The Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) with the approval of the Council of Elders has established a 13 member committee to investigate the cause(s) of the party’s abysmal loss to the NPP in the 2016 General Election and recommend the way forward.
The committee is chaired by Former Minister of finance and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission(NDPC)- Prof Kwesi Botchway.
The Party is scheduled to address a press conference today-29th December, 2016 and outdoor the members of committee.
The committee’s terms of reference will also be announced at the news conference at the NDC headquarters in Adabraka, Accra. The incumbent John Mahama lost the polls to Nana Akufo-Addo becoming Ghana’s next president at the third time of asking.
The Former Attorney General of the erstwhile Kufuor regime obtained more than 50% plus one vote required to beat his main rival, President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress in the tight contest held December 7, 2016.
The president-elect will be sworn in on January 7 after a one-month transition period. Mr Akufo-Addo had lost previous elections in 2008 and 2012 but pulled through at the third attempt.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Dear postmortem committee: I give sixkey reasons why I and my family (we are 40 plus, and I cater for many of them!) abandoned NDC and indeed voted for Nana and NPP: 1. Asiedu Nketia and his arrogant gang of insulters/communicators thought they were gods in Ghana. They thought insults were the best message to sell.Think of Asiedu Nketia calling JJ a "Barking Dog" and said he was too old to campaign. The arrogance of Koku, Fiifi, Vandepuye, Omane B, Kojo of Free Zone, Solomon, etc. was too much. 2. John Mahama: he was running the economy as if his actions today has no effect on tomorrow. Then there was too much shadiness about him and perceived corruption ('deals'); the Ford saga and the Muntie 3 sealed my vote against him. His indecisiveness was too obvious and he got too petty when he got desperate. 3. NDC did not sell a message: all was insults and clueless 'celebrities'. 4. It was as if there were no elders in the party: sycophancy became the order of the day. As for the Council of State, the least said about it the better. 5. It seemed as if the President and NDC leadership were oblivious of the suffering of Ghanaians!!! In short they became Dubai-fixated capitalists instead of the Social Democrats we claim to be. 6. In short though NDC is a solid organization, JDM and his government as well as Party executives at all levels failed Ghanaians and the PARTY! This is my personal, and objective (with respect to how I decided to vote) submission to the committee.
Dear Akatamansoians, We don't need any committee to tells us what happens, just go and consults the godfather of the party Jeremiah John Rawlings when he predicted your lost at your campaign launch at Cape Coast and Mrs. Rawlings why she always against The criminal John Mahama; that will take your party a day to come on your findings. Asiedu Nketia is a fuuuuulish and stupppppid General Secretary; He has sent the party to loss.
SIMPLE INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPTION,CREATE LOOT AND SHARE ADMINSTRATION THROWN YOUR GOVERNMENT.
You're in a wrong party, a party of arrogance, ***barred word*** and outlaws period.
Please Dr. Botchwey don't waste your time because it very clear everybody knows: BORROW, INFLATE, CREATE, LOOT, SHARE, COVER-UP, ARROGANCE, BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH, INCOMPETENCE, QUID PRO QUO CONTRACTS, NEPOTISM, TRIBALISM, CORRUPTION(WOYOME, SADA, GYEDA, SUBA, WEST BLUE, BUS BRANDING, MERCHANT BANK), DKM, MONTIE 3, CR1M1NAL SOLE SOURCING, AMERIGROUP, KARPOWER, NDC HEADQUARTERS, INSULTING ATTEMPT TO BUY VOTES compounded with a corrupt incompetent ENABLER president were the causes. We have a president who can't even tell Ghanaians how many kids he has but he want us to trust him? I know at least four of his girlfriends who were running for MPs. How can we trust him? His brother Ibrahim was so arrogant and pompous and Ghanaians were tired of him. Why should he move around with a police convoy and military armour tanks? How come all the big sole sourcing contracts were going to Alfred, Ibrahim and his wife's partners? The corruption at Ghana Gas, GNPC, COCOA BOARD, TOR, BOOST, PORTS AND HARBOURS were also contributing factors. Why was the director of civil aviation, Mr. Ohene, a non partisan technocrat who has serve under J.J, JAK and JAM administrations removed just the beginning of expensive renovation of our airports only to give way to a less qualify person closed to Mahamah? What was the motive behind? Who were major benefactors of those airport corrupt sole sourcing nepotist contracts? As usual most of these contracts went to relatives and close associates of his wife. We have problem in Ghana because we're always economic with the truth. You and your group will be meeting, drink tea, throw around big words ands come out with cock and bull Kwaku Ananse story. NDC foot soldiers will not buy them because the know the truth period.
What went wrong is simple even a kid can tell you. 1. The party was in wrong hands being run by wrong people. 2.Arrogance , self centered, Greediness,by ministers and party functionaries. 3.Everything they talked about was lies n trying to defend the lies whiles everyone knows it wasn't true. Revamp the whole party and bring those who worked hard to get this party going only to be taken over by infidels, crooks,womanizers,organize crime members and serial criminals.
A commissioner of EC, Georgina Opoku Amankwah made a pronouncement when asked about the delay in the publication of the electoral results, that the Computer System failed. He actually said: When we key in a number, a different number rather appears". This is very revealing and immediate probe must be commenced, against the backdrop that the NDC's Kofi Adams said the part lost because the IT failed.
Good step forward, If they want why they lost they should go watch Kofi tv interview of Lawyer Ampaw and that of Dr. Asemfofro, then they will understand.
Don't waste your time. The answer is simple, your rigging machine was stopped.
2012 election was rig for JM. NDC is an election machinery. 2016 was beyond riggability. JM was the worse performing president since 1956. Go no further and select a winnable candidate for 2024.