2020 Polls: Outcome of Saturday’s primaries indicates failure – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) believes the Akufo-Addo-led government will be voted out of power on December 7, 2020, given the outcome of the just-ended parliamentary primaries by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to the NDC, the losses suffered by some incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) send strong signals that the legislators together with their leader – President Akufo-Addo have failed to fulfil their campaign promises to Ghanaians.

National Communications Officer for the opposition party, Sammy Gyamfi at the NDC’s weekly press briefing on Monday said the decision by the government to allow some of its MPs to run unopposed saved them from more defeats.

“But for the undemocratic imposition of some Members of Parliament by the powers that be in the NPP, the situation would have been worse. In some 65 constituencies, they imposed some senior government officials on the people and ensured that there were no contests there so the people went unopposed. If that had not been done, we are very sure that about 60-70 percent of incumbent MPs would have lost their seats because they together with President Akufo-Addo have failed the people. That is why their own party supporters are beginning to speak against them,” Mr. Gyamfi claimed.

He added that; “We in the NDC are not surprised by the turn of events because we know that President Akufo-Addo and his corrupt government have under-performed and are only marking time for an overwhelming rejection by the Ghanaian electorates on December 7, 2020.”