Former President and immediate past flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, did not vote at the party\u2019s national delegates congress in Accra to demonstrate his neutrality in the elections.<\/p>\n
It is also to engender party cohesion, as well as demonstrate his readiness to work with all duly elected officials. His running mate in the 2020 national presidential elections, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang will similarly not vote.<\/p>\n
Explaining the rationale for the pair\u2019s decision not to take part in the voting, North Tongu MP and former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the decision was in the interest of the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really impressed with the leadership of the former flagbearer. You know, his commitment that he is for party unity, he is not going to take sides, he is not going to campaign for anybody, and to concretise that, to put a seal on that, he decided that he won\u2019t vote at all, so he is not voting in this election. He is not voting.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the former Running Mate (Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang) has also decided to follow that example, she is also not voting at all, to bring some confidence to delegates, to the rank and file that look, they stand in readiness to work with whoever emerges. They are really about party unity, party cohesion \u2013 let us unite and present a very formidable force, because look, the Ghanaian people are looking up to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going through the worst economic crisis in living memory. Inflation in excess of 50 percent, debt to GDP in excess of 100 percent. For the first time, a nomenclature called haircut is dominating the national discourse, it\u2019s never happened. I mean since the Acheampong era of the \u201870s when the military junta at the time said \u2018yentua\u2019 (We will not pay), in all our democratic era, there\u2019s never been a time that we have been faced with defaulting on our debt. And people\u2019s life savings, people\u2019s pensions, people\u2019s investments are now at stake and now you\u2019ve seen the unions are up in arms, from TUC, to UTAG, to TEWU, to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association\u2026 So you see, all of these groups are up in arms, they are deeply disappointed. And you see, we cannot afford to fail the Ghanaian people\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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