Ghana’s former President and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has charged the Volta Regional caucus of the party in Parliament to champion the spirit of truth and candour as post mortem is performed on the December 2016 electoral loss.
The integrity factor, the former President intimated had suffered. “It has been ambushed and held hostage. The time has come to free the truth,” the party founder said when the Volta Regional caucus of the NDC called on him at his office on Thursday.
Former President Rawlings called for sincerity in speech, thought and action as the party sought to identify the root causes of its electoral loss saying, “The time to free the truth is now”.
“What our supporters need is candour. If you want them to stay united, if you want them to be a little strong, all you can offer them now is candour. Don’t engage in political talk of the past,” the former President said.
Responding to commentary that he was gunning to take over the NDC, President Rawlings said: “ I wish I could say yes, but I think it sounds better in my ear to say that I want God to come and lead us because of the integrity factor. God can be found in the truth.”
The former President said the misuse of Executive power by some people had with time led to the detachment of the party from the people, stating the intoxicating effects of power had made many leaders of the party and government impervious to reality. “We adopted certain habits which were going to lead to failure and we were not seeing it. The mistakes were too obvious,” he stated.
The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah who led the delegation thanked the former President for the audience and indicated that the purpose of the meeting was to open channels of communication so they could tap into his rich experience.
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Kobina Andoh Amoakwa
(Communications Directorate)
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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@@Tony the Bull; massa; you do not have to read every epistle on this forum ; besides the forum is meant to display opinions ; whether you are Ewe; Northner ;Ashanti ;Fante or GA and whether you are an Ewe and belong to the NPP is not the issue here ; the issue is about JJ Rawlings and the NDC party !!!!!; Nana Addo was voted by WE the people and therefore if Nana Addo does anything wrong WE shall criticise Nana Addo and just because Nana Addo is the President does not mean he is above the law and above criticism; Nana Addo is a politician like any other politician and has traits like any politician besides you are no more NPP than ME !!!!!!!!because I am from the NPP DOGS KENNEL ; the difference is that ; I will criticise JJ Rawlings and Jon Mahama because they lied to Ghanaians and stole our monies and wrecked this country similarly I will criticise for that matter Dr Bawumia or Nana Addo if they embark on being economical with the TRUTH and start stilling ;personally ; I do not like Ewes because they are liars and THIFFS besides there is no corrupt practice or stilling in Ghana that an EWE/Ayigbe man or woman is not involved ; go to Nsawam and see the number of EWEs in prison for FRAUD !!!!!!!all perpetuated by Ewes/Ayigbe people ; WHO NEEDS EWES IN THE NPP !!!!!!; BESIDES WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT THE NDC IS A DEAD PARTY !!!!!and will not come to power again for the next three terms .
Is this not what Rawlings wanted all along? To bring the party into opposition? So what hypocrisy then? You he couldn't even do anything for his own people during his term of office. It is a pity.
I think Kufuor is wiser than Rawlings. That is the singular reason why NPP won and NDC lost. It was a choice between pride and humility. While Rawlings was castigating his party members calling them e-v-i-l d-w-a-f-s and other names, Kufour was humbly appealing to his party and the country to support his candidate to win. Even in the midst of the storm in NPP they were victorious because of the humility of Rawlings.
Rawlings should not take the volta people for ***barred word***. He and his family has been supporting Akufo Addo since Atta Mills time just because his wife did not get the VP slot. He has been campaigning against the NDC today he wanted somebody to tell him why the party lost? Did he and his family not voted for the opposition? He should give us a break. What did he do for the volta region when he was in power? He can take his party to the family. Just like he abandoned JM in the same way he and his wife and children will be abandoned.
Can Rawlings tell us about the AFRC account no 48 and what monies they left for the in coming Limann Govt. I rest my case
Enough is enough! You're going to far with this diatribe! Are you saying there are no Ewes or northerners in the npp? I'm an Ewe and I'm npp! Our Vice President is a northerner. Have a seat and so some introspection instead of coming on every platform to generalize and stereotype. What tribe are you by the way? Inform us so we can make some generalizations about your people. And you're sitting there talking about 'we the people'! Massa, commot for there! You're doing president akuffo Addo a great disservice. I've noticed you've even been insulting him on this and other platforms. Makes me wonder what exactly you want and whether you're not JONATHAN LAGOS, under cover!
Massa; to me any sane person will tell you that the NDC as a party is 'DEAD'!!!!!!!because today there are no leaders ; why should they brely only on JJ Rawlings to re-vitalise the NDC ; what if JJ Rawlings was dead ; for me the only ritual left for the party to go through is the final funeral rites ; JJ Rawlings knows that because the NDC party was founded on false foundation and by DISHONEST PEOPLE like ; THE TSIKATA BROTHERS : TOTOBI QUARKYI THE FATHER OF FELIX QUARKYE : ASIEDU NKETIA : KWESI BOTCHWAY : THE AHWOI BROTHERS : NDEBUGRE : ET MENSAH; PV OBENG AND OTHERS : TODAY WHERE ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE !!!!!; JJ Rawlings talks about intergrity and TRUTH but does this son of a har--lot and a thiff think Ghanaians do not know ' remember and recognise who is talking today because JJ Rawling cannot play to the gallery again !!!!!JJ Rawlings is finished !!!!!because his ideology is bankrupt and tainted with fraud ; the man started and used Ghana's resources to set up this bankrupt party NDC party because he was under pressure from the US besides today nobody in the Ghana army will and can go the way of JJ Rawlings again by way of a coup ; JJ Rawlings started by telling everybody about accountability ; Probity ; and Transparency all BULL....Sheet !!!!! to still from Ghanaians but then historical facts tell us that the man himself was a KROOK and a Voltarian THIFF who envied prosperity and promoted mediocrity ; tribalism amd misfits in society just like lands guards in Ghana taday !!!!! ; these fulls from the Volta region come to see him still perpetuating this tribalistic ideas and instead of JJ Rawlings to tell them that the NDC is not tribalistic party but a party for every Ghanaian; he says nothing but rather talks abut TRUTH and INTERGRITY has JJ Rawlings got intergrity ; the man is like Donal TRump always in denial and always pointing to the alternative Truth which is a LIE !!!!!!!!; I think these EWE/Ayigbe and Northners SHOULD JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ; because WE THE PEOPLE ARE JUST FED UP UP WITH THESE TRIBALISTIC TOXIC UTTERANCES : ALL WE NEED IS SOMEBODY TO CREATE WEALTH FOR GHANAIANS NOT A BUNCH OF ROGUES AND THIFFS MASQUARADING AS POLITICIANS LIKE ASIEDU NKETIA !!!!!!!!!
ITS TOO LATE TOO LATE TO SAY YOU ARE SORRY. WHERE YOU WHEN PEOPLE IN THE PARTY WAS CALLING HIM NAMES. ALL THE INSULTS RESULTED TO NDC DEFEAT. YOU CAN'T MEND A BROKEN EGG. ASIEDU NKETIAH SAID HE IS OLD SO BE IT.
Stop wasting your time because I have the answers already for you (i) NDC lost because the Party Founder smeared it, given them undeserved names (ii) NDC lost because Nana Konadu, the founder's wife broke away; (iii) NDC lost because they could not counter the 4-year long negative propaganda of the NPP supported by the strong voiced multimedia like peace fm, who twisted every issue in favor of NPP clearly and loudly at lorry stations and all public places; (iv) NDC lost because any government worldwide pushing the much needed but harsh policies increased admissions of teachers and nurses, and the tax regime would lose even in the US; (v) NDC lost not because Mahama was bad but for the same reasons that made Hillary, who we all thought would win one touch in the US lose. If you want more, let me know, I will give you more reasons
Give the party to its Founder. If you are not comfortable, kindly go and form your own party.