Ghana’s former Ambassador to the UK Victor Smith has said President Nana Akufo-Addo was “surprised” that he won the 2016 presidential poll.
“He [Nana Akufo-Addo] was surprised that he won,” the failed Abuakwa North
“To be very frank with you [I was surprised Nana Akufo-Addo won] and I think he was surprised that he won,” Mr Smith told Kwadwo Asare-Baffour Acheampong (KABA) on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen political talk show on Friday, 26 May.
“ … They [New Patriotic Party] had done their bit, he [Nana Akufo-Addo] had gone twice and with all the achievements of the Mahama administration, some of them, for some reasons dwelt on maligning President John Mahama so much to the extent that Vice President Bawumia’s wife was insulting the president. … I heard some of them refer to [President Mahama] in derogatory terms and I asked myself: ‘Is this where our politics has gotten to?’” Mr Smith said.
He added that the attacks on Mr Mahama were inspired by the desperation of the NPP to win power and so Nana Akufo-Addo himself could not believe it when he was announced as winner of the polls.
As far as his party’s loss was concerned, Mr Smith said he was surprised the NDC lost. “I was confident that in spite of our shortcomings and mistakes, we had done enough to win so it shocked me a little bit when we lost.”
Source: Classfmonline
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Victor Smith, you may conveniently continue to remain deeply mired in your illusions. You are done;your party is done
Akuffo Addo was surprised he won? What ***barred word***!The ones that were shocked and surprised were John Mahama and leeches like your good self.Mahama was surprised because he thought the rigging machinery was going to work in his favour like in 2012.Nana was not surprised because he knew his party had taken steps to counter th13very that Afari Djan aided in 2012.By the way that maggot will also pay a high price for his part.People can you imagine where this country would be if Nana had started work in 2012?Look at the issue of Galamsey. How many years would it take to repair the damage?I tell you Mahama deserves to be shot.Our constitution [that in fact was designed solely for Jerry John ]ought to be rewritten so that like in South Korea a sitting president can be prosecuted immediately he leaves office.
Stuuppiid Victor Smith. You parade Ridge Church, a church with decent and respectable membership and you ***barred word*** and rave like an iiidiiiooott!!! I respected you because Ithought you were decent not knowing you are just like the rest of the NDC; INDULGING IN PETTINESS AND SKINPAINISM!!! NO WONDER RAWLINGS KICKED YOU OUT FOR YOUR OPPORTUNISTIC AND EGOISTIC BIG-HEADENESS!!!IN ANY CASE YOUR PARTY, WHICH HAS RUINED THIS COUNTRY WITH UNBRIDLED CORRUPTION AND UNREPENTANT GREED WILL LANGUISH IN OPPOSITION FOR A VERY LONG TIME. YOU ARE SO PRETENTIOUS AND PRESUMPTIOUS TO THE POINT THAT YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THIS GREAT NATION, YET YOU COULDN EVEN WIN YOUR OWN CONSTITUENCY!!!! YOU ARE IRRESPONSIBLE, AND ACADEMIC FAILURE WHO COULDNT FINISH MEDICAL SCHOOL AND YOU HAVE THE EFFRONTERY YO COMPARE YOURSELF TO PRESIDENT AKUFFO-ADDO?? LOOK AT YOUR DISGUSTING PERSONA WELL BEFORE YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO SELF-MADE MEN!! THE TIME OF YOUR INSOLENCE AND BRAZEN DISRESPECT IS OVER!!! JUST WATCH IT.
Folks read the reportage correctly - Victor "look politics has done for me when you are part of a team b group" Smith, warts and all, is reported to have said "he thinks Nana Addo was surprised". The issue is who really gives a hoot what folks like him think. Stop wasting your time on yesterday's men, who added zilch value to what they were given.
was mahama not shocked that he lost? Eddddiottttt. Why does peacefm have stuuupidddd editors?
peacefm, why publish shittttt from this assshole? Was Victor Smith in Nana's bedroom with him that night? Nooonssense. If nana addo was surprised he won, what about Mahama on his defeat? kwasssssshia. Peacefm editor, u fouuuuuuuuuuuul paaaaa.
Peacefm please don't ever waste our time ever again with statements by nincompooooops like this mmommoni 1diy0t
What was Mahama campaign message? Nothing but full filled akpeteshi in a flask at every function blowing of whistling and insults.When Nana was given message of hope Mahama recruited babies with peak axes insulting the clergymen, Mahama and the police raided Npp headquarters just to cause troubles for Npp but the people of the nation saw it all and voted you out so shut your big mouth wai
How important is this statement? Whether surprised or not surprised, Nana is the president and this statement doesn't make it real than it actually is. There is nothing in this statement to warrant it being reported as news.
....and the corrupt, greedy and bribe taker John Ford Kanazoe Mahama was also surprised he lost...