The National Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been asked to resign to pave way for an independent inquest into what led to the party’s embarrassing defeat in the just-ended general elections.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) defeated incumbent President John Dramani Mahama of the NDC with a margin of over one million votes in the December 7, 2016 polls, making the latter Ghana’s first one-term president.
The NDC 2016 Elections Coordinator, Kofi Adams, had accepted responsibility for the party’s abysmal performance at the polls, blaming the defeat on what he termed ‘IT failure.’
But addressing the media on Wednesday at its inaugural ceremony in Accra, the Crusade for Probity and Accountability (CPA), a pro-NDC think-tank, said the leadership of the party should step aside to allow for thorough investigation into the circumstances that actually led to the NDC’s electoral defeat.
The group is said to be aligned with former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Convener of CPA, Dr. Kwesi Djokoto, in a statement said, “In the interest of the party, the national party leadership should offer the best Christmas gift to the party, especially its grassroot supporters, by communicating to the Council of Elders their decision to step aside en bloc at the earliest day possible.
“This will trigger the much-needed inquest into the activities of the party at the branch, constituency, regional and national levels that led to the miserable defeat. An accurate diagnosis is the first step towards recovery,” he said.
Many Ghanaians have attributed the defeat of the NDC to mismanagement of the country’s economy and corruption by the Mahama administration.
Allegation
CPA did not rule out the allegations of corruption against the NDC government as a cause for its defeat, but said that the probe should be conducted to really expose those who might have been perpetrating such corrupt acts within the hierarchy of the party itself.
Citing possible reasons for the NDC’s defeat, CPA alleged that “On election day, thousands of supporters were stranded and eventually did not vote as a result of very poor transport arrangements.”
The think-tank added that “there had been countless complaints of the party structure being ignored in numerous instances. The above were symptoms of a malfunctioning system which were broadly left unaddressed by leadership.”
It noted, “The performance by the NDC in this year’s elections will go down as the most abysmal and dreadful by any major political party in the history of Ghana.
“The picture of the monumental failure is even clearer when it is compared to the 2012 performance of the NDC.”
Deceit
According to CPA, “The national leadership of the party through deceit almost led the teeming supporters of the NDC on a needless collision course which could have resulted in casualties.”
Source: Daily Guide
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I kept telling Asiedu Nketia, Kofi Adam, Fiifi Quartey, Felix Kwaakye Ofosu, Sam George, Anita, And Quick Rebuttal Solomon Nkansah to talk about policies manifested in NDC manifesto. Instead, these people focused on Nana Addo's personality, insults, pompousity, allegations, lies, prejudice. Old man like Yaw Boateng Djan also joined the trail. SOME politicians don't learn. The same arrogance sent NPP into opposition, yet Johnson Asiedu Nketia couldn't learn common practical lessons from what NPP suffered in 2008. 17 professional ***barred word*** contesting for a gang leader. Seikwa Holyer3.
If you have the likes of Koku Anyidoho,Kofi Adams,Fred Agbenyo,Fiifi Kwettey,Anita De sooso etc who are taught to insult during their infancy taking a party as their bonafide property what else can you say? They will bring forth disrespectful and arrogant children that's why ndc is full of fo*ls. The only thing a fo*l and hahateful being knows is insult and arrogance and they hide their names to avoid detection shame on you cowards.
Why mention Mahama as somebody who should context for NDC primaries,with whom? Let's forget about him 4.5 litres( 4.5 yrs president or 1 gallon president). We don't want him because Ghanaians has rejected him. Old cassava don't sell.what a disgrace at the polls. NDC PAA hmm party in Govt! By 6months time water will find it own level.
Yes, get raid of them they lied to you by telling you to be calm because you are winning whilst in actual fact they knew they were loosing the elections. Charlotte tried to find ways to rig it in your favor but could not find a way. Fire all of them.
NDC lost because they could not steal
Sheeee emom NDC fuour di3 mu agyimi papa. You are all the same - such fu.ck.ing illiterates A SIMPLE WORD LIKE T-H-I-E-V-E-S (plural) you cannot spell this simple class 1 word, instead you kept writing , THIFF - thiff paaaaa, my goodness, wabon papa on all social media platforms like Facebook Instagram etc you can always tell whom an NDC is by their retarded vocabulary, grammar and spelling. i feel so embarrassed for you f.o0ls
I can see this NDC party remaining in opposition for a very very long time. How I wish they never come back to power. CPP parties must unite and send NDC to history.... They are cleverly corrupt and arrogant...
These NDC saw-dust party members still do not get it !!!!!!!; the defeat of the NDC is as a licensed corrupt and a stilling party should understand that the perception of stilling and corruption does not build a party because nobody in the NDc including their founder JJ Rawlings can say they are not CORRUPT AND STILLERS IN GHANA !!!!! ; the TRUTH is that Kofi Adams was planted by JJ Rawlings to wreck the activities of the NDC party ; Kofi Adams is a double agent working for JJ Rawlings behind the scenes ; how Kofi Adams was made the campagin leader nobody understands because do not forget the NDc party suspected Kofi Adams of being a double agent and suspended him from the party ; this arrogant teacher and a thiff with no articulate brains used his contacts with the Rawlings family to infiltrate the NDC and deliberately caused their defeat by ignoring the grass roots of the party;the man spoke like a party leader and very arrogant ;to me all the strong men in the party should use every dirty trick and expose this double agent Kofi Adams ; Koku ; Asiedu Nketia; they are are not NDC at heart they are there as licensed political thiffs like all most politicians;Jon Mahama day dreamed that he was annoited by God to be President when everybody knows he was a fraud who became a christian because he wanted to marry his krooked wife Lordibna Mahama ; the man murdered Atta Mills so he can become a President; Jon Mahama is not NDC !!!!!!he was an oportunist and a thiff ; his aim was to enrich himself and his family including his non brainer brother Ibrahim Mahama ;Kofi Adams was a fraudester whoo lied to NDC members and should be removed ; how can you go to congress and say that Jon Mahama should stand uncontested ; are there no qualified people in the NDC party to stand against Jon Mahama ; these were all master minded by Kofi Adams and Asiedu Nketia; TO ME just get rid of these thiffs and fraudesters and open up the party leadership for competition just like NPP did by sacking Paul Afoko ; Agyepong and sammy Crabbe because they were double agents in the party ; to me the NDC should do same just clear the stables of the toxic stench of arrogance ; stilling ;corruption and plain incompetence ; THE PARTY SHOULD REDEFINE ITS OBJECTIVES ARE THEY A PROGRESSIVE WEALTH CREATORS PARTY OR A SOCIALIST PARTY OUT TO CHEAT THE POOR IN Ghana !!!!!!!
"IT Failure!!!!1? Stealers indeed.
its indeed funny and a big joke, how do you blame the dreadful loss in the just ended general elections on IT Failure? was the NDC expecting IT to vote for them? the people simply didnt vote for NDC period....#vigilancewasthetrick