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\"GoosieFormer presidential candidate for the National Reform Party (NRP), Mr. Goosie Tanoh has stated that his party will partner the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure a first round victory for President John Evans Atta Mills as they did in the second round of the 2008 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe intend to align with the [NDC] in 2012 and we intend for President Mills to win a first round victory,\u201d Mr. Tanoh said on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show. Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Mr. Goosie Tanoh, a former leading member of the NDC who fell out with former President Rawlings prior to the 2000 General Elections over what he claims was the imposition of the then Vice President Mills on the party however indicated that \u201cfor the Reform Party, the NDC represents an ally in a potentially broad progressive front\u201d adding, \u201cin that sense our alliance with the NDC at the moment is a tactical alliance\u201d.<\/p>\n

He told host of the programme, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah that the reason some of them left the NDC to form the NRP in 2000 was not in protest of the personality of President Mills but the circumvention of the democratic process in electing a leader for the party, insisting \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the man, it was the process\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the reform party is supporting President Mills because they believe that “realistically” it will take more than just a term for any party to achieve its programmes and that President Mills represents a unifying character who needs to be supported to complete his Better Ghana agenda.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the party is now at home with the NDC, Mr Tanoh stressed that \u201cWe are home to the extent that we did form an electoral alliance with the NDC for the 2008 elections and in that sense we did it because of the programmes that the NDC advanced and also the very strong character of President Mills who we thought had the capacity and has exhibited so far the capacity to lead this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He nonetheless flatly denied that his party has merged with the NDC.

President Mills’ strong character<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Mr. Tanoh, the NDC has done a \u201cremarkable job\u201d in stabilizing public finance which he said was in disarray before the government took office, even though he agrees that this has had a negative effect on growth.<\/p>\n

He said the NDC government on assuming office, faced similar problems that the NPP faced in 2001. That is, public finances in disarray and poor balance of payment situations, saying \u201cNDC in 2008 came to meet really dramatic deficit situations \u2013 14% deficit of GDP [and] an inflation rate that is spiraling beyond 20%\u201d.<\/p>\n

To him, the fact that the deficit has been reduced to around 9 percent and inflation has dropped to a single digit is a strong indication that the government is on course to achieve its fiscal policy goals.<\/p>\n

He explained that the character that President Mills has shown since assuming office is one of a strong leader, citing the President\u2019s position on the Ivorian crisis when he stated that he will not contribute troupes in the event of a military action.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that strong people only resort to force as a last alternative and Prof. Mills stood his ground and I respect him for that. That is a strong person\u2026 This is a man who was left for dead. Let\u2019s be clear. He was left for dead, he came back, he campaigned, won an election and is running a country that currently is one of the stars of Africa.\u201d

The Rawlings factor<\/strong><\/p>\n

On his views on former President Rawlings\u2019 criticism of the Mills administration, Mr Tanoh said the founder of the NDC \u2013 someone he still has tremendous respect for – has legitimate concerns but has failed to use the appropriate mechanisms to address them.<\/p>\n

Mr Tanoh said former President Rawlings\u2019 personal relationship with President Mills should have guided him in expressing his views and seeking amicable solutions behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

He bemoaned the manner in which the former president has politicized prosecutions and in the process used it as the basis for judging the effectiveness of the Mills administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must disengage from the manner in which we saw the courts and the political apparatus of the last eight years [where the enactment and enforcement of laws became] a partisan issue. I think that President Mills is wise and being careful not to create this impression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the NDC cannot continue with what he calls the vindictiveness of the erstwhile Kufuor administration which he believes weakened some security institutions with the excuse that they were remnants of a military government.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tanoh further stated that he will be surprised if former President Rawlings does not support President Mills after the July Congress ahead of the 2012 elections, as he believes Mr. Rawlings is always going to be a key factor in Ghanaian politics and the internal politicking of the NDC.<\/p>\n

Source: Myjoyonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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