The outgoing General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who is lacing his boot to contest the chairmanship position Johnson Asiedu Nketiah is embarking on a campaign tour of the Northern part of the country.
The tour aimed at selling his message kicked off just after launching his campaign to become chairman of the NDC.
General Mosquito as popularly called, has recently declared “war” on his National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo who he is seriously bent to unseat him.
The longest serving General Secretary of NDC for the past 17 years, as gathered will tour the Busila North, Busila South, Navorongo, and Chiana/Paga Constituencies respectively in the Upper East region.
Aseidu Nketiah at the launch said he was clear in his mind about what needed to be done to bring the NDC back into government, hence his decision to contest for the national chairmanship position.
According to him, he experienced, trustworthy and fearless to serve as the chairman of the party, adding that “We have built the structures within the period we have been in opposition and the NDC will come to power in 2025 to save the country from its current woes”.
Asiedu Nketiah brags that “Ultimately, my chairmanship will result in a resounding victory for the NDC in the 2024 elections. That would not only be a political success for the NDC, but it is also in fact, a national emergency and imperative”.
Touting his achievements as the General Secretary of the NDC which has pushed him to seek the mandate of the party’s delegates to serve as its chairman, he said it was during the period that the party acquired its ultra-modern head office at Adabraka in Accra.
General Mosquito explained that it was during the same period that the party established the Institute of Social Democracy to deepen knowledge about the party’s ideals, as well as the establishment of the Atta Mills Library which he said was open to all party members and the general public, adding that under his leadership as the General Secretary of the party that a document detailing the history of the NDC, and to an extent the political history of the country, was launched.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah as General Secretary he has made the NDC more attractive to the youth by offering scholarships to young people to study for various qualifications.
New Chapter
The Aspiring NDC National Chairman noted that he was leaving the role of General Secretary after 17 years to make room for others in the party who had established themselves to take up the position.
However, he said, the party needed someone with the right attitude and experience to lead it as chairman.
“We need a leadership that has the moral courage to stand up to a marauding NPP in the 2024 elections. The NDC needs a chairman who is not amenable to any influence, inducement, or compromise by external forces. It is these qualities that I humbly bring to the table in this contest for the chairmanship position of the party,” he said.
Mr Nketia added that “The NDC must, therefore, be properly organized and have a leadership that exhibits untainted integrity, fearlessness, trustworthiness, proven temperament, selflessness, discipline, accountability, transparency, and emotional intelligence”.
Failed Mandate
Mr Nketiah explained that the NDC needed to return to power because the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has failed to deliver on its promises to Ghanaians and had during the period brought undue hardships by running down the economy.
-BY Daniel Bampoe