{"id":418864,"date":"2017-09-15T23:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T23:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/i-want-npp-beaten-in-2020-election-rawlings\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T23:10:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T23:10:27","slug":"i-want-npp-beaten-in-2020-election-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/15\/i-want-npp-beaten-in-2020-election-rawlings\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I want NPP beaten in 2020 election\u2019 \u2013 Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former President Jerry John Rawlings has clarified his statement suggesting it will be impossible for the National Democratic Congress to win back power from the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 general elections.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively on TV3, Friiday evening, the former President said he would wish that the NDC, a party he founded, wins the next general elections in 2020 but questioned the readiness of the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me simply say, that I will very much want to see the NPP beaten but do we have what it takes? Do we have the capacity to be able to wrestle power from them?,\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

The former president was widely reported Friday to have said the NPP would win the 2020 elections if it is able to sustain its performance within the next four years. He was reported to have said: \u201cIf they [the NPP] do well in enough\u2026 And so far it doesn\u2019t look too bad,\u201d they would win the 2010 elections.<\/p>\n

Clarifying his position on the matter on TV3, the former president explained that for the NDC to regain power there are a lot of issues it must address, indicating that the party as it stands, has lost the moral high ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important factor I believe has to do with the issue of the cleanup that needs to be done; the restoration of our integrity.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t like to hear it but I keep repeating it. We have to go back, seek a moral high ground,\u201d he advised. He added: \u201cThe manner in which the electoral process has been happening since Sunyani has not been encouraging. It\u2019s unfortunate, most unfortunate how come we lost the moral high grounds. I think they know what needs to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Rawlings said the NDC ought to do self-clean-up but noted he does not see the party\u2019s readiness to at least confront the issues, saying \u201cI don\u2019t think we are prepared to confront it or that\u2019s what I\u2019ve noticed about some of our people\u201d.<\/p>\n

Underscoring the importance of the grassroots of the party in winning the 2020 elections, Mr Rawlings said it was important that they are involved in the clean-up exercise, and advised that the they are empowered.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Let\u2019s give the party back to them [grassroot], they are the ones who actually make it possible to win or lose elections, let\u2019s respect their views,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n

That is the issue we should be addressing, we should be looking at these questions a lot more seriously than we have done so far.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it! The former president also said it was critical for the top hierarchy of the party to come together to help restore respect the values of the NDC, noting that \u201cYou can\u2019t use money to buy anything and everything\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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