The National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku says the party is going into the 2020 elections as though they are in opposition.
According to him the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) should take note that the party is not going to bask in the glory of the latest report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning Show, he emphatically stated that NPP welcomes the report with a pledge to guard against complacency and promised to go the extra mile in election 2020.
He reiterated that in terms of predictions, the EIU always gets their facts right - at least 95% accurate but refused to take it as if the victory of NPP in 2020 election depends on it.
“I think the EIU report is trying to shape us to know our strength and weakness but what gives me encouragement as the National Organizer is the zeal to do more hence not leaving any room and space for complacency."
The Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, has predicted that the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, will secure re-election in 2020.
The report on Ghana released on May 13, 2019, said it will be difficult for the opposition NDC under former President John Dramani Mahama, to portray itself as the better custodian of Ghana’s economy, especially as the country’s growth outlook looks fairly strong.
The EIU has over the years released similar reports and predictions on Ghana’s elections, which in a number of cases have turned out to be right.
Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2016 elections, beat then President John Mahama by polling 5,716,026 million votes, representing 53.85%, while John Mahama polled 4,713,277 million votes representing 44.40%, the worse so far for an incumbent President.
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Specifically, on elections, the EIU says “Nana Akufo-Addo, the President, and his NPP will see the country’s economic situation generally improve during the remainder of their terms of office." "In the presidential election, it says Akufo-Addo will face a challenge from John Mahama— Ghana’s president from 2012 to early 2017, who was elected leader of the opposition NDC in February 2019.”
It says "the 2016 legislative election was won by the NPP; and the campaign was dominated by the faltering economy, which many Ghanaians still associate with Mr Mahama.” Accordingly, “The Economist Intelligence Unit believes that it will be difficult for the NDC under Mr Mahama to portray itself as the better custodian of Ghana’s economy, especially as the country’s growth outlook is fairly strong.”
They, therefore, said they “expect Mr. Akufo-Addo and the NPP to secure re-election in 2020.”
They, however, noted that, “if the NDC can present a coherent opposition and hold the NPP to account on unfulfilled campaign promises particularly on job creation and industrialisation, where progress has been generally slow and success patchy—the election could be closely contested.”
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I wish I could read into the minds of Namoaale, Alban Bagbin, Joshua Alabi and the rest regarding this IEU report that indicts John Ford. The man is in a mess oo
Now the question is,IS EIU going to force the Ghanaian voters to vote for NPP or what?the ECONOMY on paper as EIU is claiming is different from what the people or the voters are going through now as we speak,times are hard and the masses are suffering from a bad economy to now worse ever we can imagine and EIU is claiming a good economy on paper and NPP supporters are jubilating,this is a very ***barred word***,just look at your setuation now and judge for your selfe how best things were in the past and now till 2020 so as to let that influence your judgement to vote for a better goverment to take over to put this country on the right parth.Its time to access the economy now and in the last 4 yrs and then we can make a wise decision to vote wisely.
coming news, open letter to all ghana people and n,p,p people all over ghana and the world, , now report coming indicates that nana addo has won 2020 election in advance, all n,p,p people must register and vote for nana addo, give nana addo 60 percent, as for mahama has drop from 44 percent to 30 percent, shame to mahama, all ghana must go to mahamas house take his monies and vote for nana, the monies is for u, let n,d,c stay in opposition for 1 million years for making ghana people suffer , mahama is wasting his time , ghana people dont like him he is not a leader, no afari gyn to make him pas through the window, , now, nana addo is a visionary, honest, god fearing love ghana he will never steal one cedi of ghana people money or one dollars, , he has never paid bribe before, he does not take bribe he has never stolen before and he will not steal .he has integrity, nana addo is the best president ghana, ,Africa and the world, all ghana must support nana addo to make ghana the best country in africa, there is good future for all Ghanaians. help nana addo to accomplish his mission, good bless Ghana pleople for been patient with nana, nana will deliver help him to make ghana paradise, Ghanaians will enjoy one day, say bless, by gh pp