It looks all rosy for former President John Dramani Mahama to pick the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential nomination forms but as to whether he would have it easy at the national elections in December 2020 is a matter of concern to even his avowed followers.
There is the matter of the Kwesi Botchwey report, which scathing details have the potential of derailing his second ascension to the highest office of the land.
Ironically, that report was engineered by Mr Mahama himself, contrary to a sectional view within the NDC that it was entirely a party decision, Today, can state on authority.
One anti-Mahama 2020 campaigner teasingly made a bold declaration,” Mahama to die on own dagger.”
Asked why such doom prophesy, the said Mahama adversary explained that the Kwesi Botchwey report was likely to be used by some of the disgruntled candidates in the NDC presidential race as well as the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) against the 2020 presidential bid of former President Mahama.
According to the said campaigner, what seems to be irking these aspirants was the fact that the former president’s camp had hijacked the report.
But unbeknown to them, these irritated candidates have been able to secure copies and intend releasing its scathing content after the NDC presidential election which for now seems to be a sealed deal for Mr Mahama.
Aspects of the content of the Kwesi Botchwey’s report in possession of this paper talks about how Mr Mahama’s administrative style earned enemies for him, and the NDC as a whole.
The damning portion of the report is where the party’s grassroots made it categorically clear to Kwesi Botchwey and his team that Mr Mahama should not come back in 2020 to lead the NDC.
According to the report, Mr Mahama succeeded in making NDC unpalatable and unattractive to Ghanaian electorate, particularly the floating voters, hence his comeback will affect the party’s chances in the 2020 polls.
It also faulted former President Mahama for allowing his wife, Lordina Mahama, to run para-party activities during the electioneering campaign where the report said, Mrs Mahama gave monies meant for some constituencies to her cronies and friends for no work done.
The report further found Mr Mahama as a weak leader who could easily be influenced, especially when it comes to issues of women.
The report was also not charitable with his relationship with elders of the NDC as it chastised him for driving away most of the party’s elders whose wise counsel could have helped the party to retain power.
The grassroots of the NDC, according to the report, were not happy that Mr Mahama ignored the founder of the party, Mr Jerry John Rawlings.
In the case of the NPP, however, they intend going beyond the Kwesi Botchwey’s findings and zoom into the realm of how in their estimation, John Mahama is a complete misfit to occupy the Jubilee House in 2021 and for a possible term of four years.
Those allegations bother on how the former president was alleged to have engaged in many acts inimical to the economy of the country.
It would be recalled that the NDC after its humiliating defeat in the 2016 election instituted a 13-member committee chaired by the former Finance Minister under Rawlings regime, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, to find out from the party’s grassroots what caused their defeat.
The committee submitted its report to the party’s national executives six (6) moths later, but the full content of the report is yet to be made known to the NDC members.
Mr Mahama is among 11 flag-bearer aspirants who want to lead NDC in the 2020 polls.
Source: today
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A BBOGUS AND FFRAUDULENT REPORTAGE.
I always try to explain to some Ghanaians who want to say NPP is afraid of this john ford mahama and I say YES because looking at the corrupt and greedy nature of the ded goat, he wouldn't care to pay his way for sstuppidd Ghanaians to vote for him to take Ghana ten(10)years back again after suffering so much set backs in ndc/john the INCOMPETENT ONE'S HANDS. Folks let's all say like the Jews said NEVER AGAIN. NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU
John ford Arent you asame of your self , now your party is in power, take Mr mahama to court if you think he is corrupt, npp is in power for two years ,bot no show take them to court, if you cant then shout your mouth,
when u report this way the npp ll always be happy. no wonder they want to make the report more serious than it's. if Nana addo ll win let's see. no more ***barred word*** comments. instead of this Akan media to focus on this government no show performance you are busy concern abt Mahama come. he is coming live n colored believe me. fake news koraa
Even some ndc members are having sleepless nights about John mahama's senseless decision. He knows, he can't win the 2020 election but just want to destroy ndc that's all to give the NPP ample time to build Ghana, because according to him he has mo brains to think and decide for himself how much more think for nearly 30 million people, his own appointee has told Ghanaians the man is incompetent and a drunkard and why wouldn't the NPP be scared of such a man his own party members call a disaster and dangerous! somebody whose aim of coming is to cause more damage to the country when the NPP has taking the country out from the harsh and draconian IMF conditionality he took us into. Why wouldn't the NPP be afraid of a drunkard with mo vision but want to be president at all cost when the people have rejected massively and humiliatingly and do you people think those regions who voted against this Gonja mafia who ran Ghana like a casino will be st*upid like you to vote for a drunkard and a visionless man, for our people to suffer and bear the cost of his empire building? mo'anim y3 hare !
Why is The NPP having countless sleepless nights over John Dramani Mahama? I can't just imagine it. Somebody there to help me out? ok? I don't see how and why I should have a constant headache over a weak opponent. For what reason? I will eat well and sleep well without any nightmares as the NPP is currently having them over John's 2020 presidential intentions.
Honestly,I didn’t believe in 2017 that John Mahama with all the vilification will be that dangerous for NPP
Mahama is a misfit... He is corrupt, incompetent and greedy...... It is unbelievable for a whole president of a sovereign country to accept a ford car from a foreigner. I can't think far.