Member of Parliament for Nadowli/Kaleo constituency, Alban Bagbin, believes former president John Mahama could have easily won the 2016 election if he and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), had listened to his advice.
Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Bagbin explained that, all the advice he gave to the former president and the National Democratic Congress were ignored.
“…I think the election defeat is a useful lesson that we have learned as a party and many of the elders and senior members of the party have come to me to say that if they had listened to my early signals about the way things were going, we might not have been in opposition.”
Mr. Bagbin, who publicly criticized Mr. Mahama said he has been vindicated because “they saw belatedly that what I did was for the benefit of all, not just me.”
The MP once again underscored his presidential ambitions, but was not straightforward with a response on whether or not he would contest the 2020 flagbearership of the NDC.
“As for presidential ambitions, that is as clear as daylight. It is very clear to everybody who is watching the political arena that honorable Bagbin has presidential ambitions. Together with the NDC, we will take the decision as to who will lead us in 2020.”
Mr. Bagbin said he stood tall amongst the names being linked to the NDC flagbearship in 2020 “and there is none of them, those who have come out so far, who doesn’t admire my leadership because I have led all of them in politics.”
“…If honorable John Dramani Mahama passed through my hands and he was a vice or he was President, how can he or any other person say the person who mentored and trained him is not qualified to be president?” the MP quizzed further.
Among the names making rounds as possible flagbearers are former Rector of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Joshua Alabi, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah; former Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho and former National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) CEO, Sylvester Mensah.
Mr. Bagbin himself announced his intentions to run for president on the NDC ticket in 2008, but he never stood for the primaries.
Source: citifmonline.com
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SO ALL THE CRITICSMS AGANST JDM WAS ALL BCOS OF UR PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS? AND WHO WILL VOTE FOR A SKIN-PAIN PERSON LIKE U??
This idiotic northner called Alan Babgin is leaving in a mirage desert world ; what makes this full of a thiff think that just because he mentored Nana Addo and Jon Mahama he will automatically become a President besides most great teachers; professors or mentors do not end being millionaires neither do they end up being leaders or Presidents execept in the case of kriminal Atta Mills ; what this idiotic donkey should understand is that Ghanaians are fed up with these selfish ;corrupt ;stillers ; liars from the north who poverty as excuse to to siphon off monies by stilling ; Ghanaians will never vote for another northner leading the NDC party because Nana Addo will go fopr the 2020 elections and win ; DR Bawumia will follow for 2024 and 2028 and 2032 unless there is miscaculations but if everything is left on transparent voting there is no way NDC can come power let alone an NDC northner becomming President in Ghana ; Massa Allan JUST FORGET GHANA IS NOT READY FOR YOU !!!!!!.
Who tells Mr.Bagbin that mere experience or long service in parliament makes one a president. To me this is a myopic idea. He should test the waters and see. I can guarantee that with even an overwhelming mandate from NDC as choice for president, he would struggle for even 30 percent of popular votes in present day Ghana. In fact, with or without your advice, NDC was going to lose any way. The entity or the organisation called NDC and all it's negative attributes- corruption, arrogance of power, incompetence, gross disrespect for the elderly, dumsor, had virtually brought the entire country to it's knee. You still think these are attractive enough to bring you people back to power? May God forbid.
Still living in a dream land. The 2016 elections is over and these ndc guys are still talking about what made them loose the elections.
Nyansabuakwa Bagbin!
What advice.matchewwww
How can Gbagbin lead a party whose members ignored his advice? Did they not see the writings on the wall staring at their faces when they ignored him? What is the prove that Ghanaians are ready for him if his party members were not ready to heed his advice, what a dreamer!