<\/p>\n John Mahama dedicated his \u201coverwhelming endorsement\u201d to the party and its grassroots<\/p>\n Newly-elected flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress John Dramani Mahama, has rallied his party to prepare to battle it out for power in the 2020 general elections.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With party bigwigs seated behind him and a sample of the\u00a0grassroot before him, the former President said his victory is a \u201ccall to duty, a call to action and a call to battle.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And ended his speech with a charging cry that \u201cnothing, absolutely nothing will stop our march to the Flagstaff House [renamed Jubilee House].\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Moving away from branding the party as a lame horse following his defeat in the 2016 elections, John Mahama praised the political mood in the party and noted a \u201cnew fire\u201d in all the national executives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI wish that this fire will keep on burning,\u201d\u00a0he relished and advised the party supporters not to fall for divisive schemes of their political rivals. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEschew all attempts to divide us. Let us not believe the kinds of stories that will be circulated,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n John Mahama dedicated his \u201coverwhelming endorsement\u201d to the party and its grassroots and in a passionate tone, pledged to \u201cwork closely with you and tirelessly.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That comment follows revelations, the sidelining of the party structure was a factor in the 2016 loss. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He called his six other challengers sharing a measly less than 5%, \u201ca good fight\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Excited gathering<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NDC supporters at the national headquarters in Accra were eager to clap for any name or person introduced to them during the ceremony to announce a new flagbearer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n They clapped wildly for little known Nurudeen and were in ecstatic cooperation with the program\u2019s conductor, Peter Otokunor, in responding to all his shouts \u2018Kukruduu\u2019, \u2018Ey3 zu, Ey3 za\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This had been clearly a good night, a unifying night in a contest that ended up as another predictable popular acclamation of John Mahama with 95.23% of the votes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n They looked visibly fired up for the work ahead of the 2020 elections for they have found in the person of John Mahama, a spearhead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mahama was presented to the party on Sunday dawn, his new dawn. He had jotted some notes, ready for his most confident speech since his 2016 drubbing at the polls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A gospel song was played in the background as Mahama stood before his party. The lyrics of the Twi song, a desperate begging of God by a hapless servant whose hope for strength is God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Among the many names were his campaign manager, Ambassador Ohene Agyekum, speech-writer Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi and working-behind-the-scenes Valerie Sawyer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"John](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/6596877253614_2378981344350.jpeg\"\/)
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