[ 2016-12-12 ]

Favouritism in NDC caused our defeat – Joseph Yammin
Former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph
Yammin, has blamed some national executives of the
National Democratic Congress for the party’s
defeat in the just ended general elections on
December 7.

Mr Yammin claims some bigwigs in the NDC at the
national level used their positions to influence
the fielding of some parliamentary candidates who
have lost touch on the grounds.

“If individual interest from the headquarters
supercedes the interest of the party this is what
you get” he stated on a Kumasi-based radio
station Monday morning during a postmortem
analysis of the elections.

Final results: 2016 presidential election [without
4 constituencies] Ghana’s Electoral Commission
on Friday night declared Nana Akufo-Addo of the
New Patriotic Party winner of the presidential
election two days after close of polls 5:00pm
Wednesday.

Final results: 2016 presidential election [without
4 constituencies]

Ivor Greenstreet [CPP] – 25,395 (0.24%)

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings (NDP) – 16, 878
(0.16%)

John Dramani Mahama (NDC) – 4, 713, 277 (44.40%)


Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom (NDP) – 105, 682 (1.00%)

Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) – 5, 716, 026 (53.85%)

Dr Edward Mahama (PNC) – 22, 214 (0.21%)

Jacob Osei Yeboah (Independent) – 15, 889
(0.15%)

He argued there were some competent candidates who
would have helped to give the party a victory but
some powers that be ensured their political career
never materialised.

“NDC problems started from the selection of
parliamentary candidates, that was the biggest
error and some of us told them. …you go to New
Edubiase for instance the incumbent MP had lost
touch with the people of Edubiase but the party
kept him.”

Mr Yammin retorted. He said Abdul Salam should
have been given the support in 2015 when the
primaries were held, saying “If this boy Abdul
Salam had been given the nod he would have won the
New Edubiase seat”.

He also accused former Ashanti Regional Minister,
Peter Anaafi Mensah, of using his arsenals to
bring down the NDC MP for Ahafo Ano North
constituency.

“If he will use his car to campaign against his
own party member bow we have lost the seat and the
presidential as well…” Yamin bemoaned.

He said the party will reflect on the loss and
build a formidable force for the next elections.

Source - 3news.com

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