2020 flagbearer of the opposition NDC, H.E John Mahama, has admonished members of the party to go all out to campaign for the party to enable it wrestle power from the governing NPP.
Mr Mahama said although the Akufo-Addo government has performed abysmally and overburdened Ghanaians with nuisance taxes, the NDC cannot win with a complacency posturing.
He noted that Ghanaians will have to know why the NDC will be better alternative before they vote for them, therefore the branch executives are the ones who can help sell the policies the of the NDC to the electorates to vote back the NDC to power.
“As a flagbearer, I cannot do it alone. I cannot be at the over 40,000 polling stations at the same time but you the branch executives can be there and ensure the votes are secured,” Mahama said in Akan while addressing NDC delegates in the Eastern Region.
“It is you our members at the various branches that are powerful to win is power, not me,” he added.
He said the party has instituted a rewarding scheme to award branches and constituencies that will reach the targets the party will set for them during the 2024 polls.
Promises
The former president said he will not make promises he and his government cannot fulfill, but will rather ensure that he works according to the party’s policies which have been lined up already.
The presumptive flagbearer of the NDC pledged not to win elections on the back of enormous promises like President Nana Akufo-Addo did prior to the 2016 elections.
Mahama said upon all the promises that helped him win the 2016 elections, Akufo-Addo has little to show although his government is the most luckiest one in the history of the country.
“In 2024, I am not going to promise you 1 village 1 dam, 1 district 1 factory,” he noted as he tagged them as lies.
“In 2024, What I can pledge to you Ghanaians is my God-given experience. I will use that experience to transform this country into a better Ghana that we all want,” Mr Mahama said at Akuapem Akropong.
Mahama believes rising through the ranks to become a one time president has given him a rich experience, especially after he has been in opposition for almost 8 years and has reflected on the concerns of Ghanaians on daily basis.
The former president assured that he will not run a government that will try policies but rather an administration that is well experienced to transform the country at a faster pace.
Campaign
The 2020 flagbearer of the NDC is expected to visit thirty-one (31) constituencies in the Eastern Region where he will meet and interact with branch and constituency executives.
He has been speaking to his vision of “Building the Ghana we want together”, and why securing a convincing win in the NDC primaries will be a great boost for the 2024 presidential election.
An earlier statement from Mahama’s Special Aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, said her boss will also share his plans towards improving the party’s polling and electoral area campaign.
That will be done through voter mobilizing and canvassing, and the effective utilization of campaign materials and resources, said Bawa Mogtari.
From the Eastern Region, President Mahama will spend a day touring some constituencies in the Greater Accra Region on Friday April 14, before heading out to the Oti Region.
Former President John Mahama has so far toured 7 regions, touching ground in at least 120 constituencies.
He is expected to visit all 275 constituencies in the country before May 13, 2023, when the NDC will hold both it’s parliamentary and presidential primaries.
Two other people are contesting Mahama for the flagbearer position to lead the NDC to elections 2024.
