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The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has passed on the baton of violence to anoth political party, General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said.

Speaking at the party’s headquarters in Accra to mark its 24th anniversary, Mr Asiedu Nketia said: “We think that over these 24 years, we have a lot to celebrate: we have been the longest-serving party in power, we have won more elections than any other political party in Ghana. We have polished our image. You know that sometime ago, we were branded with the tag of a violent party and luckily we have managed to shed that branding completely and another group has graciously taken over that branding and we thank them for that.”

Mr Asiedu Nketia also announced to the gathering, which included President John Mahama, former President Jerry John Rawlings, who is also the founder of the party, as well as MPs and stalwarts of the NDC, that the party’s manifesto for the 2016 elections was ready.

“I want to report to you that the manifesto is ready now and waiting for the ascent of the leader, so we can fix a date to outdoor it”.

The former MP also announced that the NDC is preparing to establish a school where its ideology and principles upon which the party was founded, would be transferred to the younger generation.