The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is wondering why former President John Mahama is leading an “evil” party – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) – into the 2020 general elections when, according to him, the biggest opposition party has declared its disdain for political parties.
The NPP is also wondering why the NDC has claimed victory in Tuesday’s District Assembly elections when the polls were supposed to be non-partisan.
Prior to the local polls, the NDC campaigned for a ‘no’ vote in the referendum to amendment Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to participate in local-level elections.
The NDC’s push for a ‘no’ vote led President Nana Akufo-Addo to cancel the referendum, which was to take place on the same day as the district assembly polls.
After the elections, former President John Mahama, who is the flag bearer of the NDC, noted that the low turnout recorded was an indication that the cancelled referendum would have failed.
According to Mr. Mahama, the stance of the NDC on political party participation in elections at the local level, represented the views of the majority of Ghanaians.
“After what happened yesterday, one could have wondered what the fate of the referendum could have been considering the turnout was very low… Maybe, it was very well-considered to have withdrawn the referendum because, obviously, it would have failed,” Mr Mahama told some executives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, 19 December 2019, however, the Director of Communication of the NPP, Mr Yaw Buaben Asamoa, said: “Two days ago, they were jubilating that they have won an election that they were not supposed to have participated in, and, so, we wonder how they can be jubilating about an election that they’re not supposed to be part of; rather, they were damning political parties.
“They say political parties are violently partisan and not befitting of political activity at the local level. We still do not know whether the former President, now candidate Mahama, lives the rhetoric from his party that political parties are evil and, if, so, why is he leading an evil political party into a general election come 2020?”
Mr Asamoa noted that unlike the NDC, the NPP believes in political parties. “We believe strongly and we’re proud of our political heritage. We’ve contributed a great deal to the emancipation and development of Ghana and Africa and the world as a whole.”
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NPP WEIJA GBAWE GONSEI CONSTITUENCY SPONSORED CANDIDATE BY NAME KWAME ASARE AKA OKYEMAN FOR THE JUST ENDED ASSEMBLY ELECTION, IN FACT, THE IDEA WAS A MUST WIN TO ASSIST TINA MENSA AYELE THE CURRENT MP TO RETAIN HER SEAT FOR 2020 BUT THIS GUY LOST TOTALY TO NDC GUY WITH BUG SHOCK. PLS NPP LET US LOOK SHARP 2020 IS NOT CHEAP AS WE THINK. LET US STOP THE INSULT ON MAHAMA IT'S RATHER MAKING HIM MAHAMA VERY PORPULA TO GHNANAIAS.
PLS NPP! WHOEVER SUPPORTED THE QUESTION ASK ABOVE BY NPP BOABEN SHOULD NOTE THAT WE ARE ALMOST INTO AN ELECTION YEAR THUS ALL THIS PROVOCATIONS MUST BE STOP BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING INCLUDING FLOATING VOTERS. IN FACT, AM NOT SURE ALL THIS PROVOCATIONS ARE NEEDED FOR 2020 VICTORY. MAHAMA WAS VOTED OUT SOME FEW YEARS A GO AND GHANAIANS ARE DOING COMPARINSM FROM MAHAMA AND AKUFO ADO. PLS IN MY OBSERVATION 2020 ELECTION WILL NOT BE CHEAP FOR US BECAUSE MENZGOLD ISSUES ARE THE BANKING SECTOR ISSUES ARE THERE IN THE MINDS OF GHANAIANS PLS LET STOP AN HEALTHY ATTACKS ON OUR OPPONENTS SINCE IT WILL NOT BE AN ADVANTAGE FOR THE PARTY THX.
Look at you Mr silly man saying idiotics about evil NDC, who is more evil than Akuffo Addo and NPP Government. Rebecca knew Nana is notorious criminal stop the senseless talk and focus on 2020
Stop this sick attitude and tell Ghanaians something better.Abronye came out with your members that had won seats in the Bono Region and stated that they are all Ndc strongholds that has fallen for Npp but none of you the wise men commented .Again Wontumi said 98% of the people he had arranged to the Assemble men had won their seats and non of you commented.Ghanaians will soon make a choice and hmmmmmmmmmmmmm