Don’t Pick Forms

Posted: Daily Guide |Monday, 19 April 2010

By Charles Takyi-Boadu
ONE OF the outspoken women in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daavi Ama, has cautioned former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama against contesting in the party’s flag-bearership race.

She believes this is not an opportune time for the former Vice President to run for the position which is being keenly contested and has therefore made a passionate appeal to him not to either pick or file his nomination since it would not be in his own interest.

In an open letter to the former Vice President, Daavi Ama, who describes herself as the ‘self appointed spokesperson’ for the former Vice President and also happens to be the immediate past national treasurer of the NPP noted, “Sir, don’t send anyone to pick a nomination for you. It is not an order, but a humble plea”.

For this reason, she has asked him to turn down any proposals and suggestions from any individual or group of persons telling him to run for the position and allow the so-called big names in the party to contest.

She advised the former Vice President to take a closer look at those close to him and those who sing his praise, since some of them are nothing put pure opportunists and praise singers.

Madam Daavi also pointed out that some of these people are now campaigning for other flag-bearer aspirants.

In spite of that, she is optimistic that even if it will take years, Alhaji Mahama will one day become President of this nation.

She advised him to safeguard the reputation that he built for himself during his eight-year tenure as Vice President under the ‘gentle giant’, ex-President Kufuor, to enable him work his way up in the coming years.