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Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith, has cautioned senior figures within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against launching early moves to succeed President John Dramani Mahama.
Reports suggest that Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, and other influential party members have begun subtle groundwork ahead of the party’s next presidential primaries. Ambassador Smith described such maneuvers as premature and potentially distracting.
“It’s normal for them, maybe they are trying to prepare the ground for themselves, I don’t know. I personally think that talks about preparing to replace John Mahama is too early because we haven’t even done one year since coming to office,” he said.
Smith warned that these early succession campaigns risk undermining the government’s development agenda by diverting attention away from governance.
“They have taken off too soon. If too many people are entering the thing right now, then instead of us focusing on building this nation or pursuing the agenda of John Mahama, we will be disturbing people with that campaign,” he stressed.
He urged party members to allow President Mahama to deliver on his mandate before engaging in leadership contests.