The most critical 2020 elections for the NDC – John Mahama

Sunday, July 28, 2019 Policy

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-07-28

The flag bearer of the 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, said the elections would be one of the most critical that the NCD would face.

According to the former president, the 2020 elections would determine the fate and future of the NDC, as well as the country's future.

Mr. Mahama spoke in Tamale on Saturday, July 27 to organize a three-day retreat to educate and empower opposition party election officers. The theme of the retreat was "Strategic Repositioning of the Elections Directorate for the 2020 Elections".

The retreat will expose participants to scientific knowledge and an approach to managing elections to prepare them for the 2020 elections.

According to an APN report, Mahama urged NDC election directors to discuss the systems that can be put in place to efficiently compile election results as soon as possible from polling stations, sorting centers and countdown.

He said it was necessary for the NDC's voting agents to be selected based on their skills, knowledge and skills to oversee the 2020 elections in order to secure the party's victory.

He urged the party's election officers to leave nothing to chance to repeat the mistakes made in the 2016 elections by stating that "elections are not a lottery where you can win or not win, you must cover all the fields to make sure that the victory belongs to you. " ".

Mr. Mahama has appealed to the Electoral Commission to address issues raised by the CND, such as the full publication of the 2016 presidential election results, particularly those of the polling stations, and the need to improve the EC information and technology system so as not to jeopardize election results. transmission system in the 2020 elections.

He called on the EC to create a platform for effective dialogue between political actors in order to address the concerns expressed by the CND in order to protect the integrity of the electoral process.

Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, National President of the NDC, urged the party's election directors to fully participate in the retreat and adopt new ideas to help NDC candidates win the 2020 elections.

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the NDC's chief electoral officer, said everything would be done to preserve and protect the ballots in the 2020 elections to ensure the absolute victory of the NDC and citizens.