The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings’ absence on the party’s campaign trail to seek the re-election of President John Mahama is due to old age, the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said.
In 2008, Rawlings was instrumental in regaining power for the NDC. He had previously ruled Ghana for 19 years as a military dictator and later metamorphosed into a democratic leader.
He was so conspicuous in the 2008 NDC campaign trail that saw the election of late professor John Evans Atta Mills as the third president in the Fourth Republic leading some, especially from the opposition to speculate that Rawlings will be the de-facto president as a result.
However, Rawlings’ participation in President Mahama’s bid for another term in the forthcoming elections has been hugely minimal, causing sceptics to rumour that he lacks confidence in the ability of the latter to fix the challenges facing the economy and also fight corruption.
When he attended the party’s campaign launch in Cape Coast in August, he failed to endorse the candidature of the president during his speech, instead, he chose to warn the party against mimicking the NPP.
This, according to political analysts is suggestive his detachment to the party’s bid for retention.
Asiedu Nketia, however, disagrees arguing in an interview with Joy FM that the former president’s absence was as a result of old age.
“If Jerry is your father will you pull him to campaign at this age?” he asked, pointing out that the party is content to engage the agility of the younger ones in the party “whilst he [Rawlings] stays at the background” proffering wise counselling.
Source: starr FM
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Please get your facts right before making categorical statements. How can Amissah-Arthur be older then JJ? The vice-president was born in 1951, so he is 65. Jerry on the other hand was born in 1947, meaning he is 69. Please do the math before spewing out populist stuff.... na waa for una...
JJ Rawlings is simply fed up with the John Mahama's NDC gov't. He does not want to be part of a losing party which is full of insensitive Thiev@ss
Massa Asiedu Nkietia what sort of excused is this one too?? If the NDC think Papa J is old to go on a campgign than Veep Prez. AMISSAH AUTHUR SHOULD ALSO STAY HOME AND NOT TO BE CAMPAIGNING . AMISSAH AUTHUR IS FAR OLDER THAN FR. PRESIDENT JJ RAWLINGS BUT HE IS ALL OVER DOING CAMPAIGN FOR THE NDC . Gen. came again becos this excused can't hold . Papa J is just fed up with john Mahama and his crookish team F appointees .
MY GENERAL ONE, YOU HAVE SAID IT ALL SO LET THE SKEPTICS GO TO SLEEP. JJ DOES NOT ALSO NEED TO CAMPAIGN FOR NDC TO WIN ELECTIONS, BUT THE OLD DUADE FROM THE OTHER SIDE HAS SHOWN THAT CAMPAIGNING IS NOT FOR WOBBLING LEGS. IT NEEDS STRONG, EXPERIENCE, INTELLIGENT AND ENERGETIC MEN TO ACCOMPLISH IT. AND SUCH IS NOT IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE NDC. AND THEY HAVE PROVE IT, BY USING JUST THREE MONTHS TO DISMISS AND CALL OFF OLD DUADE'S EIGHT YEAR BLUFFS.
M o th e r fu c k e r!