The centre cannot hold for the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Ghana’s biggest opposition party, over the arrangements aimed at uniting the rank and file of the party ahead of its congress next year.
While five of the party’s aspirants, Hon.Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, Prof. Joshua Alabi, Sylvester Mensah and Stephen Atubiga are angry over the clandestine moves by some of the national executives to prop the former President, John Dramani Mahama over them, the National Chairman of the party, Kofi Portuphy and the National Organiser, Kofi Adams are also at each other’s throat.
The other five aspirants are of the view that, the 2016 flag bearer of the party and former President, John Mahama, is being marketed over them in a deliberate agenda crafted by the Kofi Adams faction of national executives, all in an attempt to aid him to have an edge over them.
This development, a national executive member told The new independent, has divided the national party into factions of, pro and anti Mahama , at all levels, starting from the Ward, Constituency, Regional and ending at the National level.
As a consequence of this development, the other five aspirants of the party, who feel sidelined, have decided to withdraw from the participation in the unity walks of the party, which is aimed at uniting the party and touching base with the grassroots of the party.
The unity walks are aimed at energizing the grassroots of the party as part of on-going efforts towards rebuilding the party as recommended by the Professor Kwesi Botchwey Committee; the report.
The New Independent has also learnt that the national executives’ front has been broken into two factions, a development that has seen the national chairman, Kofi Portuphy always sidelined in favour of Kofi Adams, the National Organizer, our source has said.
The National Chairman, our source also said, have lamented and complained about the agenda of sidelining him, indicating that, as the national chairman, he is the leader of the party, who must take the centre stage in all activities of the party.
But he lamented that, he is always sidelined and has cited instances where he had been prevented from making an address at the unity walks of the party.
“Instead former President Mahama is always given the platform to make statements and to address the gathering, and I think this is not good enough, Mr. Portuphy is said to have complained at one of the party’s national executive committee meetings.
But Kofi Adams yesterday rebutted the claim, stating that, there is no deliberate agenda to sideline the party chairman, explaining that, the unity walks have a different character from the normal party activities which are to be presided over by the national chairman.
Source: The New Independent
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God has a way of dealing with ple and ndc is receiving their share now. the party will die be4 2020 elections. somehow i support some of these guys for backing mahama's come back bcos they want him to know what it takes to campaign while in opposition. where u can not fly state helicopters to places to campaign at the cost of the state. driving on the roads will give him the opportunity to see what is on the ground. he said they build roads all over the country yet he refuses to drive on those road. let him come back and suffer the same way Mills (may his gentle soul rest in peace) suffered to win power be4 he was killed. i am just looking forward to see what his campaing message will be bcos he never had one. but the good news is he will be leading a dead party. a dead go>at leading a dead party e go beeeeeee k3k3
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YOU CAN WALK TO THE MOON .NDC WILL BE LIKE CPP.NDC IS FINISH FOR GOOD SAAAYOOOOOOOOOO
Of course the walks "have a different character". They are someones illegitimate campaign tour. Kofi, you tried to be smart but inadvertently let the cat out of the bag.
Great! Let the NDC party die a natural death.
Spio isn't a Dr. but the Ghanaian press keeps referring to him as a Dr. Why oh why? He must come clean sooner than later. Otherwise he is toast politically.
"Unity walks have a different character..." without saying what that different character is. Who are you deceiving?
If at 0600 hrs you have found your mother to be dead and you say she is sleeping well it is up to you but when it is time for breakfast and you are not being fed, there you will know. Hunger will let you talk the truth. Kofi Adams and most NDC propagandists are "KILLING" NDC slowly.
A word to the Wise ..... Saayooo NDC.