There is no similarity between the 2020 US and Ghana elections – Oppong Nkrumah

General news for Thursday, October 29, 2020

Source: Kasapa FM

2020-10-29

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has quashed attempts to draw similarities between the 2020 US and Ghana presidential elections.

According to him, attempts by some to suggest that a Republican victory in the United States will lead to a NPP victory in Ghana are unfounded.

Trump in the US has no similarities as a candidate with President Akufo-Addo of Ghana. While Nana Addo offers several shocking shows including successes in the covid fight, the US case may be different.

“While Biden was not rejected at the polls by voters in 2016, Mahama was rejected en masse by Ghanaian voters.”

“While Biden’s running mate, Senator Harris, is an accomplished senator who has added a spark to his candidacy, the same cannot be said for the NDC.”

“There is no similarity between the elections in the United States and the elections in Ghana. Its current president was a businessman turned politician. Our current president, on the other hand, is a lawyer and a canny politician. “

“Your president is contesting a former vice president and not a president who was ousted from power. For ours, Mr. Mahama was ousted from power because he was a president who oversaw hunger, unemployment, erratic power supply and economic difficulties. It’s not the same with Joe Biden. So there is a big difference in the politics of the two countries, “he said.

The run-up to the 2020 general election in Ghana has seen political analysts and social media commentators draw plausible conclusions based on the historical political similarity that exists between Ghana and the US, and some hypothetically argue that the results of the US elections could be one way or the other. others decide the electoral outcome of Ghana.

However, responding to the matter for the first time on Accra-based Okay FM on Wednesday, Nkrumah was quick to reject the claim, emphasizing that elections are won based solely on the antecedents and no historical antecedents.

He said that the successes recorded under the ruling government are what will grant him success in the next elections and not any historical political similarities.

“In 2016 there was a similar myth that you can’t win the presidency if you don’t call yourself John. Nana Addo beat John Mahama at the time despite this claim. It’s about your hard work and not those comparisons. ”He concluded.