{"id":184148,"date":"2024-05-29T23:15:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/29\/ndc-as-alternative-is-scary-afenyo-markin\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T23:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:15:47","slug":"ndc-as-alternative-is-scary-afenyo-markin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/29\/ndc-as-alternative-is-scary-afenyo-markin\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC As Alternative Is Scary &#8211; Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Alexander Afenyo-Markin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), under the leadership of John Mahama as a \u2018scary alternative\u2019 to be re-elected to govern the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong><em>Joy News AM Show<\/em><\/strong> yesterday, Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Majority Leader said that raising concerns about the potential failures of a candidate does not connote harmful motive but rather served as a reminder of past experiences.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, cautioned the electorates to assess presidential candidates before casting their ballots in order to make the right decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to remind those who are going to take the decision that this man who claims that Ghanaians should give him the chance cannot do it better. For that one, we need to make that point clear. We can no longer keep quiet. It doesn\u2019t mean that if we say so, we are saying that in bad faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going into a competition and in that competition, it is yesterday\u2019s failure who is the one coming up to say that, they could not perform so give me the chance. It is important that you remind the decision-makers that the alternative is scary. The alternative is worse,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Ebenezer K. Amponsah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Afenyo-Markin \u00a0 The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), under the leadership of John Mahama as a \u2018scary alternative\u2019 to be re-elected to govern the country. 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