The Six National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearer aspirants who lost the seat to former President Mahama on Thursday have formally congratulated John Dramani Mahama for his victory at the primaries at the party’s headquarters.
Mr John Mahama won by a larger percentage contesting six others he won when he stood unchallenged in the 2015 NDC Presidential primaries where he won 95.1% of the votes.
John Mahama beat every other contender in their own constituency except Alban Bagbin.
Speaking at press conference on Thursday, Prof Joshua Alabi who spoke on behalf of 5 other aspirants pledged their full support for John Mahama ahead of the 2020 election.
“I can say with confidence that with unity, the party will win power come 2020,” Joshua Alabi stated at the press conference.
The party’s National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo also commended the defeated aspirants for the level of maturity exhibited after the election.
Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama urged the six aspirants to come on board for victory 2020 and assured them of personal engagement to put measures in place towards the fight for a common goal.
Former President John Dramani Mahama will lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 elections justifying the prediction of pundits that he remains by a petering distance, the party’s most marketed candidate.
He pulled 95.24% of the total vote, leaving six others to squabble over less than 5% in a poll that involved about 330,000 NDC voters.
His obscure and distant challenger Prof. Joshua Alabi managed only 3,399 representing 1.516% of votes cast while the man said to have mentored Mahama in politics, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin placed third with 2,313 (1.032%).
NDC return, Goosie Tanoh, finally got a shot at his most cherished political ambition but polled 2,038 votes (0.909%) to place fourth.
Ekwow Spio-Gabrah placed fifth with 1457 votes (0.650%), Sylvester Mensah managed 932 votes (0.415%) with Nurudeen Iddrisu securing 513 votes (0.231) to place sixth and seventh, respectively.
Source: AdomOnline.com
