National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Porturphy has indicated that the party is gearing up to kick the ruling government out of power and stage a comeback in the 2020 polls.
Speaking to GHOne TV, Mr. Portuphy indicated that the party among other things is focusing on setting its foundations right and correcting previous errors that may have cost them victory in the 2016 polls.
“Now our concern is to register our members, and organize our branch elections, and build a solid foundation”
Touching on candidates who have so far declared their intentions of leading the party in the next presidential election, Mr. Portuphy said the competition only shows how many competent leaders the party can boast of.
According to him, the support of party members and the Ghanaian populace for these individuals will go a long way to safeguard the party another slot in government in 2020.
“All the names mentioned are all very competent, they could lead this party, with our support, we could move this party from opposition into government”, he said.
Several persons have come forward in recent times to declare their intentions to contest for the flagbearership of the NDC. Former boss of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, former Vice-Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi, former Trades and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, former Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon Nii Amasah Namoale, Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Bagbin and Stephen Atubiga are among the list of persons who are interested in contesting.
Speaking on the issue at the NDC Unity Walk in Cape Coast over the weekend, Former President John Mahama who led the party to the polls in 2016 maintained that he is unperturbed by the competition. According to him,
“I know there are several of my colleagues who have declared an intention to run. They are all party members and they are eligible to stand.
“Let me caution: after the flag bearer contest, whoever wins, all of us will have to rally round to support that person. And, so, please let us not go personal, let us not insult each other because all of us belong to the same NDC family, and, so, if anybody has declared to stand it is his right to do so. Don’t insult him because at the end of the process, all of us need to come together to support whoever wins as the flagbearer.”
“Spio was my boss and later became my minister; Joshua was my colleague in Parliament and later became the Vice Chancellor of UPSA, Sylvester was the NHIS Boss and later a Presidential Staffer… It’s not now that they want to contest that I will have a problem with them. Atubiga is even my favorite Presidential candidate. Let us all work in unity for victory 2020,” he added.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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SEE HIS NOSE...HM
ULL BE IN OPPOSITION FOOLING SAAA TILL 9080...JOHNFOA
What do you take the people of Ghana for? You can tell this only to your supporters, who even after all the corruptions that took place in your 8 year rule still see nothing wrong. I can tell you they are the minority in the society.Do not deceived yourself a bit thinking that the propaganda and the lies you have just started will win you the power as you did in 2008. This time Ghanaians are discerning and will never listen to you. You never fulfill any of your promises in 8 years. a typical example is the one term premium of the NHIS, which you eventually left a debt of 1.2m cedis. You were able to fulfill only one promise like the devil to come and steal, kill and destroy. You corrupt every institution such that nothing was working in Ghana. You were busy paying dubious judgement debts where some of your minister were contractors for judgement debt. My question is are there no sensible person in the party to advise you that with all these corruption that went on during your term, you should at least keep quiet and give the current administration some time to put things right that to try as much as possible to tag them as corrupt like you.
What is the man's name? Kofi what?? Aaah this man paa, do you think we Ghanaians walk backwards anaa? We gave you power and a whole 8 years you couldn't even find who said ''tweaa'' and you think we will give you power again? Tofiakwa, in your electric dream. That won't happen in the next 30 years
People like you should not still be handling the affairs of the party after you incompetently wrecked the party. You should have resigned
LOOK AT THIS FUULISSH OLD MAN.GO AND BABY SIT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
Unwise bigot!!!
My boss, we are only 10months in opposition. Relax small. I need to insult them a little before we bring on the taking over issues. Regards, Your boy, ofosu
Hey wake up wake up.,, 3y3 day333🤣🤣🤣🤣. A dream ooooo....wake up from your slumber wai. Agr) wo muaniso.. gearing up to tear yourselves apart more like. Go deal with your kwesi botchwey report wai. Clearly u guys have a very long way to go. I shy give u sef. Keep dreaming wai and don't wake up.
look at this chimp too, we are about to jail all of you for luuting from state coffers including you portuphy, ediot of a rat