Audio Attachment:Listen to John Dramani Mahama after he was declared winner of the contest. |
Flagbearer-elect of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is optimistic the decision by the party members to select him as the leader of the party will not be in vain.
Mr. Mahama believes his overwhelming victory will culminate into a great victory for the NDC in the 2020 general elections.
The former President, who has won a second bid to contest the Presidential elections come 2020 on the ticket of the largest opposition party, the NDC, pledged to work hand in hand with the leadership of the party to achieve a resounding success for the party.
He urged the party to work together to bring truth and honesty into the country’s political discourse and further commended the party delegates and hierarchy for putting mechanisms in place to achieve peaceful, free and fair elections.
He called for unity in the party towards the 2020 elections stating emphatically “it’s my hope that with the current environment, we will work together and eschew all attempts to divide us, because in the business of politics, we know what happens. Let us be one. Let us trust each other and let us not believe the kind of stories that will be circulated creating the impression that one is trying to undermine the other."
“We’re celebrating the great climax of the re-organization of our party after the elections of 2016. The overwhelming endorsement of our party is a signal that our efforts over the last two years have not been in vain. The process has been rigorous and tiring beginning with an analysis and fact finding mission to explore the reasons for our election loss in 2016 which was carried out by the now famous Kwesi Botchwey Committee and resulting in the Kwesi Botchwey Committee report,” he said.
Mr. Mahama also expressed sincere gratitude to the party leadership.
“I will thank members of the National executives who I have just acknowledged and thank members of my campaign team who have worked tirelessly to make sure that this day comes to realization . . . I will give thanks to our Chairman of Chairmen and those who know him, he’s Uncle Ato Ahwoi ‘Don King’, and also thank the great leader, and for those who don't know him, Mr. Kwame Peprah. I thank one of the sharpest political strategists in this country, he’s supposed to be retired but still very much alive and kicking, Hon. Kofi Totobi Quakyi . . . ”
He served notice to Ghana that from the outcome of the elections “the NDC is strong. The NDC is united. The NDC is poised for victory in 2020 and that nothing, absolutely nothing will stop our march towards the Flagstaff House”.
He disclosed that he had "officially received phone calls of congratulations from all my six fellow aspirants."
Election Outcome
John Dramani Mahama polled 213,487 votes representing 95.24% out of the total valid vote cast of 225,521.
He was followed by Prof. Joshua Alabi who managed only 3,404 votes representing 1.52% while Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin placed third with 2,301 representing 1.033%.
Goosie Tanoh, the founder of the defunct National Reformed Party, came fourth with 2,091 votes respectively representing 0.93%.
The former Trade and Industry Minister in the Mahama government, Ekwow Spio Garbrah received 1,447 votes which represent 0.65% of the total votes.
Mr. Sylvester Mensah and Nurudeen Iddrisu secured a paltry 934 of valid votes cast representing 0.42% and 520 votes representing 0.23% respectively.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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NDC is tricking herself and laughing! Was there any contest in the NDC primaries? Ask the NDC folks that like football that if Ghana were to play with another country and all the officials that matter in the match declare for that country, what will the say? That is NDC for you! INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT EVEN IN OPPOSITION! This is COOKED and delivered! Still Mahana will LOOSE in 2020. 'Wobete ne bobolebobo'!
Eii so ex President can praise and mentioned the names of Totobi, Ato, Kwame etc without mentioning the man himself. Yooo we shall see.
Those who think Mahama can come back in 2020 May he living in foolssss paradise.
Mahama and some in their NDC said he was the most marketed? The critical factor they failed to take into account or if they did, was marketed for what? It is coming to a polling station near you in 2020, like it did in 2016 and the results will be as grand as it will be fantastic. Propaganda, mismanagement, corruptionnnnnnn, lootinggggggg, incompetenceeeeeee, cluelessnessssssssss, were the direct results of the collapse of Ghana and it's economy. It was not bought when Mahama had the incumbency advantage and was marketed because the factors are in there, deep in there, there and not going anywhere. It has actually worsened. Mahama thinks the Presidency is go and come as you please project. Well he's going to learn it the very hard way to the point of crying int he full glare of the world that the Presidency is not go and come project. You go in there you get it right and after go home, not one of you go in there, mess up and come back, no. That will be his lesson number 2 in this country. There are too many intelligent Ghanaians to go in there and get it right as we are witnessing under the NPP gov't.
The worst, unpardonable and regrettable mistake Ghanaians would make, is to vote for mahama and national democratic criminals (NDC) to come and misrule Ghana again with his corrupt, incompetent, ***barred word***, create, loot and share behavior! Ghanaians, watch out!!!
After scheming in an EVIL way to win this primaries? Ghanaians know Mr TIO! We will NEVER hand Ghana to you again!
Ghanaians let's open our eyes ooooo. This man has nothing good to offer our dear Nation. If we make a mistake hmmmm. Remember how he gave a whole bauxite concession to his brother at the expense of the nation. let's open our eyes ooohh about this conman yoooo
I think something is truly wrong with you as a person. These were the messages that got NPP elected in 2016 and up till now not even a single Mahama's appointees has been prosecuted for any corruption charges. Do you really think people will buy into these messages in 2020. You must be joking.
According to Rev Owusu Bempah, God says you will never be president again.
Mr ex president I must be honest who really care about your victory certainly not me, what at all do you want from Ghanaians again after the display of incompetence, corruption and hardship you brought onto Ghanaians and insulted as by saying we easily forget, we will show you that we don't easily forget like you think in 2020. SADA, GEEDA, ISOFOTON, DOMSO etc.May God help us.