Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yamin has described former President John Mahama as a threat to Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency, hence the attempt by some element within his party to prevent the former President from contesting the 2020 general elections.
Some MPs of the ruling party have given away the game by publicly stating what the cabal’s stand that as far as they are concerned the country’s constitution bars the former President from seeking a second term in office.
On Monday, November 6, 2017, taking his turn on TV3’s morning programme, ‘New Day’, the NPP MP for Effutu, Hon Afenyo Markin stated “as to whether he (Mahama) is eligible to contest again is another debate on its own which will be handled in the future.”
The NPP MP for the Akim Swedru Constituency, Hon Kennedy Nyarko Osei, in a post on his facebook wall echoed same sentiments “Those advising the former President to contest again should read the constitution well. He cannot contest any election again because the constitution is clear. Though the former President did only one term, he is now a former President and statesman who enjoys all the privileges and courtesies of a former President and we cannot vary any of his privileges and benefit to his disadvantage. Therefore, the moment he decides to contest again, those privileges and courtesies must be withdrawn which the constitution does not allow so in principle, he cannot present himself again to be voted into power.”
But the former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show averred that he had a good laugh when he heard the intent of the ruling NPP, concluding that former President John Mahama is a threat to Nana Addo and the NPP in the 2020 election.
“When I heard that issue I said that John Mahama is a threat to Nana Addo Dankwa and the NPP in 2020 elections. They know Mahama will certainly win the 2020 elections which is why they want to stop him from contesting again. They see something great in him and so they are plotting any means necessary to stop him from achieving that aim for the second time,” he reiterated.
He chided that “the ruling New Patriotic Party members are behaving like witches who have discovered greatness in a baby and they decide to kill him before he grows, but John Mahama has passed that stage in his life; it is impossible to kill him now.”
“No matter what they do, he will come back. John Mahama will come and he is not only coming back but he is coming to win the 2020 election and take over the steer which Nana Akufo-Addo is driving to the ditch and turn it back unto the right track,” he emphasized.
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Dreaming
where is the 1 million vote from Kumasi for the ndc
Hw3 de3 pompo kyir3 wo motuem! Even as incumbent he was not a threat and now that he is in opposition. What a rubishhhh
What exactly is the purpose of all these negative comments? Dogs of war!
Yamin what do you mean by threat? In terms of ***barred word*** state purse or what? John can't be a threat to the Prez.If Nana addo decides to contest again HMMMMM!! We can promise Mahama another nice package.Long Live Nana and Long live the people of Millennium city.
How can Mahama be a threat to Akufo-Addo when he did beat him hands down last year's elections. when he (Mahama) was the sitting president.
Sometimes when you read these comments, you are compelled to offer unpalatable words, but no, that is not the spirit. Come to think of it; you were beating as an incumbent over 1,000,000 votes, when you were even doing your Dubai infrastructure. What is giving you the impression that matured people of Ghana will change Nana for you, you who cannot tie your waist belt very well and can only reason if Ibrahim is nearby. Secondly, have you really beaten your hidden contestants in your own party?. I will plead with NPP followers not to compare Nana with Mahama, because, he Mahama does not even have the Locus. When we were growing up, we had the misconception that every Molato (for want of a better word) is brainy, but this guy deaaar, I wonder what mixture of blood is that.
mahama can only win ndc flagbearer but to win the general election to be president of Ghana again will be like Dr Limann's dream which has left his party in opposition for good. Akronfuo takyiamoa like john mahama to come back where do you people think we wash our faces from down up like you? we have a culture and in our culture a ***barred word*** is a disgrace who shouldn't be allowed to lead us. John Mahama will runaway to Dubai in the next flight in the night of his lose and it will be a dificit of about 30% mark my words and come back to give me my stone. Not every Ghanaian is as ***barred word*** as your f00lsoldiers who are unrepentant even the founder has hanged his gloves so what are you doing in his party? The life of the ndc is no more so how can a ***barred word*** bring life to a hospice party hahahahahahaha! Ndc is in a denial hence the noise making to annoy the people, they are like a dying horse screaming and when it is quiet then you know it's gone.
EEEEEI SO NPP THINK SO CALL FREE SHS HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES?. ME I DONT SEE ANYTHING FREE BCOS IF THE NPP USE OUR OWN MONEY TO DO WHAT HE CALL FREE SHS WHICH I VE PAID FOR AND MY ROAD AND HOSPITAL SCHOOL ARE IN BAD CONDITIONS WE SHALL SEE 2020. TODAY I BUY GHC170 FUEL TO FILL MY TANK INSETD OF GHC120, THINGS ARE NOT FINE OOH NANA
Mahama can be treat only to NDC assembles election he luck leadership and Yamin you know very well about that evening the hiding K B Report has said it all he lift office with unspeakable debt he know what his hold on that make him fill like he can win he can never win an election I doubt if he can even win should he contest Lordina you fill it