Former President John Mahama has said that he has learnt his lessons from the defeat in the 2016 elections and is promising not to fail should he be given the chance once again.
Addressing the media and party members at the Trade Fair Centre on Monday, he said his decision to contest for the flagbearership role and subsequently the 2020 general elections was after broad consultations with elders of the party, political and religious leaders.
“I did not make the decision to enter the contest in isolation. I consulted broadly with all level of our party, from the grassroots who are our lifeblood, to the elders on whose shoulders I stand, I sought the wisdom of our chiefs and the counsel of our religious leaders”, he said.
He further said that all these leaders gave him the courtesy of offering him the frank, constructive critique of his own strengths and his past shortcomings as well as his administration and the party as a whole.
He said he respects the views of those who expressed some misgivings about his decision to re-enter the political contest, saying their advice was not lost on him, and that he intend to prove himself worthy of their confidence and to assuage their fears in the months ahead.
He therefore promised to work hard to justify the confidence reposed in him so far and to play by the rules of the elections.
Source: Graphic.com
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You said the Presidency is not 'try and error'. When Nana akufo Addo asked Ghanaians to try him by voting him to be President you said this. Now that Ghanaians have taken you off the seat your are asking to be brought back. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOURSELF
No change.Youve not learnt any lessons Just go hung don’t be ***barred word*** by politicians ant their politricks
JUST ENJOY YOUR STOLEN MONEY ,HUH.EX PRESIDENT
I like NPP but I hate their double track system seriously... How
This is poison! NPP refuse to drink this to your own detriment. Find your own strategy and don’t attempt to discredit this man. He has done so Himself. There’s nothing God will do than to lift him up. NPP seek spiritual advise.
If I was an adviser in NPP, I will advise against we trumpeting this press conference with the aim to discredit Mahama. This is so because, Ghanaians are forgiven and moreso Mahama is naturally a likeable person. Any serous voter who voted against him can reconsider him after such an admission. Especially at a time when NPP is seriously repeating the mistakes of Mahama in Office.
I hope those of us in NPP are hatching a better strategy. This kind of insults is not a strategy. If we continue to insult this man, we will wake up to tears on December 9th 2020. A word to a Wise is enough.
God’s exalts the humble. Now I have a reason to believe you can become President again. At first you were just joking. I pray you will maintain this character from now till January 7 2025 when you finally step down after serving your full second term in office. John we loved you but you disappointed us by not listening to us nhen it mattered most. I won’t be surprised to see some of the aspirants of your party stepping down just for your honesty to fully support you.
What an honest admission? You got me back to the polls. This is the posture we needed you to have prior to 2016 elections. We wouldn’t have boycotted that elections.