Martin Kpebu Backs Forson or Ablakwa as NDC Flagbearer
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has publicly thrown his support behind a younger generation of leaders to take charge of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after President John Dramani Mahama’s final term. Speaking on JoyPrime TV’s Prime Morning Show on Wednesday, Kpebu said the party must begin a deliberate transition toward youthful leadership, naming Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as his preferred choices. “If we are doing wishes, then undoubtedly, Ato Forson should go or Okudzeto. For the young persons, it is our turn generally to take over,” he stated. Kpebu argued that the party’s senior figures have had their opportunity and that the next phase of the NDC’s evolution requires fresh energy, new ideas, and leaders who can connect more directly with a changing electorate. “If old people have tried, it […]