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Ghana\u2019s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress is set to elect its 2020 flagbe"},"modified":"2019-02-23T07:12:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T07:12:06","slug":"2020-elections-seven-vie-to-cut-short-ndc-stay-in-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/23\/2020-elections-seven-vie-to-cut-short-ndc-stay-in-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 elections: Seven vie to cut short NDC stay in opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghana\u2019s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress is set to elect its 2020 flagbearer as it attempts to cut short its stay in opposition since 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And it is seeking to find one out of seven candidates whom they believe will hold the most convincing sway over voters come the 2020 general elections.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They are former president John Mahama, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, <\/span>former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, former Vice Chancellor of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are also\u00a0former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Sylvester Mensah, a cadre, Mr Goosie Tanoh and businessman, Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The party is using the most exhaustive electoral process ever\u00a0seen in any political party with nearly 280,000 delegates across all 275 constituencies expected to cast their ballot.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All branch executives, constituency executives, regional executives, regional council of elders, MPs, former government appointees and founding members will have their say in Ghana\u2019s most novel internal party primary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But all eyes will also be on the party\u2019s ability to pull this off without lamentable hitches and in recent times, without the involvement of party militias.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After a supporter was shot dead in the Ashanti region last Monday, allegedly by a member of the pro-NDC militia, \u2018The Hawks\u2019, there is palpable national resentment about the destabilising influence of party militias in a democratic state.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In response, the NDC has stressed it is fully relying on a distrusted police service, giving the highly criticised security agency an image redemption opportunity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Myjoyonline.com is bringing you up-to-date coverage of the national exercise. Keep refereshing…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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