The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu has said he was not surprised former President John Mahama lost the 2016 elections to President Akufo-Addo.
Akufo-Addo garnered 5, 716, 609 votes, representing 53.84 percent to snatch the presidency from former Mahama who secured 4,713,277 votes, representing 44.40 percent.
The NDC also lost more than 40 parliamentary seats to the NPP, which gave the latter majority in Parliament. Akufo-Addo won the election after a third term bid.
Speaking Wednesday on Starr Chat, Chief Momodu said despite openly declaring his support for Mahama in that year’s election he knew deep down that retaining the power will be a herculean task.
“Because there were a lot of similarities to [Goodluck] Jonathan in Nigeria,” he told Starr Chat host Bola Ray when asked if he had seen Mahama’s defeat coming in 2016.
He continued: “The easiest way to get rid of a government is to accuse it of corruption and most people that is what they want to hear. Whether it is true or not people just want[ed] to hear. And it is in the character of politics that you must damage your opponent and damage him beyond repair.”The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodou has said he was not surprised former President John Mahama lost the 2016 elections to President Akufo-Addo.
Akufo-Addo garnered 5, 716, 609 votes, representing 53.84 percent to snatch the presidency from former Mahama who secured 4,713,277 votes, representing 44.40 percent.
The NDC also lost more than 40 parliamentary seats to the NPP, which gave the latter majority in Parliament. Akufo-Addo won the election after a third term bid.
Speaking Wednesday on Starr Chat, Chief Momodu said despite openly declaring his support for Mahama in that year’s election he knew deep down that retaining the power will be a herculean task.
“Because there were a lot of similarities to [Goodluck] Jonathan in Nigeria,” he told Starr Chat host Bola Ray when asked if he had seen Mahama’s defeat coming in 2016.
He continued: “The easiest way to get rid of a government is to accuse it of corruption and most people that is what they want to hear. Whether it is true or not people just want[ed] to hear. And it is in the character of politics that you must damage your opponent and damage him beyond repair.
Enumerating what he thinks were Mahama’s shortcomings during the electioneering Chief Momodu said, “He was too busy concentrating on his project. That was one problem. The second one was that Mahama could not really be bothered about what people said about him. That’s why he used to say ‘I’m a dead goat.’ He couldn’t be bothered. He was not afraid.”
According to him, Mahama took several bold decisions during his reign and “he paid the price for taking those bold decisions.”
“So you saw the defeat coming, staring him in the face,” chipped in Bola Ray. “Oh! It was a tough battle for him,” he replied.
Asked why he was still glued to the Mahama ticket despite him knowing the obvious, he reiterated that, “In life, you don’t say that because you are going to be defeated you’ll just sit down at home and do nothing.”
“For him, it was a great experience and I’m so proud of him for bowing out gracefully,” he said despite a lot of pressure on him not go.
Source: starrfmonline.com
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Ghanaians are not ***barred word***. We saw what was happening in our country. Classic example now in court. NCA case and you tell us we were just shouting corruption. Big ouef. Go stay in your Nigeria and keep your opinion to yourself
Good to your country and talk your politics there. ***barred word***!sycophants.
"Pressure on him not to go"? Not to Go where? Ma Paddy, He had no option okay. Mahama had No option at tall.
Npp at its best doing what they are good at..... Also making up stories false stories without proof!!! Did all that happen? 2 months before the elections vehicles were not searched? Eii!!!
Chief Momodu does not know what he is saying! Some of us do not believe he expected Mahama to lose. He might have been more shocked than Mahama himself. Does the chief know of the planned rigging, the STX style? Did he know that at least 4 supreme court judges upheld that 2012 election was rigged? Does he know of the planned anarchy? Does he know that for 2 months before elections vehicles were not to be searched in Ghana? Does he know of arms and ammunition that were to be given to new police recruits? Does he know of Anokye's role in collating NPP votes and probably blocking possible hacks to the ec computers? Does he know of the famous or infamous comfortable lead? He is simply not serious!
It (not he)is not only a ***barred word*** but also a g*re*edy f*o*ol.
Bold decisions like what? Nigerian coming to tell us what we don't know when we live here and not abroad? Massa get serious. You either say it or ***barred word***