Ghana\u2019s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says an impression that he at a recent meeting confessed that he did not campaign for President Mahama in 2012 was twisted.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”7eKluBTMrGGBEd5WLmIi7HeENU5ASrSO”]The former President in statement said it is public knowledge that he did not campaign for President Mahama neither did he campaign against him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy deny him [Mahama] his due? Many of us live in a state of self-denial because we seem to have an aversion for unpleasant situations. It is important for us to develop a historical memory of events. I said it over and over, NDC would have lost terribly had\u00a0God not called the Prof.”<\/p>\n
He added that \u201cMahama won on his own merit and let\u2019s recall that there was an air of desperation and near panic when the Prof passed. This situation worked in Mahama\u2019s favour and he literally campaigned alone. Eighty per cent of the national executives couldn\u2019t campaign without following him. That\u2019s how much credibility they had lost.\u00a0I did not campaign for him, neither did I campaign against him so let\u2019s give him his due and acknowledge the fact that he did most of the work by himself. This was the reality.<\/p>\n
The former president stated that everyone\u2019s political credibility has suffered terribly, including president Mahama’s \u00a0thus there was the need for a reinvigorated\u00a0and reenergised party machinery.<\/p>\n
He said if is nit done what needs to be done by the party leadership the 2016 elections will not be favourable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far the poor performance and corrupt characters are taking advantage of the support bases\u2019 fear of the opposition to embolden themselves in perpetuating themselves and their crass behaviour. They have grown insensitive and do not seem to give a damn because\u00a0they know the vulnerable and insecure electorate will continue to support the NDC
\nbecause they are nervous of an opposition take over.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Credit: Office of Rawlings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana\u2019s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says an impression that he at a recent meeting confessed that he did not campaign for President Mahama in 2012 was twisted. [contextly_sidebar id=”7eKluBTMrGGBEd5WLmIi7HeENU5ASrSO”]The former President in statement said it is public knowledge that he did not campaign for President Mahama neither did he campaign against him. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":55653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[38],"yoast_head":"\n