NDC will not "try" a "new face" in 2020; 2020 not an election "try & see" – Mahama

Policy of Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Source: Mynewsgh.com

2019-02-06

Former President John Dramani Mahama said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), party of the opposition, could not use the 2020 elections for purposes of "experimentation", the infantrymen of the party not being ready to wait until 2024 to recover the power of the ruling party, the New Patriotic Party, in power. ), MyNewsGh.com can report.

Mr. Mahama was speaking at one stage of the election campaign in North Tongu County, where party delegates waited for hours to meet him. MyNewsGh.com covered Mr. Mahama's tour of the country and reported accordingly.

Addressing supporters of the NDC after their deputy, Hon Okudzeto Ablakwa spoke to them at Ewe, Mr. Mahama stated that he was the only candidate of the NPP and that he "feared" for Akufo -Addo.

"Every day, Mahama. Mahama this, Mahama this. Whatever happens, they say Mahama. Did you see them talking about other people? "I am the candidate they are afraid of," he told delegates.

Mr Mahama said he heard of a school of thought suggesting that NDC picks a new face for 2020, the ultimate goal being 2024, by which time the new face has been marketed and can be used. carry. According to him, such a proposal is a "no no". The crowd applauded in agreement.

He asked the delegates if they wanted 2020 to be an election "to try" and answered in the negative.

"I'm calling John Dramani Mahama. I applied to become a flag bearer. And on February 23, we will choose who will lead us to 2020, "he said.

"I think the time to regain the power of the nuclear power plant is 2020 and not 2024. Some want us to try to see. We are told that we must choose a new face and that when we leave, we do not win, it was marketed … and then it will be able to return in 2024 ".

"No no no Nooo nooooo," he replied as the crowd applauded.

"We take back power in 2020 and we do not want to try to see," he continued.

"I came here to introduce myself to you. In many places I go, they say that President Mahama, we know you, even if you do not need to come, we will vote for you. but to whom the honor is due, the honor is given. So, I came to introduce myself to you.

Mahama will get 30% – Bagbin

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, another NDC flag-bearer and second vice-speaker of the parliament, predicted last month that former president John Dramani Mahama would only get 30 percent of the vote in the next presidential elections. NDC.

In an interview with 3FM based in Accra on January 22, 2019, Alban Bagbin said confidently that none of the NDC's seven leadership candidates would be able to achieve the 50% required by the party's constitution to confirm the presence of a legitimate flag bearer.

The NDC primary was originally scheduled to end on Friday, December 7, 2018, in accordance with the party's constitution which elects a standard bearer exactly two years after the presidential election, though is in opposition. But misunderstandings about the application and deposit fees for the flag candidates forced a change on January 26, 2019.

An injunction filed by two party members almost imposed an indefinite suspension of the primary, without an out-of-court agreement being reached in court.

Alban Bagbin served as Housing Minister in the former National Democratic Congress headed by John Dramani Mahama and has been a member of parliament since 1992.