By Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has advised the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, against fostering unrealistic optimism among his party members regarding the upcoming December 7 general elections.
Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Monday, May 27, Afenyo-Markin urged Asiedu Nketiah to avoid making premature predictions about the election outcome.
Afenyo-Markin emphasized that it’s premature for the NDC to claim victory when the elections are still months away.
He cautioned that such assertions could mislead party supporters and raise unrealistic expectations about the election outcome.
The Majority Leader underscored the significance of allowing the electoral process to progress without preemptive statements from any political party.
“The National Chairman of the opposition NDC should stop this. How can he say that the NDC would win the elections if they were held today with a 52% margin?” he cautioned.
“Was he not the same person with his party leaders who said the 2020 elections had been rigged in favour of the NPP and petitioned the Supreme Court? What was the outcome of the petition at the Supreme Court?” he quizzed.
“Recently, it has surfaced that the NDC, including their then General Secretary and now National Chairman, Asiedu Nketiah, knew that they had no evidence of any rigging or collusion between the EC and NPP, but went to court. They deceived their party members when they alleged they had enough evidence to prove their claim. This is what I am talking about that he should not be preparing their minds for victory and when it does not come, then they agitate” he advised.
