The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Clement Apaak, has reacted to the recent prediction of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) saying the party would not be complacent.
The legislator stated that although the latest report by the EIU has predicted victory for the NDC in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary polls, the party would put in the needed work to ensure victory.
According to the EIU, NDC is likely to win both the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana in the 2024 polls.
Portions of the report read “The NDC, therefore, stands a strong chance of winning the 2024 presidential poll and securing a legislative majority”.
It cited poor governance and economic hardship as the deciding factors for the expected voting patterns.
Dr. Apaak reacting to the report noted that the NDC will use the report as a guide towards victory in 2024.
He stressed that the NDC would not sit back and relax because the EIU has predicted victory for them.
“This EIU report is something we can look at and discuss, we in the NDC have always questioned reports whether they are in favour of us or not for good reasons. We believe that our success is going to be based on our hard work and the credible alternatives that we provide, as far as the people of Ghana are concerned.
“So if within that context a report comes out, and says the very same issues we have identified as very critical to the wellbeing of the people and are looking to help address. Are the issues going to drive the elections than our own thinking, then our position is in consonance with what the report says. We are not going to prioritise what a report says versus the work that we need to do to ensure that we are successful. I will say that we will use the report as a guide, because victory is not just going to be handed to us, we have to fight for it. We must put in the maximum efforts to get maximum returns. We will not sit back and relax because of the report”.
“We have to demonstrate to the good people of Ghana why we are a better alternative. We have to demonstrate to them what we can do differently, by pointing out the colossal failure of the current NPP government. The report talks about the DDEP and all the economic challenges that we know. So we wouldn’t give too much premium to the report. But what we are going to do is to intensify our efforts and our work because nothing comes for free,” Dr. Apaak underscored.
He reiterated his position that former President John Dramani Mahama was the best bet for the NDC despite views expressed by individuals that they should have a different candidate.
“That is their rendition, we don’t believe that because we know the candidate we expect to emerge as the flagbearer, he’s viable, credible. In the current scheme of things, Ghanaians are not looking to try a candidate. Former President Mahama is more attractive today to Ghanaians than he was in 2016 due to the basis of how recklessly the government has mismanaged the economy. Ghanaians now know the difference. Most of the things said about him were lies and false,” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
