The Acting National Chairman of the opposition
New Patriotic Party, Freddie Blay, has emphatically stated that the opposition
party is going to win the 2016 general elections with not less than a 60 percent
of the total votes.According to him, the party is not looking at winning
this year's election with just 53 percent of the total votes, as predicted by a
chief in the north, but rather a landslide victory that will not only overwhelm
the ruling government, but will make it exceedingly difficult for any party to
reject the verdict of the people.
For the Ashanti region in particular,
Mr Blay says the NPP will only be okay with 90 percent of the total valid votes
cast, maintaining that all that is necessary to achieve that victory for
Ghanaians had been done.
He is convinced that with the level of
despondency which cuts across all facets of the socio-political and economic
life, it is obvious that the party will return to power and form the next
government under the supervision of Nana Akufo-Addo.
The acting national
chairman was speaking to the media after series of meetings with NPP
constituencies and regional executives, as well as all Members of Parliament,
from the Ashanti region, past ministers, past MPs and other relevant
stakeholders in Kumasi yesterday.
The meeting, which also had national
campaign manager of the party, Peter Mac Manu, Campaign Strategist Dan Botwe and
many other party leaders in attendance, according to Mr Blay, was called to
discuss strategies for a resounding electoral victory in
December.
According to Mr Blay, Ghanaians are now fed up with the
insensitivity of the NDC government, "and everywhere that we have been to, the
signs were clear on the wall; they simply can't wait for December to come to get
rid of this government."
He added: "the levels of poverty in this country
under this government is too much and this country is fed up with the
incompetence of the government; they are fed up with the lies and propaganda
being churned out each day; Ghanaians are angry and when you go to the north the
anger and frustrations on the faces of the people there are so visible to the
extent that they now see hope in us."
He said this time, victory is in
their hands and "it is up to us as a party to claim it, making sure that nothing
stops them from returning to the corridors of power."
As to whether the
opposition party has faith in the Electoral Commission, Mr Blay said the party
had taken a position to fight its own fight "and we will approach this election
as if we are going to play an away match. And we are ready for a tactical game
only for this victory."
He described the meeting as "very fruitful” and
an opportunity to receive the spirit of the party, adding that “now we have
oiled our machine for this task and I believe with the fruitful discussions we
had in there, the party is poised for only one thing: victory for all Ghanaians
and the future of Ghana.”
For his part, Campaign Manager Peter Mac Manu
impressed on the media to play its role effectively in educating the populace on
the policies of the political parties, so to aid them make well-informed
decisions in December.
According to him, they are not expecting the media
to work for the NPP or necessarily tell good stories about the party, adding the
party only expects the media to remain professional in leading people make the
right choice.
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