National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress Kofi Adams says John Mahama will win hands down, the race to lead the party, and proceed to beat President Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2020 elections to make history.
For him, it will be a miracle if former president Mahama lose the flagbearership contest to any of the about eight persons who have declared to contest the race scheduled for December 7, 2018.
“Of course, it will be a miracle for President Mahama not to be the flagbearer of NDC if he contests”, he said on New Day on TV3 Saturday.
Former President Mahama on Thursday announced his candidature for the party’s presidential primary, something Mr. Adams described as positive for the party.
“Mahama is best, I will say it again and again, he is the best”, Mr. Adam reiterated.
Asked if his position on Mahama does not in anyway compromise his role as the party’s executive, he explained that “being a party executive is not like being an electoral commissioner”.
He added that as an executive of the party, it is within his mandate to help the party win power and if it means supporting a particular candidate “come out and do it, don’t sit down and pretend to be neutral”.
Mahama will make history in 2020
In his estimation, the 2020 election will present an opportunity for a sitting president to be defeated for the first time in the fourth republic, by a former president.
A member of the New Patriotic Party, Gary Nimako, had suggested on the show that former President is no threat to the NPP in the 2020 election.
According to Mr. Nimako the 2016 general election was the first time in the history of the fourth republic that a sitting president, John Mahama, lost an election and by over a million votes difference.
“I don’t see why the NPP should worry about Mahama coming, what is the panic about? Someone we have beaten before, with all the incumbency advantage, with over a million votes?” Mr. Nimako quizzed rhetorically.
But the Mr. Adams disagreed with him, arguing there can always be “a first time” and that the 2020 election will equally present an opportunity where President Akufo-Addo will by former President John Mahama.
“He speaks as if the first time an opposition leader has beaten a sitting president means a first time will not happen again… so does he want us to accept and believe that the first time will only happen in 2016 and the first will never happen again? Is he suggesting that God has told him, or Ghanaians have told him that the first time will never happen again?”. Kofi Adam quizzed.
“I want to tell him here that another first time will happen in 2020 where a former president will defeat a sitting President if he dares contest with these failed performances or disastrous performance that we are seeing”, Mr. Adams stated.
According to him an election is not like boxing where when you beat somebody for the first time, you think you have tougher punches and muscles to beat the person all the time.
He said winning an election is “about what you tell the people and what you do,” stating the incumbent will be judged by their promises and what they have been able to do while the opposition will be judged by what they promise.
He claimed the NPP has failed Ghanaians, hence the NDC will come to power to continue from where they left off.
Mr. Nimako was however curious to know what exactly John Mahama will be telling Ghanaians after having rising through the ranks and becoming a president and eventually voted out.
He said he would not buy into the argument from the NDC that John Mahama spent the first 8 months of his administration in court for which reason it affected his output.
According to him, the court did not stop him from being a President of Ghana.
Source: 3news
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Is Mahama yet to beat Akufo Addo in 2020 to make history? I thought the NDC and Mahama already beat the man in 2016. They were in a comfortable lead at the time so why are they now talking about beating him when they're already in the comfortable lead? The NDC IS ALLERGIC TO THE TRUTH.
MAHAMA CHAPTER 7:8, DECEMBER 2016. "AND JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA CRIED AFTER HIS HUMILIATING DEFEAT "
I don't understand these ndc f0000**000ls at all ! when did you leave office to be so desperate and obsessed with power? do you people think Ghanaians like you? and do you think only ndc form Ghana?if that was so ndc would have retained power! what do you take those 54% who voted for change for as id*ots like you? and who are the voters you think were apathetic to you so didn't vote? look we are not playing with the destiny of Ghana so stop your jokes! WE WILL VOTE NANA come 2020 ! within the shirt time if 1 year 8 months what this government has done,the policies they've put down us unprecedented in the 8 years of ndc waste. Who told you Ghanaians are suffering because of Akufo Addo 1 year 8 months government? Ghanaians are suffering because of ndc rot, ndc mismanagement, ndc thi*ving, ndc incompetence and ndc footsoldiers suffering, you can attribute ndc lazy footsoldiers hardship to mean Ghanaians, there is a difference between Ghanaians and ndc and no Ghanaian is complaining only ndc and who cares about ndc suffering? Kofi Adams tell me the last time unemployed teachers and nurses your party and government created cried for jobs? tell me the last time you heard unemployed graduates cryinging so who are suffering in Ghana now that ndc are talking of ? your footsoldiers have been taught by you not work, to be lazy throughout their lives because you thought Ghana belonged to the ndc and nobody could take away power from you, now when the people that the power belong to took their power you are insulting them that they were f00000ls to let you go hungry so you coming back, we watching how you will come back,if talking and ranting gives power ndc would still be in power. 2020 WE GO VOTE NANA, 2020 WE GO VOTE NANA for sustainable Free SHS, Planting for food and jobs, electricity power, No more dumsor and reduction of electricity tariffs which ndc are enjoying, NABCO, GOOD GOVERNANCE! just for 1 year 8 months look at the policies Ghanaians are enjoying and you think the 6 regions are ***barred word*** to bring you back for hardship, insults ,arrogance which you are still displaying desperately? bauxite to Ibrahim Mahama, Houses and cars to John Dumelo, Abeiku Santana, Mzbel, Afia Shwar etc? for you Kofi Adams a Togolese with no documentation to enjoy from where your ancestors didn't sow? ndc ONYAME BETUA MOKA!
Kofi Adams is a FRAUD and a CROOK ; he knows JOn Mahama will never be President again may be the man will win the NDC elections but will never win as Ghana President again ;Kofi Adams is fighting for his stomach and his family; he used the same stilling model to cause the loss of the 2016 election and stole NDC monies ; he knows Jon mahama is the only person who has the stolen cash to finance the activities of the NDC ; he knows Jon Mahama will trust him and give most of the cash to him and will tur roud and steal the cash again ;NDC WAKE UP NOW !!!!!!because an armed robber Kofi adams is the neighbourhood ; once the cash comes to him he will not care if the idiotic northner full JOn Mahama wins or not ; what will Jon Mahama come to do again after wrecking our economy orther than come back to and organise another bunch of kriminally minded not fit for purpose thiffs to come and steal from Ghanaians again !!!!!!!; like the jews said 'NEVER AGAIN AGAIN "!!!!!!
All the largess that this nation has given mahama he is still nit satisfied. Coming back to misuse the few resources that we are saving? Wow!
Kofi Adams, Kofi Adams, Kofi Adams,have you heard the number of times i have called your name? i want you to know that those of us who voted against Mahama and NDC have not forgotten the reason for voting against him and his party, ok?