Outgoing Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuije has admitted that “comfortable lead” which emerged as one of the most popular refrains in the heat of the collation of results in the 2016 election was to “assuage the frustrations of supporters” of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Taking his turn on Starr Chat with Bola Ray on Accra-based Starr 103.5FM Wednesday, Vanderpuije who is also Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo said the statement made by Joyce Bawa, campaign spokesperson for the John Mahama campaign on the night of election day December 7 was strategically made to buy time and calm nerves as defeat stared the unsuspecting party faithful.
“Let me say that it was strategic. I’ve come to see that it was strategic. We have what we call the boomerang effect; when the expectations of people are so high, if you are not careful and you don’t manage the expectation, and their frustration comes in, they could vent.”
‘We’re in a comfortable lead’ is to “assuage the frustration of the supporters. [It was] to minimise their frustration because the anger that would have come with the straight [admittance] that we have lost, people would have committed suicide,” he said.
The outspoken politician added: “Even with this, we have reports of people committing suicide. Yes, I’ve heard of about three across the country. People could just not stand it… Even me, I broke down.”
Incumbent President John Mahama eventually conceded defeat to main rival Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP later in the evening of Friday, December 9 as the latter had taken a commanding lead of over a million votes difference with four of the 275 constituencies unaccounted for.
The President-elect, Nana Addo will take the oath of office to officially assume his position on January 7, 2017.
Source: starr FM
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GHANAIANS HAVE TO PRAY FOR A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO NPP.THIS NDC PARTY IS TOO VICIOUS AND ECONOMIC MISMANAGERS.ALL THEY ARE GOOD AT IS ELECTION RIGGING,PERSONAL ATTACKS,PROPAGANDA ,BUYING VOTES AND TRIBAL BIGOTRY
COULDN'T THAT HAVE BEEN A RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND CHAOS? THESE PEOPLE WILL EVEN DO PROPAGANDA TO THEIR GRAVES
Look at bagbin in the picture, like a reject from the Muppet Show...
What does this man take NDC supporters for... fuuuuls, ignorants, unenlightened and unintellegents.....hm asem beba dabi!!!!!!!!!
Hahaahaa!!! comfortable lead turned to uncomfortable defeat. Ei! So even in defeat NDC would still turn the truth upside down. Indeed they call 'black goat' 'white cow'. "By their fruits ye shall know them."
NDC winning elections in Ghana is questionable. Their plans are to massage figures, but this time their opponents were WIDE AWAKE. CORRUPT MINDS! LIARS! WICKED PEOPLE! Ghananians are now WISE! CHANGE HAS COME!
Even when you were losing, you chose to deceive your own faithfuls. Thank God I'm not in NDC. I would have quit the party the very hour Nii Lante said this. Ghanaians rejected you because of deception. Long live your stay in opposition, long live Ghana!
Oh NDC............ lying all the time . Strategy indeed. They lied to the president and to Ghanaians too saying Ghana was "doing fine" even though our economy was in shambles. They lied to the president that he was going to win "hands down". Yes they lied, and lied and lied and lied to every body including themselves. God Don Punish them all.
Who told you that Ghanaians do not know what you people planned to do. Kofi Adams has already admitted that IT failed your party. You thought your rigging machinery would work again this time and you did not know the preparation the NPP had made for you. Thus, when they made their press conference you thought it was propaganda so you also replied with yours out of ignorance. You were also waiting for your 'plan' to work, which never came to pass. Please do not try to cook any explanation now. Do not be deceived, we know your rigging machinery through IT failed you.
THEY LIED TO THEIR GULLIBLE FOLLOWERS TO THE VERY END. WHAT A GROUP OF LIARS AND UNREPENTANT PROPAGANDISTS. MAY GOD OPEN THE EYES OF YOUR FOLLOWERS TO KNOW THE CHARACTER AND CALIBER OF THE LEADERS THEY HAVE.