Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, believes that former President John Mahama will easily win reelection as the NDC's 2024 flagbearer.

He predicts that the former President will win with almost 95% of the total valid ballots cast.

This was included in a list of forecasts the congressman posted on his Facebook wall on the first day of the year in 2023.

Regarding the party's primaries, he voiced confidence that Mahama would win.

“Former President John Mahama will emerge victorious from the 2023 NDC Flagbearer Primaries with more than 95% of valid votes cast”, he noted in the first paragraph of his 2023 forecasts.

Mr. Ablakwa added, “Former President John Mahama expected to retain Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as his Running Mate for the 2024 presidential election”.

Mr. Ablakwa also predicted that the National Cathedral's contentious contractors will give up on the project, which has been a cause of protests around the country.

He also said that the nation's economic problems will continue to worsen, which would increase public dissent.

Former president John Dramani Mahama is now preparing to lead the National Democratic Congress in an attempt to unseat the NPP in the 2024 elections.

Even if he hasn't openly stated it, there have been numerous convincing indications that he intends to lead the party, including a vast majority of NDC MPs who have consistently stated that they will support the former president.

Even though Mahama has not yet made a public statement about his future plans, Mr. Ablakwa's forecasts are related to the support Mahama has attracted.

However, despite the support that John Mahama's candidacy is receiving, some NDC members believe that the NDC would have a better chance of winning the 2024 elections if a fresh candidate other than Mahama were to emerge.

According to these dissenters, Mahama’s appeal has dwindled amongst Ghanaians due to the many scandals that rocked his government between 2012 and 2016 when he was voted out of power.

They therefore want a new face to shoulder the responsibility of the party’s flagbearership going into the 2024 general election.

In line with these calls, former mayor for Kumasi, Mr Kojo Bonsu and former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor are currently warmimg up to unseat John Mahama.

flyer of Dr Duffuor which has been circulated by some party faithful in recent times

But the chances of these two men have been dismissed by many party supporters and some analysts who say that, both gentlemen do not have the wherewithal to deflate the clout and appeal of John Mahama in the party.

Rumors from close sources within the NDC however have it that, the party’s presidential primaries will be organized in March this year to allow the NDC ample time to campaign and prepare for the 2024 contest.