Accra, Aug. 27, -
Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Presidential Aspirant of the National Democratic
Congress Party (NDC), has said that there is a strong wind of change blowing
through the party as part of its renewal agenda.
He noted that the paradigm shift
has started from the bottom and would continue through the rank and file of the
party.
Speaking in an interview with
Ghana News Agency, in Accra, Mr Spio-Garbrah hinted that, estimates indicated
that between 60 to 75 per cent of branch executives nationwide were new.
“At some constituencies, the
executives were 100 per cent new while at other constituencies the change is
between 80 to 90 per cent,” he said.
The former Trade Minister stated
that some regional chairpersons, including that of the Central and Northern
region, realizing the wind of change had decided not to contest their positions
again.
“This means the NDC is renewing
itself through the election of new leadership to lead them and this change
would continue to the national and to the presidential level candidateship.”
“When people lose an election the
bitterness and anger is strong that they cannot be outwitted by just ‘onaapo’
songs. They want hard evidence that things will be done differently,” he
said.
“In order to re-organise the
party, sections of the Dr Kwesi Botwe’s report would be relevant to the party
to take remedial actions in other to win power in 2020.”
According to Mr Spio-Garbrah’s
campaign team, a study conducted in the country indicates that about 93 per
cent of the business community both foreign and local wants a new face to lead
the NDC party.
Similarly, about 87 per cent of
diplomatic and development communities are of the view that Former President
John Mahama had performed credibly well and highly regarded for his
contribution towards peace and democracy in Ghana in other countries,
especially through his role as election observer mission.
The study reckoned that the
international assignment being given to the former president meant that, he
needed to transition and be a statesman as other former presidents had been but
not to come to mainstream politics.
It reminded the former president
of his father's advice that the time to bow out was when the applause was high.
GNA
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