President John Dramani Mahama has described the December 7,2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections as most critical election since 1992 and may be the last opportunity to restore faith of Ghanaians in constitutional government.
He said Ghana is not immune to the geo- political instability in the sub-region leading to several coup d’etat.
He therefore said it cannot be business as usual come 2025 when NDC returns to power .
“I must say that election 2024 is going to be the most critical election since 1992 or may be in the history of our party because as I said earlier it is the last opportunity for us to restore the faith of our people in constitutional government in our country “
He continued that “Let us not think that we are immune to what is happening in the sub-region.It cannot be business as usual as I said a little while ago.Any new government that takes over in 2025 7th January cannot do business as usual.We must sit up and do what our people expect of us .We must let them understand and let them appreciate that constitutional government can defend their interest , constitutional government can look after their human right , constitutional government can guarantee that the will be express themselves freely,but mostly importantly constitutional governments are able to creat the opportunity that make them able to realize their full potential to live in dignity and prosperity” Mahama said this when addressing the closing ceremony of 3rd annual Lawyers conference of NDC Lawyers Association via Zoom.
He however considered that ,it will be a difficult enterprise to embark on due to the mess caused by the Akufo Addo led government however hopeful the next NDC government will be up to the task.
“It is going to be an arduous task but we all must sit up and make sure we are able to discharge our responsibilities to our people .I am convinced that NDC will win that election”.
Mr.Mahama said various works are being done to formulate policies and programs for immediate implementation to the ground running in 2025 when NDC returns to power.
“We must hit the ground running .I am not going to wait untill I win the election to start to think about what to do.i know that several dedicated people under Prof.Danso Boafo organization we call the “LAB” at looking at all the various sectors – governance , economy ,trade , Agriculture,health, education and tourusm.And coming out with concrete policies we can put in effect as some as we we have taken over to make Ghana the Ghana we want”.
He called on NDC members to be vigilant in 2024 elections to secure victory for the party.
“While we prepare to go into that election we must be vigilant and alert and indeed more that we were in Assin North.But aside from that we must have an eye into what we are going to do as soon as we come to power.Our legal directorate and NDC Lawyers group are going to be critical towards wining this election. One of the things you need to do is to aquaint yourself with the electoral rule to watch the process to make sure the NDC is represented properly ,that you understand the electoral process and that nothing untowards goes on in the polling stations .I believe that it is this end of sacrifice that is required of us so that we can win election 2024. The prospects look very good to winning 2024 but we cannot rest bour ores we need to be vigilant .We have opponent who can take advantage of any list opportunity to manipulate the electoral process and so we need to be on our fit and make sure that we prevent anything like that from happening”
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