The National Democratic Congress (NDC) disgracefully lost the 2016 elections to the current government for gaining notoriety in insulting religious and opinion leaders including the flagbearer of the then opposition leader of New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“We have insulted pastors, religious leaders and everybody….it is when you have no concrete argument you turn to insult” former Power Minister in the previous administration, Dr. Kwabena Donkor said
“Assuming you are a short man and NDC is always insulting short people because our opponent and now President and Commander-in-Chief of Ghana Armed Forces, Nana Akufo-Addo is short, if you are a floating voter will you vote for NDC?”, he quizzed.
“NDC supporters alone can never win us an election. …NPP supporters alone can never win the election. …this is not rocket science “, the lawmaker pointed it out to this reporter, Kwabena Danso-Dapaah
The former Minister and the current NDC lawmaker for Pru East in the Brong Ahafo Region who was speaking to TEIN members of the University of Education, Winneba, Kumasi campus reiterated that, the party lost the 2016 polls because of misguided utterances by some government appointees and party officials at the time.
“Assuming there is a million short people in Ghana and you are insulting short people everyday out of the Million you will be lucky to have half of them belonging to your part that will swallow their pride and still vote for you…. But those who do not belong to your party they will never vote for you”.
“So please let us avoid politics of insults. …we must change our style of campaigning. …let's change the trend of politics …the insults will not help”, the former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor appealed
Source: Ghanaweb.com/Kwabena Danso-Dapaah
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Thanks so much DR.
A GOOD ONE THERE! I DUFF MY HAT FOR YOU FOR COURAGEOUSLY POINTING OUT THE REAL FACT FOR THE DEMISE OF NDC 2016 ATTEMPT, SOMETHING YOU COULD NOT HAVE STAMP YOUR AUTHORITY ON DURING THE TIME WITH HOUNDS LIKE ABLAKWA, OMANE BOAMA, FELIX, AGYENIM BOATENG WHO LATER TONE DOWN A LITTLE, FIIFI QUETTE, AND THAT FOUL MOUTH AT THE GHANA FREE ZONE BOARD. THEY TOGETHER WITH THE MONTIE 3 , ***barred word*** AND VULGAR BOBIE ANSAH, KORKU ANYIDOHO, DIM-WIT APPIAH STADIUM AND NEW BREED SAMMY GYEMFI, ACTUALLY DID IN THE NDC AT THE POOLS. THEY ARE AT IT AGAIN HURTING THE CHARGERINE OF THE MORE WITTY AND INTELLIGENT ABEIKU SANTANA WHO HAS NEVER INSULTED ANY POLITICAL FIGURE OR EVER SPEWED GABAGE AT NANA ADDO. NO, NOT THAT I HEARD. LET THEM CONTINUE TO PROP UP SAMMY GYEMFI IN LIKE MANNER. IT WILL BE MORE THAN DISASTEROUS.
MAHAMA HIMSELF AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND FIRST CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY WAS INSULTING LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE AS IF HE NEVER EXPECTED TO BE WHERE HE WAS. NAME THEM, ASHANTIS ARE UNGRATEFUL IF YOU PAVE THE STREETS OF KUMASI WITH GOLD THEY WILL NOT BE APPRECIATIVE, I WILL KILL ANTS WITH BULLDOZERS, OPANA, GHANAIANS HAVE SHORT MEMORY, I AM A NORTHERNER, ONE OF YOUR OWN SO VOTE FOR ME, USED HIS EXECUTIVE POWER TO FREE MONTIE THREE, ATTEMPTED BRIBE OF BUGRI NAABU TO THROW ETHNIC EFFUSION AGAINST THE OPPOSITION PARTY, NPP DOES NOT RESPECT YOU. ALL THESE WERE POLITICAL LANDMINES THAT AFFECTED HIM. SO DIRECT YOUR ADMONISHMENT AT HIM IN PERSON.
Arrogance , pride , greed is what NDC was made of during the two past administrations . I can say that it got worst when mahama appointed certain people he feels were his best friends . He appointed people who simply represent insults and that spelt an uncultured era , a deteriorated discipline and respect for the elderly . No one needs mahama and his cronies any longer except Bagbin
Well said sir, I didn't know the NDC have wise people like this man.
NDC as a political party has no Tradition and philosophy. Their much touted or acclaimed Social Democrats is a borrowed one. Propaganda, lies, and populism have become a hallmark of the NDC. I can't remember the last time the NDC as a political party contributed ideologically and constructively to a national issue or discourse, except always struggling desperately on polemics and populism as if propaganda is the main opposition party policy. I listened to Mr. Goosie Tanoh and I said wow is this gentleman really, a member of the NDC? In the light of his intellect, credibility, and resolve to impart a positive change, I doubt, he fits in with the membership of the NDC. Is this guy, Ablakwa, not one of the boys with sharp teeth, who only insulted their political opponents to accord them their positions in Government. Bagbin is right, it is only he went off the board with his comments about disables. This should come as a good advice for the NDC. But they don't see it as such, because, they don't have any message or alternative policy to strive against NPP. Like I said above, propaganda is what they do best and Mahama is so far the best slot for that because he is the most resourceful in terms of flamboyant spending for campaign rallies. And that if any other Flagbearer emerges other than Mahama their positions are not secured and they will be relegated to the background.
A party that understands edebee k3k3 but does not understands Ghana beyond aid. professor and even doctors cheer and respond edebee k3k3 from the mahama. yet they come on tv and say what is Ghana beyond aid. bogus. That is the DNA of NDC This man has been honest and i applude him for that. I hope they do not insult him for telling the truth. Once on bradday TV ofosu kwakye told Bawumia he is an apology to his family just for predicting an econmic problem because of and NDC policy. NDc is a prty that marvels me. many are members because they dont like someone and it is the only place they can go to show it. they are not there to build a nation No. its apity that we ended up with a party of this kind. recently they are hue and cry becasue bagbin said omani was a stamira and could mot speak. really. A vice president told Nana Addo he was too short and cannot see far. no one condemn him. born short not his fault and you insult him with it for years with no condemnation form no one. Now you are doing to yourself. it is just you habit and nothing else. if this party have not come to being Ghana will be far ahead in so many ways. as they have managed to have more ruling years that all others and yet quick to blame others for Ghana's woes its a pity
MR DONKOH, SINCE WHEN DID YOU REALISE NDC PEOPLE CAN INSUIT. PLEASE GIVE THAT ADVISE TO JOHN MAHAMA. TELL HIM TO GIVE RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT NANA ADDO. HE CAN NOT TELL NANA ADDO HE NEED PASTOR OBINIM STICKER FOR WHAT? HE RATHER NEED PASTOR OBINIM STICKER NANA DOES NOT NEED IT.JOHN MAHAMA SHOULD LEARN HOW TO RESPECT HUMAN AND TREAT ALL MEN EQUAL AS HE WOULD TREAT HIMSELF.ONE PERSON WHO CAUSED NDC DOWNFALL IS KWAKU BOAHENE FROM ASHANTI REGION. SO LONG AS HE IS PART OF YOUR COMMUNICATION TEAM MEMBER NDC CAN NEVER WIN ELECTION IN ASHANTI REGION.AGAIN ADVISE THE CHILDREN WITH SHARP TEETH PEOPLE LIKE OMANE BOAMAH, OFOSU KWAKYE, BABA JAMAL, ABLAKWA, KOFI ADAMS KOKU ANYIDOHO AND THE REST TO RESPECT GHANAIANS.THE ANGER IN GHANAIANS ARE STILL FRESH IN OUR HEARTS TELL JOHN MAHAMA TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT THIRTY YEARS.
Well said!
BUT WHY WAITED TILL NOW?