Contest As Independent Candidate – Solomon Nkansah Chides Mahama On Popularity

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A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Solomon Nkansah, has challenged former President John Dramani Mahama to run for the presidency as an independent Candidate.

He argued if Mr Mahama believes the NDC is less popular and needed him more, then he should contest on his own strength.

Several NDC faithfuls have suggested that if the NDC can win elections again, especially in 2024, their choicest best is John Mahama, but Mr. Nkansah disagrees.

He is, however, throwing a challenge to Mr. Mahama and persons who think the NDC cannot afford to lose him, to run as an independent candidate and see if he will get votes as he got under the NDC in 2012, 2016 and even 2020.

The NDC brand, he said, made Mahama’s popularity in Ghana’s politics possible and not by his personal attributes.

Mr. Nkansah said these on Ultimate 106.9 FM in Kumasi.

“People say that he is the most marketed candidate, so the NDC is not marketed?”

“The NDC party is not a brand? When we lost in 2000 even in the round off the NDC got 44% and something.”

“So all those people who are making these statements out of selfish interest must know that the NDC is popular and well accepted.”

“Whoever you present to the Ghanaian with the right marketing strategy, with the person’s standing, structure, track record the NDC is not going to suffer at elections”

“Let’s engage in a popularity contest and see.

“Such comments that Mahama is popular make people reluctant in canvassing votes for the NDC and they daydream”

“People say the man is too popular, he is too popular, he has gone to two elections and lost, don’t talk about popularity. The popular person is the one who wins” he noted.

By: Peacefmonline.com