Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, says no matter what the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will do to favour former President John Dramani Mahama ahead of the party’s presidential primaries, the latter cannot win power for the party in 2020.
Speaking with Agoo FM in Accra, the Nadowli Kaleo lawmaker, who is a flag-bearer hopeful of the NDC, said the party cannot win the 2020 general election with Mahama as its flag-bearer.
“If I was convinced that the former president could win power for the NDC, I wouldn’t have come up contesting,” Mr Bagbin said.
“I am still convinced and sure that whatever they (NEC) do with him as leader NDC cannot win 2020,” Mr Bagbin averred.
His comments come on the back of claims that the NDC executives were skewing the presidential primary contest to favour Mr Mahama by pegging the filing fee at GHC400,000.
Nine of the flag-bearer hopefuls including Bagbin have petitioned the NDC Council of Elders to intervene, describing the fee as unreasonable.
They specifically accused the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, of masterminding the figure.
Mr Nketia was on record to have declared his support for the candidature of former President Mahama in the race.
The flag-bearer hopefuls’ petition to the elders states: “the amount does not reflect the social democratic ideals of the party and must be reviewed.”
The NDC was yet to receive its copy of the petition, according to Mr Nketia, and as such it will continue with the process.
“We have heard complaints from some of the candidates and some other concerned members of the party. We have also heard about a petition that I’m told is circulating,” he told journalists.
“We want to indicate,” he continued, “that at the level of the national executives we have not seen that petition yet. And so we are unable to act or restrain our action based on a petition that is circulating somewhere in the media.”
Source: Today
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bagbin u are joking.stop da plenty talk and pay the filing and nomination.u talk plenty and yet u cant pay the money.mahama 2020 is possible in shaa ALLAH.U CAN GO TO HELL BAGBIN.MAHAMA IS THE CHOSEN ONE AND U CAN SEE IT WEN PEOPLE WER CONTRIBUTING TO HIS COMING AND EVEN NPP SUPPORT TOOK PART IN THE CONTRIBUTION COS NPP HAS FAIL DEM.BAGBIN IS A JOKE PAAA.
Even if Bagbin can't win primaries, John Mahama has served his due. He should rest and let others contest. Is the NDC for John Mahama? The silent few are watching. My thumb will be more than ready to vote for some else contesting the short man under the umbrella than John Mahama. If the NDC brings JDM, I will not vote. Infact to register my protest, I will spoil the ballot paper.
But who in his wisdom will vote for this Mahama?
"When it is coming, it is doing". The Truth hurts. I pity Mahama, and I will pity him the more in 2020. It is clear that NPP will retain power in 2020. There is no way Ofosu Ampofo and his sharp teeth babies (Sammy Gyamfi) will see the Flagstaff house now. We are tired of the ASIEDUS,ADAMS,ANYIDOHOS and OFOSU KWAKYES...
Yes he cannot win the national elections BUT he is better than you because you can’t wine en the Primaries. So shouldn’t you humble yourself and exercise moderation in your ultrerances? You speak too arrogantly but at this stage you can’t even win your Parliamentary primaries in your constituency. I think some respected party elders should tell Bagbin to tone down or else he is shooting himself in the foot. Just remember how you begged to be given appointment in the last government. For me sometimes I feel NPP has paid you to destroy the NDC and you will regret for it.
he Bagbin can even win the NDC Presidential primeries.