One of the oldest political parties of Ghana’s Fourth Republic, Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) has endorsed the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 elections in December.
At a national conference in Accra today, the party said it had decided not to field a Presidential Candidate in the 2020 contest because it sees in former President John Mahama and the NDC’s Manifesto, all the qualities that the EGLE would want for Ghana.
“Over the past year, we have aggressively pursued a reorganization program to strengthen the grassroots of the EGLE Party across the Various Constituencies in the Country. In our rounds across the country, we gathered numerous sentiments of the people representing the expectations and aspirations of a critical mass of our citizens. Incidentally, while we prepared for the 2020 General Elections, we realized that for the first time in a long while, most of the issues the EGLE Party decided to pursue coincided with the programme of action of the NDC as captured in the People’s Manifesto,” the EGLE Party stated.
“This Revelation showed that the National Democratic Congress led by President John Dramani Mahama and the EGLE part have so much in common. Consequently, the EGLE party upon reflection and thorough consultations with the rank and file, the founder, the grassroots and the National Executive Committee unanimously agreed not to file candidates for both the Presidential and Parliamentary elections across the country, but rather mobilize all effort and command of the party to throw its weight behind H.E John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress in this 2020 General Elections.”
The statement was read by the General Secretary of the party, Mr. David Arthur, who further announced that the party will be deploying its forces and personnel to help with the NDC’s campaign.
“The EGLE party, in line with its quest to help the NDC win the election, will from today, deploy members to join the NDC campaign teams at all levels – Constituency, Regional and at the National level. The EGLE party will however run separate campaigns also for H.E. John Dramani Mahama, in line with the same agenda.”
Mr. Arthur characterized the Akufo-Addo government as corrupt, deceitful, divisive and violent, saying it is now a matter of national duty to vote it out before it ruins Ghana beyond repair.
“As a social democratic party interested in the social and economic development of our people, we have a social responsibility to work towards the unseating of this incompetent, inept and corrupt family and friends sakawa government. Indeed, it is a social responsibility of every Ghanaian to ensure the end of the wanton dissipation of public funds and state resources on only one family in the country.”
Mr. Arthur accused President Akufo-Addo of borrowing over Ghc140billion and pushing Ghana into HIPC without having anything to show for it.
It also scoffed that the government is the largest in the history of Ghana with 125 Ministers, and yet is not achieving.
According to Mr. Arthur, while President Mahama, through the Peoples Manifesto, has articulated clearly what he will do upon re-election, President Akufo-Addo has not been forthcoming about policies that he will implement.
“In December, we have a decision to make between a clearing agent of corruption i.e. HE. NANA ADDO DANQUAH AKUFFO ADDO and a former president who prosecuted his own appointee in the YEA scandal and sacked Victoria Hammer for merely professing an ambition. The verdict is clear. I choose the man who fought corruption and jailed his own appointee and retrieved lots of monies back to the state in the few corruption cases that came up under his watch. It is for this reason that we are endorsing the candidature of HE President Mahama, because we think he did far better in the fight against corruption.”