{{Ghana\u2019s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has expressed confidence in President John Mahama as a winnable candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming Presidential elections.}}<\/p>\n
President Rawlings in his endorsement, also charged supporters of the party to work hard as the elections draw near.<\/p>\n
In an interview with local Ghana press the former President said: \u201cTo be honest with you if Prof Mills had chosen John Mahama in 2004, history would have been different.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former President said there had been talk of his refusal to endorse President Mahama but that was not the case. <\/p>\n
The former President is on record, as having called for the nomination of President Mahama as Vice-Presidential candidate for the NDC in 2004, but that did not materialise.<\/p>\n
President Rawlings said that during his travels to Techiman, Nandom, Yendi and Kumasi, he sought the support of the traditional leaders towards a peaceful election process.<\/p>\n
President Rawlings\u2019 trip was climaxed with the signing of the Peace Pact by all the Presidential candidates on Tuesday, November 27.<\/p>\n
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