06-02-2008
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Leader and Presidential Candidate, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has told the United States that all he and the party were interested in, was an "even playing field" as this year's general election drew near.
Professor Atta Mills said this when Mr. Thomas Dougherty, Director of West African Affairs, of the U.S. Department of State, called on him at his Kuku Hill Office in Osu.
06-02-2008
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, a communication consultant, is the running mate of Professor John Atta Mills, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for the forthcoming 2008 elections, Party officials confirmed on Wednesday. Mr. Mahama, who is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole-Bamboi, was born on November 29, 1958 at Damongo into a family of a rich political tradition dating back to the First Republic. His father, Mr Emmanuel Adama Mahama was the first MP for Gonja West and the first Regional Commissioner of the Northern Region during the First Republic.
06-02-2008
When Prof. Mills invited John Mahama to the podium to give his address, he referred to him as “my running-mate in whom I am well pleased.”
In his address, the running-mate of Prof. Atta-Mills, John Dramani Mahama, paid tribute to the Founder of the NDC, and all party members.
He also paid tribute to Prof. Atta-Mills for his enormous contributions in building Ghana.
He recounted that Prof. Mills contributed towards the successes that the country has achieved in telecommunications, press freedom which has culminated in the large number of FM radio stations, TV stations and newspapers that exist in the country now. He also commended Edward Salia as well, for his contributions in growing the country’s telecommunications sector when he served as Minister of Communications.
06-02-2008
Prof. Evans Atta Mills, the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says when he is elected to become Ghana’s president in this year’s elections, he would not consider it as a “Hollywood coronation.”
“I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth, and therefore, when I am elected this year, I will not consider it a Hollywood coronation, but as a God-given opportunity to serve the people of Ghana,” he said.
Prof. Atta Mills was speaking at the 2008 Campaign Launch of the NDC and the outdooring of the party’s running mate, John Mahama at the National Theatre, Accra, Wednesday May 7, 2008.
06-02-2008
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the running mate of the NDC presidential candidate, has said there was a need for a national consultation to fashion out an achievable economic policy that would serve as a collective vision for the country towards its desire to reach middle income status.
He said there was the need for whoever won elections to create a platform that would harness the expertise and experiences of all Ghanaians irrespective of their political, religious and ethnic affiliation to fashion out a vision for the nation.
