The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has put a positive spin on the numeral 8 that was picked by the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) Fifi Kwetey during the balloting for positions on the ballot paper for the December 7 presidential election.
Mr Bagbin believes that the 8 is a symbol of great fortune for the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama.
He posted on his Facebook page thus, “8 is excellence. Don’t break it. Choose it!”
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Speaker Bagbin’s post on September 21, comes after the NDC representatives at the balloting session organised by the Electoral Commission on September 20, picked 8 for John Mahama.
During that exercise, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) representatives picked the numeral 1 for their flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
All along, the NPP has been touting the mantra ‘Break the 8’, a quest to stop the eight- year cycle of governance between them and the NDC. According to the NPP, the 2024 election will mark a break away from that convention, meaning they will hold power for 16 years or more.
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