Mahama To Win Or Lose 2020 Elections Has Nothing To Do With Prof. Ahwoi's Book - Atik
Embattled PNC General Secretary, Atik Mohammed says Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi's "Working with Rawlings" book will not foil the electoral fortunes of former President and NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama.
Following the release of the book, there have been arguments over whether or not the contents will affect Mr. Mahama and his campaign for re-election in the 2020 elections.
Some critics have argued that evaluating the things that Prof. Ahwoi revealed about Rawlings while working with him under his 19-year rule, it will possibly have a ripple effect on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
One of such critics is the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako who believes the timing of the book is a "strategic miscalculation" and would create serious problems for the party.
To Atik, contrary to beliefs that Prof. Ahwoi's revelations about former President Rawlings will be used as political arsenal against the NDC, the book will have no adverse effects on the former President as he contests the Presidential seat, come December 7 polls.
Speaking on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Atik Mohammed held that Ghanaians won't cast their votes for or against former President Mahama on the merits or demerits of Prof. Ahwoi's book.
"It will have minimal effect on the fortunes of the NDC in this year's election because the man standing trial and when I say trial, I'm talking about the electoral trial, is not Jerry John Rawlings. It's former President Mahama; he is the one who Ghanaians will assess on the scale. Jerry Rawlings is not the man running to be President. It is former President Mahama. So, if there's going to be any assessment; it will not be about President Rawlings and how he fared with his subordinates, it is largely going to be about what President Mahama has done, what he intends to even do when given the second chance," he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.
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