President John Dramani Mahama's win in the 2012 general elections is as an example of wasted votes, flag bearer of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom has stated.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Dr Nduom stated, “A wasted vote is the one you cast for the "lesser of two evils. For example, a wasted vote is the one that brought President John Dramani Mahama and his NDC led administration and is causing Ghanaians to suffer, suffer, suffer".
Below is the full statement:
WHAT IS A "WASTED VOTE"?
Voting is not a one day affair. The results of the votes we cast bring positive or negative effects lasting four years. We Ghanaians cannot continue to waste our votes on the wrong candidates.
I believe that we waste our vote by voting for someone just because they come from the same tribe or due to blind party loyalty. We must vote with the hope that we get positive results that transform our lives for the better not for one day but for four whole years And beyond.
A wasted vote is promises not kept and expectations not met by the one you voted for.
A wasted vote is the one that still brings us preventable diseases like malaria, cholera and monoccocal meningitis.
A wasted vote is the one that puts the country into high debt and unable to pay teachers, doctors, nurses and civil servants.
A wasted vote is the one that continues to bring DUMSOR.
A wasted vote is the one that brings unemployment to our young men and women even those with university and polytechnic credentials.
A wasted vote is the one you cast for the "lesser of two evils".
For example, a wasted vote is the one that brought President John Dramani Mahama and his NDC led administration and is causing Ghanaians to suffer, suffer, suffer