Former President John Dramani Mahama, who is contesting again to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 presidential elections, believes the flagbearer election is a done deal for him.
Mr Mahama, in his address hours after submitting his nomination forms at the party’s headquarters yesterday, said when he wins, emphasising that, “I didn’t say if,” meaning he is only waiting for the formality to endorse him at the party’s primaries.
According to him, when he wins, he will bring together the other contenders to work together for a victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Mahama said after losing the previous election, he thought of going back to his private life would be a better experience, but later decided to come back, because the ruling government had disappointed the country.
He believed that he is much better prepared now to lead the NDC as a flagbearer, and then as a presidential candidate, because he has been there before.
Before the national contest will be the internal one to choose a leader, but all indications point to the fact that Mahama will be chosen again.
Not long ago, a flagbearer hopeful in the NDC, Ricket Hagan, had to back off because he believed “the delegates have already decided,” he stated in a release.
According to him, through his one-year campaign across the country to campaign, he realised that the attention was towards a direction, and that no other aspirant mattered to most of the delegates.
Other aspirant hopefuls have also stepped down from the contest, with the same or similar excuse, as, perhaps, they are mindful of their money going waste, when the process was proving to favour another contender.
The majority of the NDC members of Parliament (MPs) have openly declared their support for Mr Mahama, and contributing money to push his campaign.
At the party’s recent Delegates’ Conference held in the Fantasy Dome at the International Trade Fair Centre, Accra, a song composed for Mahama was played, a development which angered the other contenders.
Whilst other aspirant hopefuls were crying for a reduction in the GH¢400,000 filing fee, days after the announcement, people within the NDC had already contributed money, which even exceeded the 420,000 total amount for the nomination forms and filing fee.
As if that was not enough, some of the aspirant-hopefuls have complained in public about their reservations of the election processes ahead of the presidential primary. They claim the process is only in favour of a particular candidate.
At the time of filing this report yesterday, four people had submitted their nomination forms. They are Alban Bagbin, Joshua Alabi, John Mahama, and Sylvester Mensah.
However, the party is expected to have the flagbearer election in later January, 2019.
Source: The Chronicle
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
Bringing back the co-rr-upt by the NDC is like eating again the food that is poisonous, which causes you to vomit and nearly killed you!
He is under pressure to return some of the money he earned in government to the citizenry. This is the only way he can do it. There is no Dr. Afari Gyan, or Justice Atuguba to help him. As for Amadu Sule and Charlotte, they are still licking their wounds. STL technology could not help him. Now he has no entity to help him rig the election. HE WANTS TO COME BACK TO RETURN THE BAUXITE DEPOSIT TO HIS BROTHER.
JM you can buy your way to be the flagbearer but you cant buy all the Ghanaians 2020. You tried it 2016 and it didnt work out. What didnt you share in Ghana 2016, your party communicators were on all media houses every morning yet .......you took the comfortable lead. Mas get ready to spoil more money.
THE GREATEST DAY DREAMER OF OUR TIMES
But 23% awaits you in 2020!
This guy is greedy, incompetent and corrupt and now arrogant..... He is got so much money that he has bought all the delegates. Con.man John Ford.
Of course he has won the flag-bearer position already. Or rather he has already bought it.This man is the worst leader this country has ever had. Why he wants to come back is something I cannot wrap my mind around.
My brother you forget to add he was also a Deputy Minister and a Substantive Minister. As you said, the level of greed driving this man is not seen and witnessed anywhere in the world. But we wait to see real size in 2020 when it will be too late for him. Greedy...........
You will have another 'comfortable lead' against Nana Addo come 2020. This time it will be 23%!
But, if, not for greediness!! You have been an assemblyman, an MP, vice president and president. You should allow someone else in your party an opportunity. Or you think you are the only wise person in NDC. Anyway, I don't blame you, I would blame those greedy parasites executives of your party. 2020, you will know your real size. If I were you I would retreat and go find somewhere and enjoy the money you clandestinely stole from Ghanaians.