Former President John Dramani Mahama has submitted to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) his letter of intent to contest for the leadership of the party in the upcoming NDC Presidential Primaries.

Explaining his decision to contest, Mahama said, he has “pondered deeply and soberly on the socio-economic and political landscape of our country today, vis a vis the clear path we had started to build, aimed at positioning Ghana as a true middle-income country by modernizing our dilapidated social and economic infrastructure and gradually inculcating in the Ghanaian a sense of patriotism, self-belief and commitment to a One Ghana Agenda.”

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He added that he has, “taken into consideration the groundswell of support, the never-ending calls and encouragement from a large section of our party elders, members of our party, supporters and Ghanaians from diverse backgrounds. I’ve prayed diligently about the task ahead, and I believe I owe a duty to God and my country to take our party back to government to right the wrongs of the past and to put an end to the cries of the people under the current dispensation.”

His declaration comes a day after he called on Former President Jerry John Rawlings to discuss the re-organization of the party, the upcoming regional and national executive elections as well as the presidential primaries for the party with him.