The acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has revealed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) approached him on two occasions to contest as its parliamentary candidate.

According to him, the first approach came ahead of the 2016 general elections for his hometown constituency, Mfantseman in the Central region, and the second was in the lead-up to the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.

Prof Gyampo disclosed this during an appearance on Adom FM’s Burning Issues, where he addressed public concerns about his recent appointment under the Mahama administration.

“President Mahama first invited me in the lead-up to the 2016 election to contest in my hometown, Saltpond, Mfantseman. But I didn’t feel the time was right. In Ayawaso West Wuogon, after Boakye Agyarko’s death, the call came again. I was then a visiting scholar at the University of Bristol. But I insisted on continuing to teach,” he recalled.

However, he noted that when the opportunity to serve arose a third time, he accepted it with a sense of national duty.

“I thought that if they believe I possess qualities that can contribute to nation-building and development, then I should avail myself,” he said.