The former President and leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has told over 9000 delegates and party supporters that Ghanaians are counting on them as the best alternative to rescue the country from the current economic downturn.
According to him, NDC must be a government of prudence and accountability which starts immediately after this Congress and this is the reason why “I’m reiterating the call that we must leave here as a united force.”
Addressing party supporters he said “I don’t have a preferred candidate so I’m urging the delegates to vote on their own conviction and elect a candidate who can unite the party for victory in 2024.
“We are here once again to elect new leaders to direct the affairs of the party and once again thanked those party supporters who last week went to choose leaders for both Women and Youth Organisers in Cape Coast.
He described the aftermath of the election as regrettable following the ensuing issues which quickly called for the party intervention to resolve internal issues.
He added that similar issues ensued leading to the 10th National Delegate Congress on the theme; Rallying for Victory 2024, Ghana’s Hope charges the party to come out stronger after today.
“It is dangerous to allow ourselves to be torn apart by conflicts so what we are doing here today is to give the NDC a voice and force to dislodge the New Patriotic Party and march to victory.
The former president thank party members for their support in donating GHC 1, 083,000 within 12 days
He said the Akufo-Addo and Bawumia government have presided over a broken economy and supervise the first-ever debt restructuring programme in the country.
“Yet we have a President who spent his time on the telephone with Western leaders to trying to convince them to beg the IMF to grant the country with the 3bn staff agreement.”
“I urge the winners to be moderate in their celebrations and those who will lose to come out stronger to support the party to victory in 2024.”
He thanked MPs, delegates, former party executives, former chairmen, and general secretaries for their contribution so far to the party quoting Roman 8:4 ‘That if God is with us who is against us.’
