A flagbearer-aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah is sure he is the ultimate candidate to return the party to government.

He insists the grounds favour him as the NDC’s “Messiah” to turn around the political fortunes of the party based on his vast years of experience and competences.

In the view of Ghana’s first Minister for Communications, NDC has yet another opportunity to present to the Ghanaian electorates an incorruptible and competent flagbearer for election 2020.

Lame Horse

“You remember somebody referring to the party as a lame horse. Lame horse, how do you ride a lame horse to victory? how do you ride a lame horse to a racecourse? Dr. Spio-Garbrah questioned claiming “…So I am the candidate who can take a lame horse convert it into a race horse and ride that horse into victory in 2020.

That’s why many of the delegates are putting their trust in me, because others have come and disappointed them.”

So far ten candidates including former president Dramani Mahama, Sylvester Mensah, a Former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NIA) and Alban Bagbin, Member of Parliament for Nadwokli Kaleo have declared their intention to lead the NDC.

But, Dr. Spio-Garbrah in an exclusive interview with THE PUBLISHER argued that in the minds of the delegates it will be to the NDC’s advantage to present a candidate who Ghanaians cannot describe as incompetent or corrupt, adding that “…the delegates tell me that at this time, I am the candidate they can present and not have any problems from the voters.”

“NDC delegates believe that when you have lost an election, you go through rebranding exercise before you come back again. You don’t take the same product to the market again.…by share coincidence, the party has somebody who knows how to rebrand, its not just about talking in the vacuum.”

The NDC’s leading member stated “within the party itself, it is known that I have the appropriate leadership qualities, the right sets of competences, commitment to the party and also the vision to transform Ghana…”

“Ghanaians are looking for a competent leader, someone who understands the broad issues affecting Ghana as a very small atom in the global economy”, he noted.

Extolling his virtues as an incorruptible candidate with both local and international organisations without a whiff of financial malfeasance, corruption, theft or any of the other things many public servants or politicians are accused used of, he stated that “these are the kind of qualities most Ghanaians are looking for in their leaders which by the grace if God I qualify.”

Explaining further, the NDC flagbearer-aspirant, intimated that Ghanaians do not want a comprise candidate, stressing that Ghanaians want a candidate who will tell them the truth, effectively manage the economy, one who has the competence and expertise not to be mislead by his ministers as occurred in the resent ALMERI deal.