7, 2016 polls, there was going to be very little chance for him in 2020 when there is no incumbency advantage.

Source: GhanaWeb May 03, 2017 10:18 UTC