Former President John Mahama has emphasized that the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7, 2024, are of utmost significance, possibly the most crucial since 1992.

He believes that this election may represent the final chance to rekindle hope in constitutional governance for the people of Ghana.

Mr Mahama emphasized that in the event of the NDC returning to power in 2025, there is a pressing need to revolutionize the country's economic prospects and generate opportunities that will reinvigorate faith in constitutional rule.

“I must say that election 2024 is going to be the most critical election since 1992 or may be in the history of our party. Because as I said earlier it is the last opportunity for us to restore the faith of our people in constitutional government in our country.”

He continued that “Let us not think that we are immune to what is happening in the sub-region. It cannot be business as usual as I said a little while ago. Any new government that takes over on 2025 7th January cannot do business as usual. We must sit up and do what our people expect of us.

"We must let them understand and let them appreciate that constitutional government can defend their interest, constitutional government can look after their human right, and constitutional government can guarantee that they can express themselves freely, but mostly importantly constitutional governments are able to create the opportunity that make them able to realize their full potential to live in dignity and prosperity.”

The NDC flagbearer delivered these remarks during the concluding session of the 3rd annual Lawyers conference organized by the NDC Lawyers Association via Zoom.

While acknowledging the challenging circumstances created by the Akufo-Addo administration, Mahama expressed optimism that the forthcoming NDC government will strive to overcome these difficulties and deliver positive outcomes for the nation.

“It is going to be an arduous task but we all must sit up and make sure we are able to discharge our responsibilities to our people. I am convinced that the NDC will win that election”.

Mr Mahama explained that extensive efforts are underway to craft policies and programs that can be swiftly implemented once the NDC takes office in 2025, ensuring a proactive start to their governance agenda.

“We must hit the ground running. I am not going to wait until I win the election to start to think about what to do. I know that several dedicated people under Prof. Danso Boafo organization we call the “LAB” looks at all the various sectors – governance, economy, trade, Agriculture, health, education and tourism and comes out with concrete policies we can put in effect as soon as we have taken over to make Ghana the Ghana we want”.

He urged NDC members to maintain a vigilant stance in the 2024 elections to secure a triumph for the party.

“While we prepare to go into that election, we must be vigilant and alert and indeed more than we were in Assin North. But aside from that, we must keep an eye on what we are going to do as soon as we come to power.

He said the “legal directorate and NDC Lawyers group are going to be critical towards winning this election. One of the things you need to do is to acquaint yourself with the electoral codes to watch the process to make sure the NDC is represented properly, that you understand the electoral process and that nothing untoward goes on in the polling stations. I believe that it is this end of sacrifice that is required of us so that we can win the election 2024. The prospects look very good for winning 2024 but we cannot rest on our ores. We need to be vigilant. We have an opponent who can take advantage of any list opportunity to manipulate the electoral process and so we need to be on our feet and make sure that we prevent anything like that from happening.”