Former President Jerry John Rawlings has clarified his statement suggesting it will be impossible for the National Democratic Congress to win back power from the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 general elections.
Speaking on TV3’s News360 Friday evening, the former President said he would wish that the NDC, a party he founded, wins the next general elections in 2020 but questioned the readiness of the party. “Let me simply say, that I will very much want to see the NPP beaten but do we have what it takes? Do we have the capacity to be able to wrestle power from them?” he questioned. The former president was widely reported Friday to have said the NPP would win the 2020 elections if it is able to sustain its performance within the next four years.
He was reported to have said: “If they [the NPP] do well enough… And so far it doesn’t look too bad,” they would win the 2020 elections. Clarifying his position on the matter on TV3, the former president explained that for the NDC to regain power there are a lot of issues it must address, indicating that the party as it stands, has lost the moral high ground. “The most important factor I believe has to do with the issue of the cleanup that needs to be done; the restoration of our integrity. We don’t like to hear it but I keep repeating it. We have to go back, seek a moral high ground,” he advised.
He added: “The manner in which the electoral process has been happening since Sunyani has not been encouraging. It’s unfortunate, most unfortunate how come we lost the moral high grounds. I think they know what needs to be done.” Mr. Rawlings said the NDC ought to do self-clean-up but noted he does not see the party’s readiness to at least confront the issues, saying “I don’t think we are prepared to confront it or that’s what I’ve noticed about some of our people”.
Underscoring the importance of the grassroots of the party in winning the 2020 elections, Mr Rawlings said it was important that they are involved in the clean-up exercise, and advised that the they are empowered. “…Let’s give the party back to them [grassroot], they are the ones who actually make it possible to win or lose elections, let’s respect their views,” he indicated. That is the issue we should be addressing, we should be looking at these questions a lot more seriously than we have done so far. That’s it! The former president also said it was critical for the top hierarchy of the party to come together to help restore respect the values of the NDC, noting that “You can’t use money to buy anything and everything.”
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Source: 3news.com
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NDC cannot do any self-cleaning. The corruption tag on them is just too much!!! Mahama said Ghanaians have short memories, but as for this time, 4 years is too short for Ghanaians to forget the massive ***barred word*** that took place under NDC.
Each passing day you keep losing respect.Why can't you ***barred word*** for once.Is your daughter not in the said party .Do you know you are causing her harm than good.So i want to ask are you not ashamed of yourself, you worried Mills till he died then started pretending with Mahama and he lost. I want to find out something from you did you leave something on the seat that you forgot to carry when you were living office? If yes then tell Nana Addo to bring it to you and leave NDC alone will you go with the party when you die? If is not you who is talking then your wife seriously do you guys advice each other or you are afraid of her.Please enough of all these and behave like Kuffour because you made me to love him
Massa; What is this unintelligent ewe mullato son of a BASTARD reared in a bostal home talking about-KWARAAA !!!!!; in the first place the NDC has never won an election in Ghana before -NEVER !!!; the NDC came power through the violent image of this RAT JJ RAWLINGS and BIG time hypocrate who does not understand what it takes to occupy a moral high ground ; NOBODY BORN OF A WOMAN OCCUPIES THE SIT OF MORAL HIGH GROUND EXCEPT GOD OR THE CREATOR !!!!!!because he who has never being corrupt or stolen including the this this thiff JJ Rawlings should caste the first stone ; what does this stooopid man JJ Rawlings mean when he talks about 'grassroots'; massa there is no such thing as'grass roots' ; the people he is talking about are losers in life ; kriminals ; thiffs ; fraudesters like woyome and Alex Woyome and others ; educated illiterates who cannot distinguiish between their talent and their paper quailifications which they fraudulently acquired ;the man used these element to create this CREATE LOOOT and share mafia gang who are so incompetent they nealy babkrupted Ghana ; how can such people offer good governance to Ghana ; the NDC has no credibility and have not got credible people to manage the affairs of Ghana; the funny thing is the this ewe/ayigbe man insults the very people he call as grassroots as 'These people'; this idiotic donkey from ewe land has no respect and should his backside wind pipe ASAP !!!!
AN AWFUL WHITE GHANAIAN SPEAKING ABOUT THE UNFORTUNATE AND AWFUL POLITICAL PARTY HE FOUNDED TO PROLONG HIS UNFORTUNATE RULE, A PARTY THAT CAN'T THINK NOR SEE FAR!!!!!!1
Who is this white man chief? Hahahaha