An aspiring presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alban Bagbin is certain that his party will win the 2020 election.
“We have one goal and that goal is that 2020 we must win the election. We are not just going to show Nana in 2020 we are going to win the election to develop mother Ghana,” he said.
According to Bagbin who is also the Member of Parliament for the Nadoli-Kaleo constituency, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) lied its way to power, adding that those same lies will lead to the NPP’s downfall.
“Politics is service to the people, if you deceive the people to win power it is like pregnancy, tomorrow it is the lies that will lead to your downfall. So I want to appeal to all of you in politics to let truth prevail. If you are leading people and the people don’t trust you, there is no way you can develop the people because leaders themselves don’t produce, it is the followers who work and produce,” he added.
Bagbin made the remarks on Saturday when he addressed a mini-rally at Asawase in the Ashanti Region.
The NDC which was defeated in the 2012 election is currently re-strategizing and preparing to elect a presidential candidate to lead the party in the 2020 polls.
Aside Alban Bagbin and former President John Mahama who have hinted of plans to vie for the NDC’s presidential slot, others including the former boss of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, former Vice-Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi, former Trades and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, former Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon Nii Amasah Namoale, and Stephen Atubiga have all declared their intention to contest.
Mr. Bagbin used the opportunity to urge members of the party to support whoever is elected as flagbearer.
“The problems challenging Ghana, the problems challenging the NDC, the problems challenging the Asawase constituency are not for the faint-hearted. We need bold, courageous leadership to be able to solve the problems. What we are doing now in trying to reorganize the party is a family matter. We want everybody onboard. We want everybody to show love and loyalty to the NDC.”
“Competition is the spirit of democracy and so wherever there is competition, it’s a show of how competent or how better you are than your opponent. It is not a time for war; it is not a time for insults. This is the time you have to show commitment to the vision. And so whatever is happening in NDC should not discourage any persons, it’s a family contest. And I’m assuring you that whoever is elected the parliamentary candidate, the presidential candidate, we all have to give our 100% support to that person,” he added.
Source: citifmonline.com
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Instead of governing all we think about is winning elections and yet we will win power and cannot govern. Prof Mills gave u two ministries to run you could not bring any new ideas to run those ministries. Nana has just done one year for heaven sake he has three more years to go. Give us a break and stop this.
You wish!
if u can bean NPP, why did u lose to them in the first place. U senile eddddiot.
NDC? power again? at least not now? just look at their presidential candidates? Incompetent Mahama or who?
NPP ACTIVISTS ARE ALWAYS BEATING THEIR OWN DRUMS AND DANCING AT THE SAME TIME. DURING FORMER PRESIDENT KUFFUOR'S TIME THE SAME NPP ACTIVISTS WERE ALWAYS SHOUTING LOUDER THAN EVEN NOW THAT NDC IS DEAD AND DEAD FOREVER. NPP UNDER PRESIDENT KUFFUOR HAS OVER PERFORMED AND THEREFOR WILL WIN THE ELECTIONS HANDS DOWN. WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN? THERE WAS NO ONE-TOUCH VICTORY AND THE ELECTIONS HAD TO GO FOR SECOND ROUND BY WHICH TIME THEY (NPP) WERE BEATTEN IN BOTH PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTRY ELECTIONS. THEY HAD FORGOTTEN BY THEN THAT THEY RELIED HEAVILY ON THE ATROCITIES COMMITED DURING PNDC ERA UNDER JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS WHICH GAVE THEM THE ADVANTAGE. THEY CAMPAIGNED ON THOSE ATROCITIES WHICH GAVE THEM THE CHANCE. IN 2016 THEY AGAIN RELIED HEAVILY ON LIES AND IMPRACTICABLE PROMISES COUPLED WITH THE IMPACT OF "DUM-SOR" TO AGAIN STEAL POWER FROM THE NDC. 2020 WILL HAVE NON OF THESE TO PLAY. THE NPP AND ITS ACTIVISTS CAN GO AND CLIMB MOUNT AFADJATO AND SHOUT LOUD OR CROW LOUD FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO HEAR, BUT THAT WILL NOT BAIL THEM OUT IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO SURPASS JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA'S DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FOUR YEARS HE RULED AS PRESIDENT. COMPETENCE IS AT WORK YET KUFFUOR YELLOW GALLONS ARE KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR, EXCHANGE RATES ARE FLYING HIGH FAST LIKE AN ATTACKING EAGLE. WE WAIT FOR THE D-DAY TO COME
Ghanaians to bring back NDC to power AGAIN !!!!!!INSANE !!!!; you need your head examined by Dr Osei at the Mental hospital ; who needs a northner Kriminal like JOn Mahama to rule Ghana again .
If all these NDC people keep avoiding the fact that it was their corruption and incompetence that led to their defeat, they will never make any headway. Indeed, if they continue this way, the party will get less than 40% in the next election. Saying that NPP lied their way to power is an in$ult to the Ghanaian voter
YOU ARE STILL IN COMFORTABLE LEAD, ABI?
NDC WILL NEVER ,I REPEAT NEVER COME BACK TO POWER. TO STEAL LOOT AND SHARE .YOUR PARTY IS DEAD AND GONE. FUUUUUUULLLLLL STOP.YOUR FOUNDER DONT EVEN TRUST YOU.
NDC is always thinking of only winning election.... Tell us the policies you will pursue.... Cancel free SHS??, collapse NHIS??? L00t state coffers??? P(NDC) have been in power for close to 30 years and you are now planning to develop Ghana? These NDC create, l00t and share party people are dreaming..... you will never rule this country again....