It is very surprising that upon all the signs that the NDC is losing the 2012 General polls, they are yet to come to terms to this fact. One would have thought, that the obvious mismanagement by the government, the constant failure of leadership and gross allegations of corruption by the government and its functionaries may not have been noticed by the NDC, as they look at those things with very political spectacles thus denying themselves the opportunity of seeing the wrongs they are doing. However, some signs that confirm that NDC will lose this election should not be overlooked. It is time the NDC understood that they are just about losing power and must be preparing to hand over to the Progressive Peoples Party in January 2013.
The NDC has been jubilating over their position on the ballot paper, number one (1). It is as if to say, that the current crop of NDC leadership and members have forgotten their history and the history of Ghana so soon. If they have forgotten, I would like to remind them and give them a cause to begin packing from the castle.
In the Year 2000, Ghanaians went to polls. The keen competition was all about change versus the maintenance of order. The then candidate Mills (May his soul rest in perfect peace) was the candidate for the then ruling NDC. He was thus the candidate of the incumbent government. He balloted and obtained number one (1)of the ballot paper. He campaigned vigorously across the length and breadth of the whole of Ghana and told Ghanaians that he was already in motion and so we should give him a chance to continue the motion. By the end of the elections, there was no winner as the government’s candidate failed to get the 50% + 1. This necessitated a second round in which all the opposition parties came together to defeat the NDC, the government by then!
In the year 2008, Nana Akuffo Addo became the candidate of the then ruling NPP. He obtained a number one (1) position on the ballot paper and prosecuted an aggressive campaign that said we are moving forward. By the end of the elections, Nana Akuffo Addo could not obtain 50% + 1 vote and was subsequently defeated in the second and third rounds of the polls.
Per the analysis above, it is clear that anytime a ruling government is about to be defeated, its candidate obtains a number one (1) position on the ballot paper. By divine intervention, this is a clear way of deceiving them and making them loose with surprise. We are solidly convinced that this time around, the four pillars of the PPP’s Political Platform Stewardship, Education, Healthcare and Jobs has reflected in the number 4 position of the PPP on the ballot paper. This is a good sign that the spirit of mother Ghana is crying for Ghanaians to give the PPP and Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom a Chance.
Let those who have ears hear and get up. Its AWAKE time; a time to defeat incompetence and replace it with competence; the time to remove corruption and replace it with incorruptible leadership; a time to give way for real accelerated development with a sense of urgency; a time to be bold to crash mediocrity. Let’s all come together under the sun and make Ghana Proud.
A vote for PPP is a vote for Ghana.
Richard Nii Amarh
National Volunteers Coordinator
0268857493
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