Posters indicating a possible return of ex-President John Mahama for the 2020 elections are surfacing.
The poster displays a beautiful picture of the ex-president wearing a black and white smock with the inscription, “John Mahama for President 2020” and an additional message underneath the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) umbrella logo which reads, “Still Changing Lives…Still Transforming Ghana”.
Dubai Trip
President Mahama reportedly jetted out to Dubai immediately after attending the 60th independence anniversary national parade at the Independence Square, Accra, on Monday where he celebrated his wife, Lordina’s 54th birthday with their children using a red colour.
It is however, unclear who might be behind the posters, as the former president has not also made any official statement announcing a comeback or otherwise.
But his spokesperson, Joyce Bawa-Mogtari, says talks over whether or not John Mahama would make a comeback to lead the NDC in the 2020 general election after sending it to opposition were not over.
According to Ms. Bawa-Mogtari who was the campaign spokesperson for the John Mahama 2016 campaign team, the former president still receives numerous calls from high-ranking party members persuading him to soften his earlier stance which suggested that family members had advised him against leading the NDC in 2020.
She told pro-NDC radio Gold on Wednesday that the former president constantly ignores discussions of his possible return to active politics and that he is yet to make up his mind.
Bawa-Mogtari, a former deputy transport minister under the Mahama regime, indicated that she is for ‘Mahama 2020’.
‘Thank You’ Tour
There are unconfirmed reports that the former president is going to embark on a ‘Thank You’ tour nationwide when he returns from Dubai.
Some party sources have said he is going to use the tour to ‘test’ his popularity and make a final determination on whether he would contest for the NDC in 2020.
Daily Guide learnt that the tour could be undertaken with party people and some opinion leaders coerced to openly canvass for his return to form the basis for his declaration to contest the 2020 polls.
He had wanted to embark on the ‘Thank You’ tour last December after he had failed to secure a re-election but changed his mind following criticism that it was imprudent to do so, especially coming at a time the NDC had been defeated by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the government was on its way out.
New Candidate
DAILY GUIDE has learnt that there is going to be a keen competition in the NDC over who should be the party’s candidate for the 2020 presidential election.
Majority within the party’s leadership are said to be looking for a new face to lead the party, but others have moved forcefully to get President Mahama to contest again.
Names like former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, former University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) Rector Prof Joshua Alabi and former National Health Insurance Authority (NHIS) boss Sylvester Mensah are coming up strongly within the NDC circles.
Dr Duffuor and Sly Mensah have denied any interest in the NDC flagbearership race for now.
However, probable candidates like former Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and former Trade and Industry Minister Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah are said to have ‘cooled’ down their interests in the race and it is getting clearer that the two stalwarts may not contest at all. Goosie Tannor, a cadre, has also come out strongly for the NDC presidential candidature slot.
Family Pressure
Already, family members of ex-President Mahama have reportedly been persuading him not to contest the presidential election in 2020.
Some analysts have said the huge gap of over one million votes garnered by President Akufo-Addo against Mahama showed that the ex-President will have a daunting task if he considers contesting again for 2020.
During the period of the investiture of President Akufo-Addo, the junior brother of the ex-president, Ibrahim Mahama said, “John has given his all in politics to the NDC and Ghana and we think it is just fair that we allow him to rest. We were very supportive and instrumental in convincing him to partner Prof. Mills, and when the time came for him to contest for president, we supported and advised him to go for it…now we have advised him not to make a comeback in 2020.”
Comeback Dream
However, ex-President Mahama appears to want to give it another shot and there are ongoing behind-the-scene moves to ensure that the comeback agenda is on course.
An NDC source alleged that before Mahama emplaned for Dubai, “he met some people and urged them to stage-manage as if NDC people were calling on him to contest.
“He wants to start it by a ‘Thank You’ tour across the country but for now, we are still searching for who is going to lead us in 2020.”
Cadres Front
According to the source, the NDC is looking for what he called ‘a grass root party person’ whom the cadres have deep trust in since they were of the view that they were neglected by both the Mills/Mahama administrations.
Source: Daily Guide
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Asante or what you call your self you are a disgrace to your family,where from you source claiming President have 1.5 MILLION,Stop insulting the elderly dont you have elders in you house. Go tell the NDC to respect the populace and maybe we will vote for them.The Ministers did not respect Ghanaians and stole corruption all over . Leave Nana alone to do his work only two months in office and you are nagging atttitude. With God NANA would take Ghana to the promise land
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WHO WILL VOTE FOR MAHAMA IN 2020? EVEN THE NDC WILL NOT VOTE FOR IT'S SELF THOUGHTLESS WELL MEANING GHANAIANS. LET THE ***barred word*** NDC BRING MAHAMA ON. IT WILL BE EASY PIECE OF CAKE FOR NPP TO CLING ON TO POWER FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS. NEVER,NEVER AGAIN TO THIS NOTORIOUS DETRIMENTAL CRIMINALS WHO ALWAYS THINK GHANAIANS ARE ***barred word***.
Even if Nana Addo messes up for the next year 4 years still Ghanaians will never vote for the NDC AGAIN !!!! NO WAY !!!!because all the stilling and luuting by this party is fresh in the minds of the people or does this NDC ***barred word*** think the people will easily forget EVIL JON MAHAMA even his own cousin Otiko Djaba calls him an evil person besides these so called NDc elders have no time for these so called grass roo elements in the party ;the truth is that the NDC have no credible presidential candididate again ; they can not apply governance and are there to just lutt and banrupt Ghana; the party has no ideology and consist of confused educated illiterates ; mine taske is simple ; Nana Addo will do the first term and perhaps had over to DR Bawumia ; the problem for the NDC is clear which person or potential candidate in the NDC can compete with Dr Bawumia -IMPOSSIBLE NDC IS DOOMED FOR THE NEXT THREE TERMS !!!!!!
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The only thing Mahatma can do for NDC now is to support the Party with funds now and forget about any ambition to lead it in 2020 because he is the most greedy and unpopular in the NDC.He will also not be supported by Rawlings.
who is going to vote for him? rude and arrogant ndc
YES HE MUST BOUNCE BACK SO THAT GHANAIANS CAN TAKE BACK SOME OF HIS CORRUPT MONEY
HOPE THIS GREEDY BASTARD IS NOT FOR REAL BECAUSE HE HAS NO BUSINESS THINKING ABOUT RE-ENTERING POLITICS AFTER SUCH A COMPLETE FAILURE. MAHAMA WILL BE BETTER OFF IF HE STAYS RETIRED AND ENJOY THE LOOTED STATE FUNDS WITH HIS PARTNER IN CRIME LORDINA!!!!!!! I'LL WILL BE SHELL SHOCKED IF NANA ADDO ALLOWS THIS EX- NUMBER ONE ***barred word*** AND HIS BROTHER IBRAHIM, LORDINA, OPUNI, ASIEDU NKETIA AND MANY OTHERS TO CONTINUE THEIR LOOTED FUNDS WHILE MAJORITY OF HARD WORKING GHANAIANS WALLOW IN ABJECT POVERTY.....
When were you born to know Ghana's history? Do you think you in the ndc would have air to breath if Osagyefo were to be alive? Even President Mugabe who married from the Western region the Late Sally Mugabe was mentored by Dr Nkrumah and he congratulated Nana for saying the truth so if you idi*ts in the ndc who dont even know your ideology and the party you belong if both CPP and the ndc come here to insult Nana God will deal with you and ndc will never come back to power. The point is who are going to vote for you? Even your founder didn't vote for the ndc so why are you injuring yourself because of a party without soul? If you are not a ***barred word*** then an animaaaaal. The founder himself has left the party and you are ready to die for people who don't even think of you unless you tell me you are typing from the ndc HQs which is bankrupt just 2 months into opposition nani*ma !!! Hahahahaha ! You are crying,you will weep and moan and no Ghanaian will listen let alone hear,2020 parliamentary and presidential election will be very interesting because the results will be ndc 50 seats and less than 3 million for presidential mark on the wall it will happen live. Ndc,ndc to come back to where near the seat of Ghana's government lie lie walahi! Never,not even the Benin voodoo can overturn ndc 's 2nd gargantuan and embarrassing defeat I tell you ndc can't take the defeat ahead of them and after 2020 defeat they will say 2024 and will be hungry and dream of power that will never come. You continue to insult the man Ghanaians really voted for and think you can outsmart everyone to win ,it will never happen. Those ndc sympathizers at the EC will soon leave we need people who think of Ghana first not ndc party. Aaaaaah what I don't understand is the founder President JJ Rawlings and his wife are no more with the party so what are you doing there? Those who invented,manufactured,marketed and sold the party are saying the party has defect and are recalling back and you a mere marketer is still holding fliers trying to convince people who know the party has defect so who do you think you deceiving? Yourselves,Ghanaians are discerning and won't allow ndc to use them to enrich themselves. If you hungry go to the private sector to also work there and create jobs for others. You can't survive only on politics. Hahahaha ndc are hot,damn hungry and depressed. Eeeiii 40 years in opposition is not easy. Ndc yamutu