General News of Monday, 26 June 2017Source: Myjoyonline.comMahama appointees cause of 2016 defeat – Nana Ato DadzieFormer Chief of Staff, Nana Ato DadzieFormer Chief of Staff, Nana Ato Dadzie says the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) lost the 2016 elections because appointees of former President John Mahama failed him. The NDC led then by incumbent John Mahama unexpectedly lost the presidential and parliamentary elections held on December 7, 2016 after polling just 44.40 percent. Then opposition leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recorded a stunning 53.85 percent of the total valid votes cast to win the election. Details of the reports are yet to be officially made public but Nana Ato Dadzie said the defeat of the NDC was caused by then government officials. Election 2020Nana Ato Dadzie also discounted the claims that the NDC lost because most of the president’s appointees were corrupt.

Source: GhanaWeb June 26, 2017 13:41 UTC