NDC’s second position on the ballot signifies the second coming of Mahama—Sammy Gyamfi
NDC’s second position on the ballot signifies the second coming of Mahama—Sammy Gyamfi
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the party’s second position on the ballot paper signifies the second coming of the former President John Dramani Mahama in power.
According to the party, the position was perfect and had a great symbolical reference as to their return into office.
The presidential candidates contesting the 2020 general elections balloted for positions on the ballot paper on Tuesday, October 20.
While the New Patriotic Party (NPP) picked the first slot, the NDC selected the second position for the December general elections.
Ghana Union Movement came third, while Convention People’s Party took the fourth position with Ghana Freedom Party riding from the fifth.
However, Great Consolidated People’s Party were the sixth on the ballot while All People’s Congress took the seventh position with Liberal Party Ghana being on the eight position.
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People’s National Congress comes ninth, Progressive Peoples Party tenth, National Democratic Party and Independent Candidate taking the eleventh and twelfth position respectively.
Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi in a tweet said the party’s position on the ballot is a good fortune for their presidential candidate, John Mahama.
He said the NPP’s first slot on the ballot signifies that President Nana Akufo-Addo is destined for just one term.
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“John Mahama will be number two on the ballot on 7th December, meaning God has ordained him, John Mahama for a second term. President Akufo-Addo will be number one on the ballot, meaning that President Akufo-Addo is ordained for just one term, ” he explained.
Meanwhile the General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu has said the first position of the party on the ballot paper reinforces its campaign message for the 2020 general elections.
John Boadu indicated that the NPP’s position is paramount as it signifies the party’s achievements chalked since taking over the helm of affairs.
“We would have loved four but God is the one who decides these matters and the place he has given us is fantastic. This makes the campaign message very easy because in terms of managing the economy we are number one. In terms of everything in this country, we are number one.”
“It is going to be added to the crafting of the message going forward that it [the party] is number one. We have done so much for this country within three and a half years. We have resolved almost everything that was not resolved by the NDC, weak economy, inflation within that period. We are the first in this country to have done that within three and a half years,” he said.
