The 2012 Vice Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People\u2019s Party(PPP), Eva Lokko has said the party is not dormant but re-strategising to win the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople think we are quiet, we are not quiet, we are building from the ground up and we are strengthening up our legs and arms in the right way and PPP is getting ready to win 2016 elections\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Ki6EMYifeXJkazKZpzy8aVa9vV9V1MCa”]She clarified that the party is still in politics, adding that the party could not win the 2012 elections because it did not have ample time to campaign.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the\u00a0Point Blank <\/strong>segment on\u00a0Eye Witness News<\/strong> madam Eva Lokko was optimistic the party will win the 2016 elections since there are no internal wrangling within.<\/p>\n She said though the PPP is \u201c doing a lot of things\u201d on the ground, its efforts are still not recognized and appreciated.<\/p>\n \u201c Sometimes people say we can\u2019t hear the PPP but we are doing a lot of things, we are doing a lot of practical things.\u201d<\/p>\n She also revealed that her political ambition is still with the PPP saying, \u201cmy political ambition is still with the PPP and we have our rules and regulations and therefore I will be right in there if along the way, I\u2019m asked to take any position or I feel strongly about any kind of position, I just have to follow the procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n The party in the 2012 elections polled 182,649 votes representing 1.65 percent, dashing its dreams of winning the 2012 elections.<\/p>\n The party has since been criticized and deemed unprepared to win subsequent elections<\/p>\n The Leader and Founder of the party, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, in May stated that Ghanaians should blame themselves<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for the current economic hardships because they failed to vote the PPP.<\/p>\n \u201cYou get what you vote for; you cannot vote for paper and expect to get gold! Never!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis should be a big lesson for you all,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cIt is about time we told Ghanaians the truth \u2014 that what they planted in 2012 is what they are reaping. I am not insulting Ghanaians, but that is the truth,\u201d Dr. Ndoum stated at the second anniversary of the party \u201cto take stock\u201d of what had gone wrong in the 2012 general election.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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