[ 2011-04-14 ]

Koku Anyidoho, Director of Communication at the Presidency

NDC Congress: Mills will win more than 81% votes - Koku Anyidoho
The Director of Communication at the Presidency,
Koku Anyidoho has vowed that his boss will sweep
over 80 per cent of votes at the National
Democratic Congress (NDC's) July 8 Delegates
Congress to elect a flagbearer for the 2012
General Elections.

He said President Mills has done enough to win the
support of delegates at the upcoming elections and
will surpass his 2007 congress tally, where he
humiliated his opponents by a landslide victory
(81.4%).

“I know confidently from what I am seeing and
what I am hearing, because some of us have lived
it. We lived it throughout 2007 [and] 2006 in the
build up to that Congress to elect our flagbearer
for the 2008 elections. We went to the polls,
President Mills had three other challengers, he
came out with 81.4%. We believe strongly going
round with him again and seeing what we are
seeing; the development that is coming the way of
people, that come July 2011 President Mills will
go to Congress and it will be better than
81.4%,” he revealed.

Mr. Anyidoho who made these comments on Joy FM’s
Super Morning Show on Thursday said the President
is focused on ensuring that he fulfills the
promises made to Ghanaians under the Better Ghana
agenda and will not be drawn into “tangential
issues,” - referring to reports that Mrs
Rawlings has resigned her post as Vice Chairperson
of the party to enable her pursue her dream of
leading the ruling party into the 2012 General
Elections.

According to him, the former first lady’s
political ambition is not a matter that the
President and people around him brood over,
insisting that those are "side issues."

He said the “president campaigned on the
platform of change and on the Better Ghana agenda.
To the extent that he allows himself to be drowned
and ensconced into these things that are
happening; these side issues, then he will not
remain focused and if he doesn’t remain focused,
the Better Ghana agenda will derail and 2012 is
over for the NDC."

Mr. Anyidoho further stressed that the delegates
“believe in the president, his integrity, his
genuineness and his readiness to accept and say
look ‘I’m not saying I have come to my
journey’s end. There is still a lot to be done.
I am committed to doing it and this is what I have
done in two years'.”



Konadu's bid and the influence of the Rawlingses



But Election watcher and pollster Ben Ephson Jnr.
has expressed mixed feelings about the resignation
of Mrs. Rawlings from her post in the NDC, in
order to challenge the much-maligned President
Mills at the party’s congress.

He said Mrs Rawlings’ decision will test the
influence of the former first couple in the ranks
of the party and that “if she loses badly it
will be a sad commentary on the Rawlingses.”

“By deciding to contest, if she loses badly it
will take a toll on the image of the former first
couple,” the experienced pollster said.

Mr. Ephson believes Mrs Rawlings will “really
have to cause a political upset” because she
must convince delegates that she can appeal to
floating voters as well as surmount the stigma
surrounding dynasties (as happened to Dr. Addo
Kufuor, an astute administrator who suffered from
the stigma of being the brother of President
Kufuor and therefore failed to win the NPP's
ticket for the 2008 elections.)

Source - MyjoyOnline

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