The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) say they are amazed by the sudden turn of events as to why the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will speak for former President Jerry John Rawlings.
According to them, they are extremely lost why President Akufo-Addo who was then the Attorney-General in the Kufuor administration, stripped Mr. Rawlings of all his constitutionally mandated entitlements and later turn around to speak for him.
“Isn’t it ironic that today, President Akufo-Addo has found necessary to speak for Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings? It must never be lost on this nation of ours that it is President Akufo-Addo who as Attorney-General and Minister of Justice under President John Agyekum Kufuor unilaterally stripped former Jerry John Rawlings of all his constitutionally mandated entitlements, protocols and courtesies“, Majority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu who addressed the press conference, Friday, noted.
He added “Not too long ago, President Akufo-Addo and the NPP told this country that former President Rawlings is a mad man who finds pleasure in climbing trees, today, President Akufo-Addo turns round to hypocritically express pretentious love for former President Rawlings. Today, President Akufo-Addo wants Ghanaians to believe that he loves former President Rawlings more than those of us in the NDC, who stood by him and his family when under the NPP the former first family were tormented, prosecuted, emotionally tortured and politically persecuted. Truly, wonders will never end. Interesting times”.
President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, February 8, 2018 waded into the internal politics of the main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) saying ex-military leader and Founder of the NDC party, Jerry John Rawlings is no longer recognized by members of the party.
He made the comment while he acknowledged the presence of the former leader and his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings as members jeered at him during his second State of the Nation Address.
“Mr Speaker that is the way of the world, the founder of the party is today no longer recognized by the members of his party.” Mr Akufo-Addo said.
Rawlings who used to be a charming figure of the main opposition party is struggling to keep afloat his relevance in his own party as the NDC has literally relegated the Rawlingses to the back burner vis a vis the internal politics of the party.
The party fell out with the ex-military leader and his family ahead of the 2016 general elections.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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AKUFFO ADDO SHOULD LEAVE THE NDC TO THEMSELVES NOT INTERFER IN THEIR AFFAIRS. THE NDC BY STATISTICS IS DEAD MEAT.NEVER AGAIN.RAWLINGS RULED GHANA FOR 20 YEARS,FOLLOWED BY ATTA MILL,THEN MAHAMA WHAT DID THEY OFFER US? EXCEPT STEALLLING OUR RESOURCES.NEVER AGAIN.
SOMEONE WHO MADE ALL EFFORTS TO TARNISH THE IMAGE OF RAWLINGS CALLING HIM ALL SORT OF NAMES NOW TURN AROUND, MAKE A COMMENT TO BRING ABOUT GRUDGE BETWEEN FATHER AND SONS.... AKUFFO ADDO REALLY IS IN FOR THE BIGGEST SHOCK OF HIS LIFE.... RAWLINGS IS NO ***barred word***
HARUNA NDC IS CRUMBLING UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOUR OWN ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR HAVE INSPIRED AYARIGA, OKUDZETO, MUNTAKA, SUHININI AND OTHERS TO BEHAVE INAPPROPRIATELYYY IN PARLIAMENT. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TAKEN PART BUT WHAT THE NDC MPS DID AT SONA WAS VERY BAD. THE NOO NOO NOO TO NANA KONADU, WHEN ACKNOWLEDGED, WAS CHILDISHH AND SHAMEFULLL OF YOU, NDC MPS. WHY DO YOU ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE BLAME. DID NAN ADDO ASK YOU TO DO THAT SENSELESSS ACTION. YOU BETTER WAKE UP LEAD YOUR PEOPLE TO APOLOGISE TO JJ AND HIS WIFE. YOU WERE SO DISRESPECTFULLL AND DISGRACEFULL. YOU SIT IN GHANA AND CRY WHEN TRUMP CALL YOU SHITHOLE. YOUR ACTION WAS A SHITHOLE. WHAT YOU DID NEVER HAPPENED AT TRUMP SONA WHICH WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. HIS PARTY, THE REPUBLICANS, CLAPPED AND STOOD ANYTIME TRUMP MADE AN INTERESTING STATEMENT. THE DEMOCRATS SAT QUIETLY WITHOUT CLAPPING NOR STANDING, EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASIONS. IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT IN GHANA. YOU WERE SO NOISYYY AND DISGRACEFUL THAN SCHOOL BOYS. THERE WERE NO DECORUM. I HOPE, AS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP OF PARLIAMENT, YOU WILL WORK HARD WITH YOUR COUNTERPARTS TO BRING DECORUM AND DIGNITY TO THE PARLIAMENT IF YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS A GOOD OPPOSITION LEADER. SO FAR YOU HAVE FAILED WOEFULLY.
I think you have lost your mind. What is wickedness when a founder of a party turns around and promote another candidate of an opposition party. By the way, what was the wrongs of Paul afoko, kwabena agyepong and Sammy crabbe when they were suspended. They did not say Mahama would win 2016 election, yet elected officers were suspended for no apparent reason. With respect to rawlings and more importantly the wife, they accepted nana addo and indirectly campaigned for him. Rawlings deserve boos if they were such in parliament by the minority.
No, but if he sees the WICKEDNESS in NDC, he has to point out!
NDC, the fact that the President is accusing you of hooting at your founder , Jerry Rawlings does not mean that the President love Rawlings or pretending to be hepocrate. The fact is that some of you dont like Rawlings particularly the young ones The Bible says you shoul respect your Father and Mother so that your days may be prolong