Ghana’s former High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Lee Ocran, has opened up on some of the harrowing reasons that might have perforated and ruptured the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) chances of winning the 2016 general elections.
As one of those in charge of preparing the NDC’s 2016 manifesto, Ambassador Lee Ocran reveals that prior to the elections, he was “cocksure” that his party would be retained, until figures trickling in showed the New Patriotic Party polling astronomical figures in both the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Speaking on Radio Gold, the NDC stalwart noted that for the party to have lost the 2016 elections by those huge margins, clearly shows the NDC engaged in acts that the electorate frowned on.
“We were sure we were going to win but the results show we were doing things the people didn’t like. We thought we were doing the best, but if the results were genuine, they didn’t like what we were doing”, he said.
To him, the NDC did a good job in explaining it's policies to the electorates, thus was surprised to find out the ineffectiveness of most of their campaign messages, and conjectured whether Ghanaians conceded that indeed they were incompetent or corrupt.
“We are trying to find out by going out to know from the people- not only NDC members about what went wrong. Maybe the people took in the promises of the opposition. Maybe they believed we were stealing their money or we were incompetent”, he stated.
Ambassador Lee Ocran however admitted that the NDC erred grievously in scrapping allowances meant for nurses. This decision, he explained, was a bad move that contributed significantly to their defeat.
“Some decisions we took were not right – scrapping of nurses allowances was not right- I think because they (trainee nurses) have no chance of applying for student loans, their allowances shouldn’t have been scrapped. It was not proper”, he lamented.
To admit more students in the various nursing training colleges, the former NDC administration stripped the trainees off such benefit.
The former administration had complained that the huge amount it paid as allowances to the trainees prevented it from admitting more students.
But the decision was met with much resistance from the students who rely on the allowances to support themselves in school.
However following recommendations from a committee the previous administration set up to investigate the matter government, they subsequently restored the allowance following the recommendations they received.
Despite the late modification, Ambassador Lee Ocran insists it did little to enhance their chances of winning the elections.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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not may be o. it is a well established fact. soon ur deeds will come to light.
lee you two more reasons. Arrogance and occultism.
It is not may be, Ghanaian were emphatic that you stole our monies and were just incompetent period.
LET MY PARTY LEADER KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE CHEATED THE PEOPLE TOOK THEIR POWER AND WE DISRESPECTED THEM AGAIN WE ABUSED THEM THINK WE WERE THE WISEST PEOPLE SHOW NO RESPECT TO PRIEST AND THE FOUNDER GIVING CARS TO LOVE ONES AS IF THE MONEY IS NOT FROM THEIR TAXES.NOTE WE RIGGED THE 2012 ELECTIONS AND JOHN MAHAMA SPEAK AS IF HE IS GOD AFTER ALL HIS WIFE WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT ,WAS BLINDED THROUGH CORRUPTION AND WICKED WAYS.AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF NDC BUT OUR WAYS WAS WRONG JOHN NEVER RESPECTED NANA AND CALLING HIM NAMES LIKE OPANA WHAT A SHAME.
It is unpardonably insulting to the conscience of the Ghanaian to hear Lee Ocran make the statements he has made in print.'...we thought we were doing the best..' in those circumstances, Mr Lee Ocran? Have you known the situational circumstances of Ghana from as far back as the Rawlings era, Mr Lee Ocran? We need to enroll every adult Ghanaian citizen in the classroom for discussions on the underdevelopment situation of the country, even as it runs now.
BOTH.
• all old aged citizens must be payed (100gh) except To ; 1. Limit dependency ratio and poverty 2. To bring about true love in Ghanaians 3. To disable primitive forces in all forms of systems (public,social and ecommic) 4. To help once personal economic growth • all babies in their 12th month must be provided honey 1. To decree and change their system of thinking 2. To be easily controlled and guide by parents 3. To resist them from diseases and execuse me (weak memory) 4. To prevent primitive forces from choosing their future 5. To experience a new generation 6. To protect the brain. • Much commercial and private jobs must be created. To help gain profit or income To create employment • similar advanced job creations of other countries must be observed and experienced to help Ghanaians create more jobs aside marketing( aboskie , todo etc. circle •advanced road construction involving all forms of drainage must be noticed. I wish Ghana be our homeland with government parks , swimming fields, flexible standard of living etc. Thank you . Please try to keep our greener pastures for a good conducive weather. Less tax on electricity to help adjust air conditions to the fullest and open our windows and entrance of offices and shop to to experience a country GOD loves but cleanliness is next to Godliness. Thank you . Please extend my greetings to Mr )tafri gya
NDC BOTH STOLE MONEY AND WERE INCOMPETENT. IT WILL BE HARD FOR MANY GHANAIANS TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION ABOUT NDC. THERE IS NOW ALWAYS CONCRETE IVIDENCE TO SHOW FOR THE CORRUPTION AND THE INCOMPETENCE OF NDC. FROM WAYOMIE, TO CLAIM OF PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE TO COCOBOD TO SIC.
Yes you guys stole money from else through "QUID PRO QUO" over blooted inflated cr1m1nal sole sourcing contracts. How do you account for the cost of the vice presidents house, the Ridge Hospital, the circle interchange, Accra, Kumasi & Tamale Airport renovation, the Tema & Tarkoradi Ports renovation, Suba contract, West Blue sole sourced contact, SADA, GYEEDA, The Merchant Bank rotting bogus deal, AMERIGROUP and KARPOWER rip off... I don't have time to list it all. Mahamah was the embodiment of corrupt in Ghana and you guys took advantage to "RAPE" us financially. Shame on you. God will punish you guys one by one.
Mr Lee Ocran another fante full ; how could you describe NDC as a party because NDC is not party but a volunteer group of people with kriminal minds ; no aim and objectives consisting of illiterate educated thiffs masqurading as MPs besides if one may ask what is the ethos of the NDC party ; are they a capitalist party ; a socialist party or a communist ; your guess is good as mine ; you were led by a man called Jon Mahama who encouraged stilling and told Ghanaians a pack lies thinking Ghanaians are so STOO08OOOOOPID they should vote for the NDC but what they forgot was that everybody has only one vote ;these arrogant NDC kriminals with foul mouths and bad breath mouths including people dressed in faeces like KOKU ; Ablakwa ; Omani Boama ; FiFi Kweetey thought Ghanaianswho were fulls ; every Ghanaian knew the NDC were a pack empty barrels who could not do the job ; how on earth do you put in charge of the economy less experienced people like Ato Forson;Mona Quartey and chew pour pass and forget Seth Terpkor to manage our already disabled economy; these good for nothing uneducated rats saw the oportunity to attach themselves to their founder who thought with little education; shout more speak in this Americanised tongue and a kriminal mind you could rule a country ; recommendation or no recommdation the fact is NDC will never come to pwer again in the near future because who is an ediot to go and vote for NDC again .