Former President John Dramani Mahama has won the presidential ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2024 contest.
In a landslide victory, the former president polled 297,603 (98.9%) to defeat his rival, Kojo Bonsu, who polled 3,181 (1.1%) in the primary election which took place on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Mahama was declared winner in the early hours of Sunday.
In his speech acceptance speech, he said he was humbled by the vote of confidence and described the outcome as a victory for the NDC as a whole.
He thanked the three contenders in the race, Dr. Kwabena Dufuor, who withdrew at the last minute and Kojo Bonsu who was his only challenger.
Mahama reminded the party that their eyes must be on the ultimate prize which is to win political power come 2024.
John Dramani Mahama became President of Ghana ahead of the 2012 general election after succeeding his boss, John Evans Atta Mills following his demise.
The NDC later fielded John Mahama up as its presidential candidate in the 2012 presidential election where he clinched victory from his closest contender, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo of the New Patriotic Party.
John Mahama in 2016 lost power to Nana Akufo-Addo and subsequently failed to recapture power in 2020 when he was elected flagbearer of the NDC.
