Asiedu Nketiah said no, stating that the national constitution said in the absence of the president, the vice assumes the role. Some bigwigs in the party protested and impressed on Asiedu Nketiah and the executives to open nominations for them to contest John Mahama. “Asiedu Nketiah maintained that John Mahama was going to lead us and they questioned the legality of his position. Ahmed Ibrahim made the statement in an interview with Accra FM during his campaign for Johnson Asiedu Nketiah as National Chairman of the NDC. His campaign and that of other pro-Asiedu Nketiah people looked to have worked as Asiedu Nketiah won the elections held on Saturday, December 18, 2022.

Source: GhanaWeb December 21, 2022 11:46 UTC