Flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo is sounding “desperate” and “weak” with his repetitive begging of the electorate to help him make it to the Flagstaff House in the December 7 presidential election, Dr Eric Opoku Mensah, head of the department of communication studies, University of Cape Coast, has said.
Nana Akufo-Addo repeated his plea to the electorate recently when he addressed a rally in the Greater Accra Region saying the people of the area should help him win the presidency this time round because he has tried and failed twice already and cannot afford to lose on his third try.
According to Mr Akufo-Addo, whoever wins Greater Accra wins the national elections and thus pleaded with the people of the region to rally behind him.
Speaking to Class91.3FM on Mr Akufo-Addo’s posture in campaigning, Dr Opoku Mensah said: “I think that listening to Nana Addo’s voice, you can see that this is a man of fire and there’s a lot of energy in there. But I think what is more important is his strategy to court the people of the Greater Accra Region that: ‘Hey, you are the kingmakers because anybody who wants to win the elections has to win Accra and that is a simple historical fact in terms of our politics. And I think it’s a strategy of saying that I am not taking you for granted, I know that you are the kingmakers and, therefore, I come before you to do this.”
“… One thing I do not subscribe to is when one seems to appear a little desperate that: ‘You know for whatever it is, kind of have mercy on me’. I don’t think I will prescribe that kind of rhetoric. I think that anybody wants to vote for somebody on a certain legitimacy not because we should have mercy on you. That sounds a little weak, so, while there’s a lot of energy in there, I wish that Nana Addo keeps on telling the audience about what it is that [he can do]. It’s not necessarily like you’ve tried two times and, therefore, for a third time, we should give it to you. I think he has a lot of credibility and I think that it ought to be based upon that credibility not necessarily because you’ve tried two times and then you nearly got there and, therefore, you should experience a kind of merciful voting for you to get to where you want to get to,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nana Akufo-Addo has said he will not stop begging the people of Ghana to vote for him to get to the Flagstaff House.
Source: Classfmonline
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PAPA LECTURER DO YOU NEED V8? LUK AT THE MASSIVE YOUTH YOU ARE PRODUCING ON THE STREET EVERY YEAR.PLEASE HELP US TO GET JOBS BY VOTING NANA ADDO.THANK YOU
i think the so called lecturer, want to get attention from JM so that he can get 4x4. forget u are now coming to NDC.
The man is simply saying if a presidential candidate beg electorates for votes it tells that candidates has no vote winning message. Not about one man doing it so another person doing it is fine. Tell me sincerely what I will get in return if i queue in the sun for hours to vote for you. This is not a contest of the number of times a person has tried the presidency. Why the insults.
Mr lecturer, if you know politics so much, why dont you campaign for president of Ghana without begging and teach us how its done. Instead of sitting in the university and teaching nonsennnse and getting paid with public funds. We are tired of you ***barred word*** university lecturers who claim to know everything, yet the country is fulllll of shitttttt. We want practical men like nana addo who try to do things, not useelless guys like this so-called professor who talk and talk and talk but we dont see what they have done to make Ghana better. moddda focccker lecturerrr. Kisss my blakkkk asssssss.
Hmmmmmm Bomber say that again oo. Even Prez Mahama is also begging the electorate to give him another 4 years because Rawlings and Kuffour were given four years. Yet this lecturer has overlooked that. If he is not a Stomach lecturer I will be very surprised
Eiiiiiii Lord have mercy on this man called Nana Addo. One person! when he speaks boldly and tell people that he can manage the nation better so they should vote for him he is describes as ARROGANT. When he pleads with the people to vote for him too he is weak. Haaaaaba!!! Our late Prez. Atta Mills went door to door pleading with people to try him and that was described as humility but Nana Addo does same and he is described as weak. So what should he do not? Ebeiiiiii.
this man just spoke the mind of most Ghanaians, Akufo ADDO IS TOO DESPERATE, VISION LESS, AND HAS NOOTHING TO OFFER. ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS HIS AMBITION. GHANAIANS SHINE YOUR EYES!! CHANGE CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, AT LEAST YOU HAVE NIGERIAS EXAMPLE TO SEE. THIS CHANGE NANA IS PROMISING WILL ONLY BRING UNTOLD HARDSHIP. KEEP YOUR JM HE IS ON TRACK.
Wey kind attack be that, our noble Lecturer jxt dey talk en mind and I think dat is de raw truth so Wat r u pple saying. #Ghanafuo die333#gyimie in full suit
Whether nana begs or not, we want him as our prez this dec. Who doesnt beg for votes? Nonsenseeee
But JM is also begging. If u are a serious political lecturer, campaign and win elections to prove it. Kwassssshhhia