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EIU expects Mahama to be removed by NDC
National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team member Nana Owusu Banahene has said Ghanaians do not need the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) projection victory for the opposition NDC in the 2024 elections, to despite the fact that the polls are years away.
However, the EIU says it expects the opposition to present a fresh face for the presidential race despite reports that former President John Mahama will compete to lead the party again. This, according to Banahene, was just a move to test the waters orchestrated by the ruling nuclear power plant.
“Ghanaians don’t need the EIU to tell us that the NDC will win the 2024 general election. Everyone knows that Mahama was robbed in the last election. The incumbent president used the form of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda to win the elections. In parliament, we won 140 seats, but the NPP used tactical means to hang up four seats.
This report was orchestrated by the ruling nuclear power plant just to test the waters because there is no point in being told to trade Mahama for a new face. Mahama is a more popular candidate even than Nana Addo. This is all an agenda to test waters, ”he told Don Kwabena Prah on Happy FM’s Epa Hoa Daben.
“The next parliamentary and presidential elections will be held in 2024. According to the term limits established by the constitution, Mr. Akufo-Addo cannot run for a third term. Mr. Mahama is reportedly considering running again, but we hope that the NDC will seek to reinvigorate its prospects with a new candidate. After two terms of the PNP government, we hope that the NDC will win the presidential elections in 2024 and obtain a small majority in parliament, ”said the latest report from the firm.
He added: “In the 2020 parliamentary elections, the PNP and the NDC won 137 seats each, but in January the only independent member of Parliament (MP) announced that he would cooperate with the PNP, giving it the 138 seats necessary for an effective majority. With a slim majority, the Akufo-Addo administration will require all of its MPs to vote with the party to push for signature policies, which will likely require deals to persuade MPs, which can obstruct immediate political priorities. , like reducing a large fiscal excess through spending cuts and tax increases. “
Regarding the country’s debt situation, the EIU noted: “The economic structure risk continues to be rated by the CCC. The current account deficit, which is estimated to average 2.8% of GDP over the last 48 months, is a drag on the score. The country is currently estimated to be in default, following an increase in arrears of principal owed to external official creditors in 2018. Arrears will remain substantial, increasing the perceived risk of prolonged default among investors. Regarding the structure of the national accounts, the services sector is the largest sector of the economy and represents around 45% of GDP ”.
