Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says the defeat of the National Democratic Congress in the general elections was down to a backfired strategy of using propaganda and character assassination against the NPP candidate Akufo-Addo.
He revealed that even the President, John Mahama, had cause to express shock at some of the vicious campaign ads against the NPP's presidential candidate.
Kweku Baako revealed that President John Mahama called him days to the elections to express his disapproval of a terrible TV ad attacking the character of Akufo-Addo in unprintable terms.
“He thought that was a vicious thing. He had seen what his boys had done and he thought it was vicious”, Baako said on Newsfile Saturday.
Baako said he told the president, who had sought his opinion on the ad, that if he believed the ad was bad then it was bad and should be withdrawn.
Kweku Baako said, although the ad was pulled down, it was already on social media where it had gone viral.
The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide said the NDC has for years institutionalized lies against Akufo-Addo and still believed that in 2016 this strategy would once again work for the party.
Kweku Baako also referred to the constant refrain from the NDC that the NPP was a disunited and a disorganized party that could not win elections.
He said the popular vote showed that the NPP which won in six regions could not fit the NDC's narrative that it was a disunited political force.
Mr. Baako also believes the youthful appointees in government ‘let down their leader’. Popularly described as ‘babies with sharp teeth’ , these ministers, deputy ministers and others replied criticism with insults, Baako analysed.
Another factor, Kweku Baako believes affected the NDC was an excessive confidence that the government’s infrastructural projects would swing the votes for the party.
The infrastructure, documented in what the government described as the ‘Green book’ became the answer to every question posed to government officials.
“Everything you ask, they refer to the Green book. Even when you ask about Kwashiekor, they refer to the Green book” Baako said.
Source: Joy News
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You are are horrible person with no morals.... leave this platform
John Mahama, you fell simply because majority of those close to you were paid to talk and not to think, in as much as i agree that the youth should be giving appointments in government,they should be decent youth who were properly brought up by their parents and who know the value of grey hair.The likes of Haruna Iddrisu, Mahama Ayariga,Mohammed Muntaka are young men but they showed that they were properly brought up by their parents, the said cannot be said of Omane Boamah,Felix Kwakye Ofosu,Koku Anyidoho,Solomon Nkansah,Okudjato Ablakwa who proved to all that they had no elders in their homes,if not how come john mahama lost miserably,what did he do wrong as a person to deserve this humiliation,the answer is not far fetched,his babies with sharp teeth thought twelve thousand ghana cedis a month as salary was the end of the world,some had never worked anywhere in their lives,so their first ever appointment in life was minister/deputy minister with all the previlages,free accomodation,free water,free lights,free mobile phone,frree v8,free tea,free drinking water,so to them what was left is to insult NANA ADDO, i wish they all live up to 72 years and see their children insult them that is if they will lucky to have any,i cant think far.
Back you are just an NPP man wearing journalist cloths. I heard the names of the so called senior journalist that the president elect mentioned in his victory speech. But the question is are you guys the only senior journalist in the country. The man who claim he will be president for all started selective name calling already. I now understand why you and Kwame sefa kayi always defend akuffo addo on that kokroko show
Kweku Baako,i could,nt agree with you more,its the young ministers in Mahama,s government caused his defeat by insulting almost anybody who disagrees with them.The likes of Omane Boamah,Fiifi Kwetey,Koku Anyidoho,Kofi Adams,Ablakwa,Solomon Nkansah to mention but a few behaved as if they had no elders in their various homes,to the extent that John Mahama himself was not happy about some of the insults on NANA ADDO.I wish all young ministers who will be appointed by NANA ADDO will desist from insulting elderly people in our society.Ghanaian culture abhors insulting grey hair people,at times i ask myself whether these boys mentioned above have elders in their homes.I hope the N P P youth will learn lessons from John Mahama,s down fall resulting from the uncultured behavour of some of his young ministers with sam george,felix kwakye ofosu and koku anyidoho leading the assault.I liked John Mahama but these boys led his down fall,rather too late.I cant think far,hmmmnnnn.
Massa; Kweku Baako sometimes you forget that there some people older that you ; have better historical perspective about yourself and the comments you somtimes make besides just because you have the pen and some journalistic field does not mean people should attach some respect to what you say ; because your some of your comments on Jon Mahama to me are just BULL........S and complete faeces !!!!!!1; and a propaganda ploy to try and rehabilitate Jon Mahama after the man lost ; you see if you claim Jon Mahama was upset and did not like some of the ads in the media about Nana Addo that is completely FALSE !!!!!!!and means you do not know the man called Jon Mahama well because the man is a hypocrate with mixed personality ; the man Jon Mahama is A FRAUD no matter what you Kweku Baako thinks ; the man is aware of everything that goes on out there including all the vicious insults against Nana Addo ; the man has this evil tendency to wait until the damage is done before he pretends to show concern ;SURELY KWEKU YOU MUST KNOW THIS !!!!! KWEKU !!!!!MINE ADVISE TO YOU IS : KNOW THY FLOCK IN THE FIELD; did Jon Mahama reprimand anybody in the NDC ; do you remember somebody called StaDogbe insulting Journalist ; did Jon Mahama reprimand him besides do you think Jon Mahama did not know about the attacks on Nana Addo residence ; PLEASE KWEKU BAAKO BE SMART !!!!!!!;Jon Mahama is a cunning like a FOX in the forest ; you talk about Jon Mahama as if he was doing Nana Addo a favour but please Kweku Baako just THINK !!!!!!; I have knwon Nana Addo at Adabraka for years and the man is no easy person to be fulled by cheap propagabda ; STOP THIS cheap propaganda for Jon Mahama besides your comments that the youth appointees were the downfall of Jon Mahama if FALSE ; Kweku Baako please use your head !!!!!!; the problem was that Jon Mahama had no leadership qualities and have never had such leadership qualities in his life ; it is this failure of his inability to control these young erratic donkeys with very high octane levels of dishonesty and arrogance that led to the fall of Jon Mahama because he Jon Mahama had weak morals ; Nana Addo does not have weak morals and will crack the whip ANYTIME TRUST ME !!!!!!!to bring anybody in line. IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL YOR SHEEP THEY WILL ASTRAY AND DO NOT BLAME ANYBODY !!!!!!!