Former Ghana's High Commissioner to India, Sam Pee Yalley has suggested it will be difficult for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to come back to power unless they are able to remove the corruption tag placed on them by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to him, the NPP prior to the December 2016 election accused the then President John Mahama of spearheading corruption in his administration. He said that the allegation dented the image of the NDC and the President leading to the loss of the election and until that corruption tag is removed from the minds of Ghanaians, it will be difficult for the party in the future.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji, Sam Pee Yaley said: “the only word that can remove a president appears to be the word corruption…in the case of John Dramani Mahama, it was nothing but a campaign strategy and I am telling the NDC; until they are able to remove this perception that has been planted on the minds of people that the NDC; officials are corrupt, it is going to be difficult for us in the future. Because this was a calculated strategy to deepen the perception into reality…”
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When Sam Pee Yaley and the others like him speak in this manner, it is insulting to some of us. As if we do not have minds of our own. do you think those of you in politics are the most intelligent Ghanaians? It is not NPP that planted the tag of corruption on NDC in the minds of Ghanaians. We lived in the same country with the political appointees of Mahama and we know them and what their status was before they got appointed. Do you know why so many people want to become politicians? it is because politics has proved to be the quickest way to become rich in Ghana today. Mahama and his appointees were corrupt, it is not a tag anyone has put on them.
For once I will commend an NDC man Mr Sam Pee Yaley for his boldness; being a leading party member it's almost impossible for him to be blunt to the truth... Yes it all stated as a perception but fast became the reality. If Prof Bothwey's report fails to point out CORRUPTION TAG on Mahama and his NDC then that report must be binned! I am not an NDC person but if contacted I will offer free strategic advice if they want to remain relevant politically unless the NPP commits a serious supper unprecedented blunder, the NDC should better not contest 2020 election. As for former Prez Mahama he will do his party a great deal of favour if he stay out of 2020 elections; for his chances in 2024, I will only base my analysis on how 7th December 2020 goes...
BY THE WAY COULD YOU MR YALLEY DISPUTE THAT CLAIM AND TAG.
Maasar, you have said or hit the nail right at the head. By the way it is NOT perception Tag on the NDC, but it is REAL Corruption from the TOP to TOE. This tag CANNOT be removed within 4 to 10 years coming. Because we will continue saying it and things which have started emerging will be bad for NDC about money chopping will deepen the tag. NCA money,
SORRY. HE DIDNT MEAN PERCEPTION. IT WAS A MISTAKE. YOU GUYS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS A BORROWED ONE SO WE ARE BOUND TO MAKE MISTAKES NOW AND THEN. I WILL FIND OUT WHAT HE ACTUALLY WANTED TO SAY AND COME BACK TO YOU. THANKS NDC COMMUNICATION TEAM LEADER.
NDC is corrupt and that is a reality not a perception. What are we seeing and hearing everyday, create, loot and share.
Mr Pee Yaley,you got it wrong that the corruption is a perception ,it is real and it is in the fiber of the ndc and nothing can change that. NPP in opposition advised you to read and learn if you had listened it would have been better for you,anyway! You were going to lose but not that gargantuan. Eeeiii! Sam Pee Yale paaa didn't Papa JJ AND Nana Konadu tell Ghanaians the ndc government was corrupt? Didn't they advise Ghanaians to boot you out? So what are you talking about?The founder l,creator and the maker of the ndc wanted to see his party in opposition and it came to pass and you blaming others?not until ndc see the rawlingses as owners of that party and give them respect and push out those who think they've occupied the party ndc will never see light. You said it right that it will be difficult for the ndc to come back to power but my prayer is for God to calm down nerves that are agitated by the wickedness and callous of the past ndc government created by mafia gang of the Gambino family whose main aim were to create,loot and share the national cake.
The thing is that, NDC is corruption and corruption is NDC. This is not a campaign strategy; it is a reality and per your analysis, NDC shall remain in opposition forever and ever. Let us all say,....Amen.
SAM PEE PAAAA, WHAT A JOKE OF THE DAY, SO HOW DO CALL IBRAHIM MAHAM NOT PAYING TAXES AND SATUTORY CHARGES ON TIME AND THE ISSUANCE OF DUD CHEQUES, WHAT ABOUT DR OPUNI AND COCOBOD SCANDALS,AND AGAIN THAT OF NCA AND GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY, NOT TO TALK ABOUT WOYOME AND THOSE JUDGEMENT DEBTS THAT WAS CREATED, LOOTED AND SHARED. INDEED NDC IS CORRUPT AND YOU HAVE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. NDC IS NOT COMING IN 2020,NEITHER 2024 NOR 2028, PERHAPS 2032, AFTER GHANAIANS NOTICE REMOSREFUL BEHAVIOUR FROM KOKU ANYIDOHO AND ALL THOSE DEFENDING INDEFENSIBLE.
Uncle Pee so with all these issues of 4million dollars and 1.2 million dollars coming out now with the culprits ready to refund the money do you still see it as a campaign strategy or people were perpetuating crime in darkness. Please let be frank for once to save mother Ghana and the generation yet to be born.