The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has described ongoing discussions within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over flagbearership as a needless distraction.
According to the Attorney General, the focus of both government appointees and party members should be on delivering on governance priorities rather than engaging in premature succession debates.
Speaking on the matter in an interview on Bolgatanga-based A1 Radio, Dr. Ayine, who is also the Bolga East MP stressed that President Mahama has only completed one year in office and should be allowed to focus on his mandate without unnecessary political speculation.
“I am more interested in working to be a good Attorney General and serving the people of this country. I am not very keen on who succeeds the President. In fact, it is not something I think about regularly because I believe it is a distraction. The President has done just one year. We should allow him to continue working. At the appropriate time after we have conducted our party elections and selected our branch, constituency, regional, and national executives then those who wish to contest can come forward,” he explained.
He added that discussions about succession should only begin when the party is institutionally prepared for that phase.
“We should be more interested in the welfare-enhancing programmes of the government than in who is going to succeed His Excellency,” he said.