Former Ghana’s Consul to the United Arab Emirates under former President John Mahama, Ambassador Daniel Osei has described the ‘Unity Walks’ embarked on by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a useless exercise in terms of electoral value.
According to him, the party engaged in a worthless exercise as the Unity Walks only served as fanfare for the party supporters to have fun.
The walk has been a key feature of the opposition party’s itinerary to strengthen the bonds between the party hierarchy and the grassroots after it suffered a humiliating defeat by then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 general elections. The Unity Walks have been held in all the ten regional capitals of the country with the last edition being held in the Volta Region on Saturday June 10, 2018.
Some party executives and ex-President John Mahama have been addressing the gatherings. It is seen as one of the main activities to help reorganize the NDC and unify the grassroots of the party to help it recapture power in 2020.
But speaking to host Kweku Owusu Adjei on 'Anopa Kasapa' on Kasapa FM Thursday, Ambassador Osei stated that it was sad that resources and energies were spent in an unproductive exercise which had senior party members participating, adding that it appears the NDC has not learnt it’s lesson from the defeat suffered in the last general elections.
“The NDC unity walks have absolutely been useless in terms of electoral value but in terms of energy yes, it’s been helpful because people attended and danced during the event. In terms of electoral value, how many people did we register or identify, what was the message. President Mahama who led the walks whenever he mounted the stage to address the crowd never had a good message that resonated with party members, indeed there was no organized message and it became a generic exercise and a fanfare.
“The ten percent of floating voters we need to win the election whom we lost in the last election don’t enjoy these fanfares, the doves for Mahama, antics from actor John Dumelo is not something that gets their attention. And so in effect the NDC unity walks was meaningless in my judgment.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com
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Wofa am sorry your 5,3,2,1,1 nyantakyi president bribe taker is going to get one term Mr Mahama is coming back weather you like or not, nana formation 5,3,2,1,1
Dan you are soooo cheap I a times pity you the guys following john ford and ndc ***barred word***, they steal and give to their wives and families, what do you get only use you for nothing bu hunger. John ford and ndc will die in opposition isha ala.
@Dan.Have you forgotten so soon your JDM took a Ford Expedition bribe? After which contract begin to flow towards the giver? You ain't ashamed about that but you rather chose to talk about a bribe which never happened?
So that at the end of the elections, he will be as poor as church mouse. As for defeat, he is guaranteed. I JUST WANT HIM TO USE ALL THE MONEY HE AMASSED WHILE IN GOVERNMENT FOR HIS CAMPAIGN. I will be so glad.
Poor U Dan,even ur spellings are not accurate...what is weather ? By the time u see de light de railway system in GH is in place and the floating voters would attest to it its operations. 1D1F is also on-going unlike FOUR-WALLED compound at Ekumfi-Otuam. Also be reminded that the bloated register has been revised and over 1 million ghost names in the Volta expunged from de register. Also be reminded that FRE SHS beneficiaries are still sending the message across de globe, U hear THAT? Tell ur incompetent JM to roll out a serious master plan and a convincing message to GH and stop jogging around the country for cheap publicity. Anyway, I need a V8, can he give me one so that I help him campaign. Saaataman!
Jane weather you like it or not Mahama is coming back, tell me akufo addo and mahama who is super incompetent, nana $5m bawumia $3m Eeeee Jane aren't you ashame of your self
Massa, if your wife is badgering you and for that matter you can't have fun, leave us alone. Its better to have fun than to get bitter like you are. Such a bitter person was made an ambassador. Moron.
Let them continue matching. The NDC and Mahama have been incompetent even in opposition.