The John Mahama campaign team has expressed concerns over the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) fixation with the party’s impending presidential primary as against what it termed as the “misgovernance” of President John Akufo-Addo.
The team in a statement Saturday suggested it is not happy about the delays in electing a flagbearer.
In its view, the completion of the internal electoral processes would provide the party leadership space and time to begin the process of formulating comprehensive strategies towards the NDC’s victory in 2020.
“It is our humble view that the party has been so pre-occupied with internal elections that it has had very little time to focus on the full extent of the misgovernance of the Akufo-Addo administration,” it said.
The team said though they have the “most marketed candidate” in the person of Mahama, in the most unlikely event of a different person emerging as the flagbearer, a longer campaign period will suffice.
“We have to be mindful of the 2019 timetable announced by the Electoral Commission and the need to ensure that the party provides ample space to participate in those activities,” it advised.
The statement from the John Mahama team comes on the back of an earlier one issued Thursday by the party’s Functional Executive Committee to announce changes in the guidelines on the primary, including the review of the election date and reduction of filing fees.
Some eight aspirants petitioned the NDC Council of Elders to intervene in resolving some breaches in the drawing up of the guidelines and also to reduce the 400,000-cedi filing fee which they said was too high.
We won’t pick nomination forms – 8 NDC flagbearer aspirants declare over 400k fees They also asked the Council of Elders to intervene and push forward the timelines announced for the picking of nomination, filing and conduct of the primary, originally scheduled for January 19.
A meeting between the eight aspirants, the party’s National Executive Committee and the Council of Elders concluded the primary date be pushed to January 26 and extended the date for the picking of nomination from December 3 and 4 to December 8.
The filing fee was also slashed to 300,000 cedis.
NDC filing fee slashed to ¢300K, aspirants have up to Dec 8 to pick forms But the John Mahama campaign team is not happy the former President was invited to the meet that led to the changes in the timetable.
While it said the Council of Elders had the prerogative to meet with the eight aspirant petitioners, “the said meeting could have included all other aspirants or their representatives, especially as the matters in issue border on the interest of all concerned”.
It said the election should be seen as a contest among individuals desirous of leading the NDC in the 2020 elections and not as one between a group of persons against a particular candidate.
The team disagreed with the eight aspirants that the original dates set would interfere with the Christmas festivities, noting all aspirants have had unimpeded access to delegates across the length and breadth of the country
“As regards the concern that the Christmas festivities may interfere in campaign activities, we wish to note that in both 2000 and 2008, Ghana held presidential runoff elections in the Yuletide season” it noted.
Source: 3news
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Are these ndc ok or their defeat is making them lose their minds? tell us what us mismanagement in this government? do you call the Free SHS, RESTORATION OF TEACHER AND NURSES TRAINEE ALLOWANCES, NABCO, PFJ, employment of Agric extention officers, restoration of NHIS, ndc debts paid mismanagement ? you might be sick in your heads and do you want Ghanaians to take create l000*00t and share, Woyome, sada,suba, gyeeda, nkomfem fly away to Burkina , Ford Explorer car bribe, World Cup saga, inflated contract sums with inferior materials, Akua Donkor as senior economic adviser, cars to John Dumelo, Tracys Boakye, Mzbel, Afia Schwarzenegger, Mr Beautiful etc as good governance? you people are really sick in your minds. We the good people of Ghana prefer the mismanagement which is helping over millions and millions of Ghanaians to ndc good governance that help 50 people over 30 million population. Tell us just one intervention that ndc and John mahama brought to help the people? your circle Dubai debt has been paid, the huge mountainous debt you left Ghana has been taking care of, ndc is a spent force! if you dont have nothing don't say nothing to spoil your soup! John mahama is not coming today or tomorrow! I think, you got the message well with the President's tour of the whole country,hwan na onp3 adepa! Ndc will attack mahama's camp than the good work of the NPP because the people are discerning and need a leader who is faithful, a trustworthy president, a president they can believe in and that is Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo! Ghanaians are not ready for your lies and propaganda because you just left office just about 2 years ago so we know you and know you very well. even in opposition you are still incompetent and ***barred word***, you haven't learnt any lesson from your defeat and haven't changed from your old cr00*00k ways! Ndc will rot in opposition. Behave like you don't have no problem to solve within yourselves but your problem is the NPP, you will cake in opposition!
Bring the ***barred word*** on, and , see what the repercussion will be. Wrong step ,***barred word***"s mates. Bear in mind, live goats made meals of his posters just before the last national elections. Do you know the spiritual implication of the goat"s "misdemeanor'? In fact, bring him on. Daring you gallant Don Quixotes of NDC. Jokers.