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21.10.2014 Politics

Alan's campaign is sloppiest campaign ever organised - Kwesi Pratt

By Myjoyonline.com|Faustine Akwa
Alan's campaign is sloppiest campaign ever organised - Kwesi Pratt
21.10.2014 LISTEN

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has said Alan Kyerematen's loss, in the National Delegates' Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), should be blamed on nothing but the disorderliness of his campaign.

He said Mr Kyerematen, other than speaking on radio programmes, never appeared on any campaign platforms to speak with delegates and listen to their specific needs and that made it impossible for him to craft a convincing message for them.

Speaking on Peace FMs 'Kokrokoo' Mr Pratt said “Alan's campaign is the sloppiest campaign ever organised. He never went anywhere. He only spoke on radio stations and that was all and a campaign like that can never win an election. It was bad; simply bad and did not have any message”.

The NPP on Saturday 18 October, went to the polls to elect a new flagbearer who will hopefully lead the party to regain power in the 2016 general elections.

All three candidates, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Alan Kyerematen and Francis Addai Nimoh had all given delegates the assurance that if voted for, they will take the NPP out of opposition and bring the party back to power – "where it rightly belongs".

At the end of voting in all constituencies across the country, Nana Akufo-Addo emerged the winner. He polled 117,413 representing 94.35 percent of votes cast. Alan Kyerematen managed a miserable 5,908 votes representing 4.75 percent while Francis Addai Nimoh polled 1,128 representing 0.91 percent.

But Mr Pratt said Alan cannot blame his woeful performance on anyone but his (and his communicators') failure to sell their message to the delegates in order to convince them for votes, adding it was only normal for Nana Akufo-Addo to have won.

He however advised that the abnormalities, such as the absence of delegates' names from the voter's register should be critically looked at and amended to ensure that similar things do not occur in future elections.

He also asked that proper education be given to delegates on how to conduct themselves during elections because one (1) percent of spoilt ballots was rather alarming.

Mr Pratt said in order for the NPP to regain power in 2016, it must address its internal misunderstandings because the people of Ghana are expecting a change of life for the better and they can only win if they come together as a united front.

He further asked the party to sanitise its communication team because its future victory depends largely on them.

 

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