General News of Friday, 11 May 2018Source: Starrfmonline.comSpio’s two-term argument against Mahama weak – Sam GeorgeSam George, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo PrampramThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has described as weak the argument by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate hopeful, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, that party members must elect a candidate who is eligible to serve two terms. His comment comes as former president John Mahama, who per Ghana‘s constitution, has just one presidential term to serve, appears to be eyeing the party’s presidential ticket again. “The NDC needs a presidential candidate who can lead the party to rule two terms in office,” he told Francis Abban host of Morning Starr. However, Sam George argues it will be myopic to limit the choice of who leads the party in 2020 to the number of terms he can serve. “It is weak,” he stated on Morning Starr Friday “to make an argument that if constitutionally, you have the laxity to do two terms that gives you an urge.

Source: GhanaWeb May 11, 2018 12:56 UTC