The presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Christian Kwabena Andrews, has disclosed that now that the Electoral Commission has cleared the party to be part of the December elections, the party is set to employ the Jehovah’s witnesses’ strategy to reach people in their campaign.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show, he explained that the party will move from house-to-house and door-to-door to declare the vision of the party to Ghanaians.
“We are still campaigning so I have told all GUM members that we will use the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ style to campaign. We will go to houses to let Ghanaians know our vision and explain our manifesto. We are going to inform them that the free education we are bringing on board is with skills. We will put in the necessary measures for our health sector, our food, transportation and network to help the kids to develop skills in these areas”, he said.
With the presence of COVID-19, President Nana Akufo-Addo placed a ban on political rallies even though political activities can continue.
With less than two months to elections, political parties in Ghana have started their campaign by employing other means such as traditional media, house-to-house campaigns, among others to send their message to Ghanaians.
For example, former President John Mahama said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is adopting a Jehovah’s Witness strategy in executing its 2020 campaigns.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
