Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi says the NDC Regional Chairmen who have endorsed the candidature of former President John Mahama were coerced to do so.
Chairman Wontumi claims to have concrete information of the move by the 10 regional Chairmen to make Mahama more popular than his rivals ahead of their flagbearership race.
Speaking on Neat FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’, the NPP Chiarman noted that “Mahama has promised the regional chairmen to help them maintain their seats in their regional elections so in return they have to endorse him [Mahama] to win the flagbearership race as well.”
“I'm surprised why these Chairmen will take such a decision to single out the former President for this subtle endorsement when others have also expressed their interest to contest the race," he added.
Ten Regional Chairmen of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have backed the candidature of John Dramani Mahama for election 2020, even before the latter announces his intention.
The ten regional Chairmen after a meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2017, with the former President, issued a communiqué in which they urged the former President to consider running for the 2020 polls.
The brief statement did not give further details as to why they were making the call.
They also urged him to embark on a “Thank you” tour of the country, although belated, to thank party loyalists for their support during the December 2016 polls.
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Some actions of our party leaders are unfortunate. We expect your to support the call of the youth to unite the party rather than deepening the woes of the party. Why should any reasonable elder of a house comes to support a faction in an issue where it is believed to be source the many problems in the house. In any case who says the youth and the rank and file of the party believe in you after seeing some of you amassing wealth at the expense of the general well being and development of the party. We the youth believe that names don't win elections, parties do. Let's build a strong base with unity and onenes so that whoever emergencies as a flagbearer will win. Let your choice be your secret and go to the poll to decide. I am not surprise of the many chieftancy dispute if elders are to behave like this. Thanks
They were not forced but they were rather BRIBED to endorse the incompetent and clue11ess John Ford Mahama Kanazoe...... This is a very good news for the NPP...... Most of them are going to lose their positions in their elections.