Celebrities have a role to play in the Mahama 2020 campaign – Help | General entertainment

Former President John Mahama's deputy dispelled fears of sympathetic celebrities at the opposition Democratic National Congress (NDC), saying they would participate in the party's campaign in the 2020 general election .

Ms. Joyce Bawa Mogtari said that contrary to the opinion expressed by the party's former deputy general secretary, Koku Anyidoho, the NDC would never again leave its campaign in the hands of unknown party people, the NDC. recognizes the contribution of everyone, including those from the arts industry.

Former spokesman for the 2016 Mahama campaign team said the NDC saw the arts as an integral part of the country's development agenda. In this regard, she badured that the NDC had room for all kinds of people who identified with the party, and would leave no one behind, simply because, in the past, something had happened. has gone wrong.

The lawyer and former deputy transport minister said that although she did not know the basis on which her colleague, Koku Anyidoho, had commented, she was of the opinion that the NDC was a global party that respects the industry. artistic.

Anyidoho allegedly attributed the party's electoral defeat in 2016 to a campaign strategy largely run by people he calls "foreigners".

According to him, about a million voters have not voted for the NDC because of the strategies and personalities that the party has used for its campaigns.

The former deputy secretary general who was addressing some journalists on the sidelines of a party cadres program in the eastern region capital, Koforidua, pointed out that the party has no Will not use the same tactics in the 2020 elections.

"One million of our constituents did not vote for us in 2016. They have no understanding of the party's philosophy and history. We should never put our campaign in the hands of strangers again. We must never put the NDC campaign back to celebrities, "he said.

Since his claim last week, many NDC fanatics, including fanatics, have wondered on what basis the missing candidate of the Secretary General had formulated his claim without actually reinforcing it. Although none of the celebrities who publicly supported the NDC commented on the issue, Koku's commentary has become a hot topic in the entertainment world.

Ms. Mogtari, of Metro TV's Good Morning Ghana TV show, said the creative sector has generated some very important personalities, who have become ministers and deputy ministers and fill their roles with distinction.

She cited the comedic actor and former Ablekuma South MP, Fritz Baffour, who became the minister of information under the government of late Professor John Mills.

Former President Mahama's help also mentioned actress Dzifa Gomashie, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, and actress Grace Omaboe, also known as Maame Dokono, who aspired to become a deputy.

"It's always important for a good balance and, of course, I think that when it comes to messaging, we'll be sending messages to all actors in the theater, actors, the music industry and others. . They serve as key elements of our country.

"They are very large exporters of our tourist attraction, they also present our culture to people who do not live here, they play all these movies, they write many books, they tell so many stories, they are actually very critical partners of the stakeholders. in our development path, "she said.