[ 2017-10-05 ]

I’ll Beat Mahama – Bagbin
The second deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban
Bagbin is optimistic he will beat former President
John Mahama in the race for the next flagbearer
for the opposition National Democratic Congress
(NDC).

The MP for Nadowli-Kaleo believes he possesses
traits which outshine the former president and
will floor him if the latter decides to make a
comeback.

“He knows my capacity and has worked with me for
many years as a minority leader and later as a
minister of state,” the former Majority Leader
in Parliament told GHOne TV’s Nana Aba Anamoah
on State of Affairs.

According to him, Mahama’s leadership style led
to his defeat as the first sitting president under
the Fourth Republic to have lost a general
election.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo won the 2016 election with a margin of
about 800, 000 votes.

Bagbin stressed Mahama could have won the
elections if he had paid heed to advice, adding he
left the party behind despite his performance.

“So I know he’s a very nice person to deal
with, he has the gift of the tongue, high
accumulation of knowledge and the energy and vim,
but it is the style of leadership that has left a
lot of the people behind.

“The issue about lack of inclusiveness is very
detrimental trait in political leadership. I think
John [Mahama] would have been a very good
president in a better democratic setting than
Ghana. He did very well in terms of infrastructure
and focused a lot on putting the basics in place.

In trying to do this I think he outrun the party
and left the party behind. His leadership style
led to this,” the longest serving MP in
Ghana’s parliament opined.
Bagbin noted he is qualified to lead the NDC to
recapture power.

“I’m grateful to the NDC as a party to be in
leadership. I did all I could to help Mahama to
succeed,” the legislator averred.

Source - Starrfmonline

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