Former Finance Minister, Kwabena Duffuor has given the strongest hint possible about whether or not he will contest for flagbearership of the main opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC.
He dropped the hints in two separate interviews that aired on Monday, November 29, 2021; the same day he presented a lecture on the economy of the country in Accra.
He was asked about a prospective vice presidential pairing in his interview with TV3 if he wins the NDC flagbearership campaign.
He alluded to two lawyers who are currently sitting in Parliament’s leadership. Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, and Speaker Alban Bagbin.
“There are two lawyers who are doing exceptionally well in politics.” Look at Bagbin, who has been in politics for almost 30 years, or this young man Haruna, or any of them. He told Roland Walker, “If I had Haruna Iddrisu or Bagbin, any of them may be my running mate because they work hard, they are in politics, and they will complement me.”
On his presidential aspirations, he stated: “I was the Finance Minister so I was in politics but we have not started talking about the NDC presidential race yet, if we get there and I am given the nod why not?”
On Citi TV’s ‘Point Of View’ programme, he told host Bernard Avle that he had previously been talked into running by influential people but he turned down their advice.
“We have not got there yet,” he responded to whether he was going to contest former President John Dramani Mahama, adding that there was no pressure on him.
He answered “yes” to whether he was thinking about it before adding: “People who had influence had at a point in time asked me to run and I didn’t do it.”
