The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to embark on a massive campaign in the Ashanti region ahead of the November elections. In line with this, about 50 Mahindra vehicles, which have been transported to Kumasi, would be used by the ruling political party for the unprecedented campaign this year.
Pick-ups are also expected to be delivered to the party in the coming days. The NDC has vowed to secure about one million votes in the Ashanti region, which is the stronghold of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The NDC obtained about 600,000 votes in the Ashanti region during the 2012 elections which helped it to win the presidential polls. Several NDC bigwigs in the region have stated that the attainment of one million votes in the region would ensure victory for the NDC in the general elections. . The ruling political party has therefore decided to provide all logistics, including vehicles to help its members to campaign effectively. Political pundits are therefore not surprised to see the NDC branded vehicles in Kumasi. Information reaching Daily Guide indicates that pictures of the NDC parliamentary candidates and the President would be embossed on the vehicles.
The vehicles would soon be distributed to the NDC campaign teams in all the 47 constituencies in the region to begin the vigorous campaign.
According to reports, the NDC wants to win the elections in the first round with a wide margin so that the opposition parties would not have any reason to complain.
The NPP challenged the results of the 2012 elections at the Supreme Court, which ruled that President Mahama was legitimately elected.
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