Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on party supporters to be vigilant and work hard to prevent the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), from rigging the 2020 elections like they did in 2016.

Mr Mahama, told a gathering of National Democratic Congress (NDC), supporters in Assin Central of the Central region- to do all they could to protect the ballot boxes to safeguard the fortunes of the party in 2020.

"We have to work hard because election 2020 is not going to be easy,’’ so we have to work extremely hard to secure that victory.

He was addressing what he termed as economic difficulties confronting Ghanaians and assured the crowd a new NDC government in 2020, will bring back hope and economic stability.

"But we have to be united and work hard. We have to protect the ballot box and prevent what occurred in 2016 from repeating itself. We will match them boot for boot. We will prevent all their schemes and I am sure God will prolong our lives; give us strength to work for victory 2020. God will surely grant us long life to witness victory 2020,’’ he said.

Mr John Dramani Mahama was defeated in the 2016 presidential race by President Akufo-Addo.

The three-time lucky NPP leader, polled 5,716,026 to beat former President John Dramani Mahama who had 4,713, 277, resulting in a margin of about 1,002,749 votes.