According to an EIU study, ex-President John Dramani Mahama’s candidacy will not damage the fortunes of the NDC in the 2024 elections, according to Ghana’s former Ambassador to India, Sam Pee Yalley.
The EIU (Economic Intelligence Unit) projection, according to Sam Pee Yalley, fails to account for the genuine circumstances that could lead to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) losing the 2019 general elections.
According to him, the actions and inaction of the Election Commission (EC) in favor of the government, as well as the deployment of the military to oppress people, are the only things that can lead to the NDC losing the 2024 elections.
“As for the NDC, it has already won according to the EIU’s prediction; however, if they change their candidate, their chances of victory could be even better.” However, we contend that those making these projections have failed to take into consideration the reality on the ground.
“…what will change this election is the Electoral Commission’s conduct, which is a vital aspect, to hold a Free, Fee, and Transparent Election.” The employment of the military to assault voters will affect the country’s electoral prospects. What will change elections in this country is if laws are enacted for an election and then the election is truncated and new laws are enacted, as happened in the SALL (Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lipke and Lolobi traditional areas). “These are the things we should look at,” he stated in a JoyNews intervie. “But I don’t think they did research in these subjects I’m talking about.”
“On any good day when all these variables I’m talking about are eased for a free and fair election,” the former ambassador continued, “Ghanaians will vote for John Mahama because they have come to understand that all the smears and fabrications heaped on him are not true.”
According to the EIU’s five-year prognosis for Ghana, announced on April 13, 2022, the opposition party, the NDC, has a better chance of winning the next general elections.
The EIU did note, however, that the NDC’s prospects should be boosted by a flagbearer other than former President John Dramani Mahama.
The survey also stated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-government Addo’s is facing various issues, including unemployment, an economic slump, and corruption, among others, all of which will fuel citizens’ anti-government views.
“Our baseline forecast is that ongoing public dissatisfaction with the slow pace of improvements in governance—such as infrastructure development, job creation, and corruption—will trigger anti-incumbency factors and push the electorate to seek a change,” according to the EIU report.
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