Former President John Mahama is now convinced the shocking defeat he suffered in December 2016, was orchestrated by God.
According to him, the defeat, which is the heaviest to be suffered by a sitting president since Ghana returned to democratic rule in 1992, is to afford Ghanaians the opportunity to compare the performance of his administration to that of the current regime led by Nana Akufo-Addo.
Sometimes we set our hearts on something but God won’t give it to you, however, whatever God does is good, Mr. John Mahama said in the Akan dialect to party followers at Awutu Senya in the Central Region, Wednesday.
Nana Akufo-Addo then the opposition leader, surprisingly secured a resounding one-touch victory by polling 53.85% of total valid votes cast against incumbent John Dramani Mahama who managed 44.40%.
The party also outperformed the governing National Democratic Congress in the parliamentary election by increasing its seats from 122 to 169 to form the majority, while the NDC saw its representation drop from a majority 148 to 106.
But the former President, who has set the next four days to tour the region to kickstart his campaign to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) going into the 2020 elections, related the outcome of the 2016 polls to the weights of alcohol and water.
He grounded his argument on the fact that alcohol weighs less in volume than water indicating that it is when one carries the two that the difference in weight can be ascertained.
To him, the Ghanaian electorate who voted massively for Nana Akufo-Addo to earn him and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) a massive one-touch victory are the best judges.
Therefore, the victory for the NDC come 2020 is certain, he told the excited gathering who responded simultaneously with cheers.
Mr. Mahama is kick-starting his campaign to lead the opposition NDC in the 2020 presidential election from Awutu Senya East and West in the Central region.
He is expected to visit other constituencies during his four-day campaign tour of the region to share his vision with delegates and seek their mandate to lead the party.
Source: JFM/Ghana
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did GOD make you in-com*petent? eben asem koraa yin. JM is your final destiny tied to the presidency or you just want the opportunity to redeem your embarrassment. you have nothing new, good or better to offer, so find your space somewhere quietly in your riches and enjoy the l*oot and Ghana's magnanimity in the nice care package for ex presidents. a greater embarrassment awaits you in 2020 I bet you.
pls my sister you forgotten the election petition which stoled JM 9months from his 4 year terms.Which 6 months was used for 2016 campaign. Johm Dramani Mahama AYEKOOOOOOOO OYE BI
I have come to respect the former pres. Mahama for his smartness and tenacity when he was the president of this republic. We are dumsor and numerous strikes from doctors, nurses, teaches,TUC, actors and actresses he was able to held this nation at peace and give Ghana numerous infrastructures such as RIDGE HOSP. CIRCLE FLY OVER,ABOADZE GAS PLANT,TERMINAL 3 AT AIRPORT,CHEAP COMPOUND,SEA WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT TESHIE,KEJETIA MARKET,MILITARY HOSP, LEGON HOSP. DODOWA HOSP. 120 COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS,BUSES FOR MASS TRANSIT ETC I CANT COUNT THEM THEY ARE PLENTY. JOHN YOU ARE TOO MUCH BECAUSE YOUR PARENT BAPTISED YOU IN CHURCH THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE THE BIBLICAL NAME INDEED THE GRACE OF GOD IS UPON YOU. UNLIKE SOME WHO WAS OUTDOORED AT SHRINE WITH ACOHOL AND WAS NAME ( N.A.D.A .A ) HMMMMM TIME AHEAD WILL BE INTERESTED IN GHANA. JM BITOASO
We love you former president Maham. Please don't leave us, you are our sent redeemer from God. By the grace of God you will take the power back and teach nana and bewumia how to govern. Because governance is not theory but experience and grace.All meaning Ghanaians are quiet and are watching this administration, because they said they can do it better.Now Joe Larty (nana addo and Bawumia) the ball is in your net kick and score. eniama
Nana our eyes open now ooo so stand up and fulfill your numerous promises before 2020 election else you go suffer the same fate as the former president suffered. We won't allow you guys to lie to us again ooo
@Killer you've said all. God will indeed bring the former president back.We the good people of Kumasi is disappointed in Nana Addo(The president of Ghana). If you can't do the Free Senior High School very is it byforce to do it. Nana please be bold and make a reversal of this policy. SUGGESTION; please cancel the free SHS and make the communities shs and technical and vocational schools free that will save Ghana some cash to fix our roads and gutters. Ghanaian dont only want education we also desire a decent living. People are suffering Nana. WAKE UP STOP SLEEPING.
YOU SEE HOW HYPOCRITICAL,PARTISAN,TRIBAL,RELIGOUS AND SELFISH SOME GHANAIANS ARE.THAT IS WHY GOD WRATH IS UPON YOU PEOPLE.CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS COUNTRY(GHANA),YOU ARE LIVING IN PLENTY BUT SUFFERING BECAUSE OF YOUR EVIL ATTITUDE.YOU PEOPLE PROCLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY BUT YOU DON'T SHOW ANY CHARACTER OF GOD.I THOUGHT THE CURRENT PRESIDENT (NANA ADDO)PROMISED TO MAKE LIFE EASY FOR MANY ORDINARY GHANAIANS? WHAT ARE WE SEEING NOW,CAN'T YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE INSULTING THE FORMER PRESIDENT SEE HARDSHIP, FITHINESS,DEPRECIATION OF CEDI, LOW INFRASTRUCTURE,NAPOTISM,AUTOCRACY,HIGH FUEL PRICE,INDISCIPLINE,INSECURITIES,ARROGANCY, LIES,DECEPTIONS ETC ALL AROUND US. IS IT THE TRUE CHANGE WE VOTTED FOR? LETS SOME ONE TELL ME. GOD WILL TOTALLY FORSAKE GHANA IF YOU PEOPLE CONTINUAL TO BE PARTISAN AND TRIBALISM,NANA ADDO LACK LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE TO DO THIS JOB.AZUMA BANDA SAID BEFORE ELECTION 2016 THAT NANA ADDO CANT BE PRESIDENT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS UNINTELLIGENT. ALL OF US CAN CONFIRM IT NOW. WE VOTED FOR HIM BECAUSE WE THOUGHT FOR HIM BEEN IN STRUGGLING TO COME TO POWER FOR SOO MANY YEARS HAS GIVEN HIM SOME LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION FOR THE ORDINARY GHANAIANS, BUT HE HAS BECOME SOO CALLOUS AND ARROGANT THAT HE DOESN'T HEED ANY ADVICE. TO ME PRES. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA IS TEN TIMES BETTER THAN NANA ADDO IN EVERY SPHERE IN LIFE. JUST THAT HE WAS NOT BORNED AS AN ASHANTI OR AKYEM THAT MADE HIM TO SUFFER FROM YOU GREEDY,EGOCCENTRIC, SELF CONCEITED SOO CALLED AKAN GHANAIANS. AS YOU PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THE BATTLE IS THE LORD, GOD WILL FIGHT FOR THE FORMER PRES. JOHN D. MAHAMA AND HE WILL COME BACK AGAIN IN 2020 BY THE POWER OF THE MOST HIGH GOD TO PROOF TO YOU NANA ADDICTED PEOPLE THAT IT IS NOT BY MIGHT NOW BY POWER BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD. PRES.JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA MORE FIRE AND MORE GREASE TO YOUR ELBOW. DON'T MIND THEM THEY ARE FEW, THE NUMEROUS GHANAIANS ARE CRYING FOR YOUR COME BACK. GOD HAS PUT THEM INTO SHAME AND THEY ARE DISGRACE AND THEY ARE EMITTING THE ANGER ON YOU BECAUSE YOU STAND AS A THREAT TO THEIR SOO CALLED DEMI GOD. FIGHT ON GOD IS WITH YOU AND HE WILL VENDICATE YOUR IMAGE THEY WANT TO TARNISH AND THEIR NANA ADDO WILL BE DISGRACE FOR TAKING THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS IN VAIN. GOD BLESS ALL TRUE AND PURE GHANAIANS.
SE EDA NO DURU HOA ENA YE BE HU.
I am very sad for NDC for not presenting any credible candidate than this man to waste both their time and the fortunes of the party. Mahama's rejection will be disastrous in 2020.
You are too power drank Mahamma. Ghana does not belong to you. Any President that ruled Ghana did not contest again except you. You came to mismanage and spent the nations money anyhow and you want to be president again. Don't try because you will be voted against because Ghana is not for you, Ibrahim Mahamma and your advisors.