A former District Chief Executive for Sekyere East, Kwadwo Addae, has asked the rank and file of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to party founder and former President Jerry John Rawlings to aid the rebuilding of the NDC.
According to him, the neglect of Mr Rawlings ahead of last year’s polls resulted in the massive defeat of the party, therefore if the NDC will make any inroads in the next general elections, the executive must find ways of reconciling with the former President.
A statement he issued on Friday May 26 said: “Ever since the NDC lost the election to the NPP, I have had the opportunity to talk once to Dr Kwabena Duffuor, former Finance Minister, on phone and I told him that any attempt to build the NDC to a winsome political party, we need to seek the active involvement of H.E Jerry John Rawlings; without him, any attempt will be a total failure.
“Rawlings is the founder and pillar of NDC. We must not lose sight of Rawlings signing the manifesto of NDC with his blood. H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, in his desperate wish to become the President of Ghana, saw the urgent need to get closer to the Rawlings family, first through Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.
“NDC activists couldn't be smart enough to see through the actions and inactions of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and withdrew from Nana Konadu and disgraced her and the Rawlings family. Those who felt the NDC could stand the test of all the wrangling in the NDC without Rawlings and his family should have known that NDC could not do anything without Rawlings. Without Rawlings, NDC would definitely be existing only as an opposition party. The opportunity is there for serious NDC members to shed their pride and go to Jerry John Rawlings and be bold to say to him: ‘Rawlings, we are sorry for all that has happened to you in the party (Abofra dwons? gu n'agya nan so a ontwa ntwene)’ and then apologise to him to plead with him and talk to his wife and join hands for the revival of the NDC.”
In a subsequent interview with Chief Jerry Forson, host of Ghana Yensom on Accra100.5FM on Friday May 26, Mr Addae said: “Dr Kwesi Botchway's team should take the initiative for the survival of the party. Recently when some disgruntled people put it on social media platforms that H.E. Jerry John Rawlings was dead, it got me shocked. Thank God it turned out to be false. If it had been true that Rawlings had died, NDC in its present situation would also have died with him. His burial would have been the burial of NDC. We must act as the prodigal son and shed our pride and go to Rawlings – founding father and pillar of the NDC – and simply tell him to forgive and forget.”
Source: AccraFM
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Massa; What can JJ Rawlings do again for NDC; the man saw the light and decided to follow Nana Addo and have long since deserted the NDC party besides Ghanaians are not stooooopid OHHH !!!!1!!!!!!because JJ Rawlings came to lie ;full Ghanaians ; murdered and raped Ghanaians of its assets and still these NDC ostriches with their corrupt minds stuck in the sand think Ghanaians still believe JJ Rawlings and will make a mistake to vote for NDC again ; they are grossly mistaken; NDC will smell power in 2030 or NEVER AGAIN !!!!!
Can Rawlings run again why cant they change to the law and make it possible for Rawlings to be the party leader and become the next president
Nobody will beg him for anything, he stay put.
You guys have made the NDC party very unattractive with your corruption through create, l00t and share schemes. Now you are begging Rawlings to join you... Return all your stolen money back to the state first. Your biggest mistake was your election of weak, vision11ess, greedy, corrupt and incompetent John Mahama. Next time elect a good leader. I wonder if Rawlings will be willing to associate with corrupt NDC party as it is at the moment. Enjoy your opposition.
Mr ndc man Nana Addo wasn't desperate but Ghanaians were desperate for an incorruptible president,Ghanaians were desperate for change. Nana has nothing to lose but Ghana had everything to lose with corrupt and thi*ves in charge,Ghana had everything to lose with arrogant,insulting, disrespectful,pomposity and loud mouths in government. If your ndc party is dying leave Nana Addo out of your nkwas*asem,he has no time for the ndc because he is in a hurry to fix your mess. Ndc came to meet a vibrant and booming economy with only GHS9 billion debt and ndc left Ghana with a debt of GHS122 billion with nothing to show than hardship and suffering of the people of Ghana and this man think Rawlings has the magic wand to to erase the wickedness and sensitivity the ndc showed to the good people of Ghana from their minds,ndc think Ghanaians still have short memory and will forget and vote thi*ves and arrogant people to power again, ndc think Ghanaians have forgotten their new ndc mantra in 2009 which brought them to power and think Ghanaians are ***barred word*** to take their born again ndc, a kriminal or a ***barred word*** doesn't know mercy he will do the worst after. Ndc now need Rawlings? For what? To help you come back and ste*l? for the ndc to come back and insult,show arrogance and impunity? Corruption of the highest level? Why are the ndc obsessed with power like that,why do they love power so much but don't know how to use power?they think power is you've sold the country to us so will do whatever and is that why you still want power with all these gargantuan corruption and thi*ving? Ndc will never taste power until after 40 years. Rawlings or no Rawlings ndc is not coming back, now the pretenders have run to Rawlings seeking to talk about probity and accountability when they were all in the sh*t ndc government why didn't they advise their people to stop ste*ling and go to Rawlings but in opposition have run to him for favours such are the hypocrites . I'm surprised President Rawlings has giving these people who were part of the create,loot and share the chance to use the June 4th to talk.