The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is ready for its scheduled national delegates congress to elect national executives come Saturday, November 17, 2018.

The congress will elect a National Chairman, National Vice Chairman, General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary, National Organizer and Deputy National Organizer.

Other positions are a National Communications Officer, Deputy Communications Officer, National Executive Committee Member and National Zongo Caucus Coordinator.

In all 65 individuals are contesting the posts, with the contest for Deputy General Secretary drawing the largest contestants of 11, while the contests for General Secretary and National Communications Officer with two candidates each, drew the least number of contestants.

Briefing the media Thursday evening at the Trade Fair Centre, La, Accra, venue of Saturday’s congress, a member of the NDC 2018 congress planning committee, Mr. Alex Segbefia said the party was not only ready to hold congress but ready to take over governance from the New Patriotic Party.

He said with the congress only two days away, all was set for the election of party officers to lead it into the 2020 elections and to take over governance from the NPP.

“We are ready for government now. We realize there is a lot going on that is wrong and the NDC has been vindicated across all fronts, in terms of what we said was happening in the country and what has to be done and how we were governing, And so if you gave us government tomorrow, we will know what to do. We know for a fact that we will go through the process and we thank God, sometimes it’s a funny thing to say, for the opportunity for Ghanaians to make a comparison, the comparison has already been made. We are ready and we know that we are coming into government again in 2020. But we are not going to point fingers, we are going to be magnanimous in the defeat of the NPP when 2020 comes. Our focus is to make sure Ghana moves on to become bigger, better and greater than it ever was and that is what we are planning for come 2020.”

On the congress itself, he said only accredited people who will be required to go through a registration process would be allowed to take part in the congress.

He said there will also be designated accreditation to differentiate various media to enable them do their work and entreated all to arrive early on Saturday to be able to go through the registration process.

Some 9,000 delegates are expected to elect the national officers, with the entire congress attendance estimated at 13,000 people.

The immediate environs of the Trade Fair as well as the inner perimeter are awash with banners and posters bearing photographs and campaign messages of the contestants. Banners of many more were still being hoisted at vantage points.

Below is the list of candidates contesting the various national office positions.

National Chairman

Dan Abodakpi
Betty Mould Iddrisu
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo
Alhaji Huudu Yahaya
Danny Annang

National Vice Chairman

Alhaji Amadu Bukari Sorogho
Said Sinare
Lawyer Adu- Yeboah
Sherry Ayittey
Yaw Owusu Obimpeh
Alhaji Sumaila Mahama
Dr Kwame Ampofo
Awudu S. Azorka
Seth Ofosu-Ohene

General Secretary

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah
Samuel Koku Sitsofo Anyidoho

Deputy General Secretary

Alhaji Nuru Hamidan
Barbara Serwaa Asamoah
Peter Boamah Otokonor
David Kwaku Worwui-Brown
Kojo Adu Asare
George Lawson
Abdullah Ishaq Farrakhan
Nii Dodoo Dodoo
Kale Cezar
Ephram Nii Tan Sackey
Evans Amoo

National Organizer

Mahdi Gibrill
Akamba Joshua Hamidu
Jemima Anita De- Sosoo
Yaw Boateng Gyan
Baba Jamal Ahmed
Enoch Amoako- Nsiah
Solomon Yaw Nkansah

National Deputy Organizer

Dr Alhassan Hanifa
Kobby Barlon
Vivian Abla Kpeglo
Mohammed Mamudu
Agbesi Nutsu
Chief Hamilton Biney Nixon
Alfred Kojo Triddles
Ebenezer Asare Sackitey
Ahmed Gedel

National Communications Officer

Fred Agbenyo
Sammy Gyamfi

Deputy Communications Officer

Godwin Ako Gunn
Mahama Seidu Samuel
Kwaku Boahen
Alhaji Mohammed Nasiru Seidu
Adongo Atule Jacob
Muhammed Nurullah Iddrisu

National Executive Committee Member

Mohammed Mashood Alhaji
Alhaji Babanlame Abu Sadat
Sheriff Abudul Nasiru
Ebenezer Effah Hackman
Eliyasu Amadu
Alhaji Adramani Haribu
William Wilson Agbleke
Evelyn Enyonam Mensah

National Zongo Caucus Coordinator

Ismail Bawa
Alhaji Mamah Mohammed
Sadiku Sulley
Baba Ibrahim Mohammed
Abdul-Aziz Mohammmed
Abass Fuseini Sbaabe