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I take this opportunity to congratulate the NPP on winning the 2020 presidential elections with instant victory. This victory is a celebration of the efforts of our valiant supporters who worked day and night to secure this important victory. Congratulations to our hard-working unsung heroes!
Despite the successes of the NPP, the 2020 elections appear to have changed the face of traditional Ghanaian politics. The historic 2020 election results could become a permanent feature of our politics going forward or it could only be fluke. This reflection on the permanence or the ephemeral nature of the historic results of the 2020 elections is better resolved over time. And so, like many, I leave time.
I see a glimmer of hope in the entire outcome of this stalemate-like election despite my instinctive propensity for a total NPP victory. In other words, while I would like to see a dominant NPP parliament in addition to an NPP presidential victory, the results as they stand now, which is a paradigm shift from political space by dominating elsewhere, offer us the opportunity to build a national consensus. in development.
As the President, HE Nana Akufo-Addo, and I have rightly indicated, fully join in the same, in the future the NPP and the NDC must find common ground on all issues. Who is the ultimate beneficiary of an NPP-NDC consensus? The ordinary Ghanaian. What has happened is a partisan humiliation – a clear signal that the Ghanaian people have sent to us, those in the upper echelons of politics. The president therefore called perfectly for a parliament that works together for the good of Ghanaians.
The Right Honorable Alban Sumana Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, gave his word not to make Parliament an obstructive institution. I am sure he will live by his word. He must not let partisan influences dominate ultimate national interest reasoning. Yes, it comes from the NDC stock, but that should not, for example, lead it to thwart good government policies. What should guide the President is that, if, say, he thwarts a policy of “providing water”, his people at home will not be satisfied with him. As the Akans say – “if a bad priest says the city must destroy, he lives there too”. I trust the President to put the national interest ahead of partisan considerations.
It is refreshing that the NDC is in court to challenge the election results. In some constituencies, too, the NPP is challenging the EC’s statement in favor of aspiring NDC PCs. This avenue of litigation over election results is what escaped some African countries and plunged them into catastrophic wars. Hooray, we in Ghana are fortunate that our political parties, in this case the NDC, are using a constitutionally sanctioned procedure to allay their concerns about the elections. While commending the NDC for this, I must highlight the precedent-setting approach of the NPP on a similar issue in 2012. Indeed, the unholy use of violence to air electoral disagreements has been completely overshadowed by the use of the constitutional redress process. . At this point, I ask the parties concerned to accept the court verdict, as the NPP did in 2012.
Ghana is the largest political party we all belong to. To live harmoniously in the political party called Ghana, and to serve its interests, all must avoid partisan parochialism. When I look into the crystal ball, I see a united Ghana under this new paradigm in which all citizens are determined to contribute their quota to national development. We need good roads, health care, education, etc. and that is why we must work collectively to achieve it. A utopian society is possible where consensus has a chance.
Let all members of the NPP stand firmly behind the President, for his legacy will be the foundation for future NPP victories. 2024 is not too far from here, I see a bright future!
The Honorable Francis Addai-Nimoh
Former Member of Parliament, Mampong Constituency / Former NPP presidential candidate
Jan 18, 2024
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