Former President Rawlings has been blamed for his party’s thumping defeat in the 2016 general elections last week.
The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu believes the founder’s absence from the campaign undermined the party’s chances at the polls.
The governing NDC’s candidate President John Mahama obtained 44.40% to lose his re-election bid to his main rival New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Nana Akufo-Addo who obtained 53.85% of the valid votes cast.
The routing of the NDC was severest in the Central region where the governing party survived the NPP onslaught in only 4 constituencies.
From 16 parliamentary seats in 2012, the NDC now has only 4 seats. The NPP has 19 seats.
The NDC founder, known for his charisma and charm, was conspicuously missing in the NDC's campaign which analysts say is evidence of disagreement between the former President and his party.
The NDC Greater Accra Regional Organiser Anthony Nukpenu in an interview with Adom News put the blame at the door-step of former President Rawlings.
He alleged that, their founder was the key to unlocking the votes in the Volta region which is NDC’s stronghold. But he deliberately stayed out of the campaign to ensure their defeat, he said.
“He [Rawlings] did not just stay out of the campaign; he did a lot of things which resulted in voter apathy in the Volta region and other areas to ensure we lose the elections,” he stressed.
Unprecedented voter apathy in the Volta region saw a huge drop in voter turnout across the Volta region’s 26 constituencies.
“He [Rawlings] deliberately worked against the party in so many ways to undermine the integrity of the NDC and its flagbearer to make sure we were defeated at the polls," he stated.
Rawlings has been complaining that his party is losing its core values of probity and accountability and warned the party could be in opposition if it did not re-dedicate itself to these values.
The NDC Regional Secretary wondered why a father of a political party would want his children to suffer before he put things right.
However, Anthony Nukpenu said they have taken the defeat in good faith and will re-strategize and come back stronger for the 2020 elections.
Source: myjoyonline
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I RESPECT JJ RAWLINGS A LOT, BUT NOW HE HAVE BEEN CONTROLLING LIKE A REMOTE CONTROL BY HIS GREEDY WIFE,SO THAT WAS THIER WISH TO SEND NDC IN OPPOSITION.
How can jj whose hard work in the 80s defined all the strong holds of the NDC be insulted and disrespected by the leadership of the NDC and you even boasted you won 2012 elections without him do he can stay at home and relax. Even if you can't increase the strong holds at least maintain it but no all you do is spitting on your founder. What about Lordina, what is her contribution? Nothing but you called Konadu Jezebel ??? Ungrateful people
If the Rawlingses think that they are still popular they should look at what agyeman Rawlings had in the election. She was the last beaten by the Independent Candiddate. Their aim is to destry the NDC bjut they cannot equally be accepted to rule again without the NDC. Rawlind is AS HYPOCRITE AS SEFA KAI. SEFA'S DEFEAT AND EXPOSURE IS AROUND THE CORNER. GOD IS NOT A RESPECTER OF PERESONS. TODA Y IT IS Mahama tomlorrow it may be the humiliation of Rawlings or Sefa Kai. WaTCH OUT
THEY R COMING BK IN 2040 BCOS PAPA J IS TAKEN HIS PARTY AWAY. ***barred word*** N ARROGANT
The centre can not be hold, things falls apart -Babies with sharp teeth we beg you please leave our granny alone so he can enjoy his ex-presidential status for long
Masa you better ***barred word*** if you have nothing to say kwraa.........Do not get us angry at all. We do not get any direct benefit from the party but we love the party with our whole heart. We expect you to take time and carefully analyse why we lost and stop this. If you care to know...... * We lost the elections because NDC would not listen. * You have ministers and MP's who will not get involved in the campaign. * You have MP's who instead of getting close to the constituents rather disrespected them. * A whole minister of state will tell a radio station i will not talk to you. * Show of power and money..... * Citizeens were crying of hardship but we refused to do or even portray we were doing something. * Your world bank, what have they benefited with all the years of support? * What project have you completed at your world bank? * A whole party founder was abused, insulted and relegated to the back seat... * Show of pomposity, arrogance by government officials. * Building infrastructure without ensuring the people will eat to survive to make use of infrastructure. My advise is that we rather gulvanize ourselves and go back to our world bank and grass roots and apologies to them.
they said Rawlings was too old to campaign now look.
asem b3n koraa nie?, what matter be dis? huh?. Paapa J , if you talk u r in trouble if you no talk too wahala. please, please ooo, mbano,biko, let him be. let the old boy be.
When asiedu was saying all sort of things about JJ were u people not there and what did u tell them, when JJ went to advise JM on the people he is surrounded with didnt he tell papa J that even if he is the founder he is now the one leading the party so what outcome were u expecting. Rawlings self voted for her wife if u care to know and i am very proud he didnt mind u people not even for a second. you claim he was old and cant campaign forgeting Kufuors is with a walking stick but he still supported with his best of efforts and his prediction for NPP came on live and coloured, NPP takes 5regions and share the rest with NDC. Forever in opposition
Was it not your General Secretary who insulted the founder of the party? What do you expect when he advises you and instead of listening to good counsel you rather send babies with sharp teeth and evil dwarfs to run him down. Your party was also on record to have said you won the 2012 elections without him. What has changed this time round. Stop the blame game and stay in opposition for as long as you do not respect your elders.