There Is No Sense Of Remorse In Mahama’s Comment - NDC Youth Activist

Immediate past President John Dramani Mahama may have preempted the outcome of Professor Kwesi Botcway’s Committee set up to investigate defeat suffered by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 2016 elections, by accepting responsibility for the party’s poor showing in the elections but a youth activist in the party Israel Venunye said the comments of ex-president Mahama “was not satisfying and does not show any sense of remorse”.

Former President John Dramani Mahama in accepting full responsibility for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) defeat in the 2016 elections said “Of course as the general who led us into battle, I take ultimate responsibility for our losing the election and so if it will satisfy those people, blame me for the loss.”

However, reacting to aspect of the comments made by the former First gentleman, Israel Vununye said there is lack of candor in the comments of the former President, adding that for him (ex president Mahama) to say that ‘if it will satisfy those people’ so he accepts responsibility is to mean that he has not fully accepted responsibility for the party’s abysmal performance because leadership is about admitting that he has failed and give hope to numerous members of the party that are devastated by the humiliating defeat

“People are hurt in the party after the 2016 elections and what they expect now is someone who will give them hope not weak justification as done by the former President. The party now is in the state of hopelessness and from the polling station executive through the branch executives to the national executives, what they need is a leader who can inspire them with hope as done in 2004 when the party lost power in the 2000, it was hope that kept the spirit of the party together”

Angry looking NDC youth activist told the host of Onua Fm morning show Bright Kwesi Asempa that, while in government, “we conveniently and happily pleasing the opposition NPP by giving fat contracts to members of the NPP, then parading them at the state of the nation address in Parliament to the chagrin of our party members”

He explained that, the current administration is busily appointing those who helped it capture power, which is a clear distinction of NDC in power.

Meanwhile the youth activist is optimistic that soon hope and confidence will be restored in the party.