The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, (UPSA) and former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Joshua Alabi, has identified lack of unity in the party as the major reason for the unprecedented defeat it suffered in the 2016 elections.
According to Professor Alabi, leadership of the party was aware of the situation but never expected it to cause their defeat.
"They were telling us, we were not listening and we weren't expecting them to announce it so seriously at the polls,” he said in an interview with Gifty Andoh Appiah on Joy News, Friday.
Explaining further, the former NDC MP for Krowor said, the 2016 defeat was self-inflicted, and opined that the NDC should have involved it's grassroots in decision making.
“We gave power to the NPP. They didn't win it. Our people simply decided not come out to vote. It was a strong protest", Prof Alabi said.
But he was quick to add that the party is working around the clock to ensure such suicidal mistakes don’t repeat itself in the 2020 elections.
When asked what he plans doing to avoid the mistakes, he answered that he would ensure that all the party elders who were abandoned in the past are brought onboard the 2020 campaign, including colleague Presidential hopefuls.
“We are working on it. We need to put the party at the heart of government business. We must let our people own the efforts and successes of our government. We must involve them in the decision making process.
“I will get former President Rawlings to campaign. I will get former President Mahama to campaign. I will get all the aspirants to campaign. In fact, I'll get everybody to campaign and I will personally lead the campaign. We will move like bees. We will cover the whole country, and we will win 2020”, he concluded.
Source: Ghanaweb.com/Victory Accolatse
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hmmm for this party dont the have people with clean hands to present to GH voters. were they all born one dey and christened the same day. u you built a Uni out of UPSA, only God knows as a president you biuld another country And give the most bossy first lady.
@Humphrey Mensah - WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF Volta Region. Let me tell you if The WHOLE Volta Region voted for NDC how will they cancel the 2 million votes that Nana win over ***barred word*** JDM. NDC supporters across the country voted except excuse being said that Volta Region did not vote much. and here, the votes will NOT exceed 2million. Do not say “We gave power to the NPP. They didn't win it. Our people simply decided not come out to vote. It was a strong protest", The NDC claims their supporters didn't come out to vote. Thats not true. When the NPP was complaining that the register was over bloated particularly in the Volta Region they said Bawumia was lying.
Power is in the hands of Ghanaians, who decide who should SERVE them every four years. It is Ghanaians who gave the power to the NPP, who if they do not serve right will also be thrown out.
Prof,u better stop this semantics game;d bottom line is that u lost.Go back to sleep.
AND THIS MAN ALSO CALL HIMSELF A PROFESSOR GOD HAVE MERCY ON GHANA FOR WE ARE DOOMED TO HAVE SUCH PEOPLE IN THE HELM OF AF AFFAIRS T=IN THIS OUR BELOVED COUNTRY
Give power to NPP? It is only a ff0000llll who will give power to his opponent for free.....
You gave power to who? This man is still in a comfortable lead. He is still under this warped illusion that NDC gave power to NPP. He is definitely in a comfortable lead. I wish him well in that lead. Reality has still not dawned on him.
You are lucky you live in Ghana,if you happen to come from east Africa, you would be hiding under your mother's bed.You gave to NPP with over a million vote.Daawa
This is the simple truth. Ghanaians were fed up with the corruption and economic hardships inflicted on them by the Mahama-led NDC government.
Because the rigging machine did not work for Alabi and NDC.Adwee.