Less than two months after sheepishly handing over power to the Akufo-Addo led New Patriotic Party, the opposition National Democratic Congress is facing its worse internal insurrections with the potential of disintegrating the party unless; immediate measures are taken to assuage pent-up feeling among various feuding factions.
Though the NDC has suffered similar internal wrangling in the past, party insiders say the main opposition party may not be lucky to survive the on-going bickering in the party if “what people are planning against each other is allowed to fester.”
“This time round, we (NDC) may not be that fortunate to come out stronger from our internal issues like we did in the past. Now the party is divided at almost all levels. There is division at the grassroots; our MPs in parliament are fighting each other; national, regional and constituency executives are at each other’s throat over our defeat and alleged “hoarding” of campaign funds,” a senior member of the NDC who does not want his name mentioned told this paper.
He added that, “the difficulty we are facing now is that there is nobody in the party to address what is happening. All those who could doused the tension in the party are themselves directly or indirectly linked to the blame games and internal strife.”
Reports are that members of the NDC have been fighting each other over the party’s defeat in last year’s election. “Since we lost power, none of our meetings have ended well... we either end-up trading insults or blaming one another for our defeat. There are some people in the party who do not want to see each other…so we are unable to meet to discuss how to reorganize the party,” another heavyweight of the party told The aL-hAJJ.
The infighting amongst top brass of the party has cascaded to party grassroots and social media commentators who have in recent times turned attention to fighting proxy ‘wars’ in defense of their ‘bosses’.
Not a day passes without known NDC activists trading insults and/or accusing some kingpins in the main stream or through social media over alleged wrongful acts whilst in government which resulted in the party’s excruciating defeat at the polls.
A recent request by the Functional Executive of the NDC at a meeting to seek financial assistance from former appointees of the Mahama administration for the running of the party ended up in confusion.
Sources at the meeting say the former appointees led by former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Dr Shirley Aryittey vowed not to contribute a “penny” towards the management of the party unless the National Executives account for campaign funds donated to the party.
This is said to have added to the already volatile situation in the party making it impossible for leading members of the party to meet and plan how to reorganize the party “not to talk of strategizing on how to tackle the Akufo Addo led-government,” a source revealed.
A section of the party’s kingpins and supporters are already up in arms with the NDC founder, Mr Jerry John Rawlings over claims he aided President Akufo-Addo and the NPP to defeat President Mahama and the NDC.
Hirelings of Mr Rawlings are also firing back at his accusers, warning them to shelve their attacks on the NDC founder and focused on investigating how they “gifted” power to their main rivals or risk incurring their wrath.
Other NDC activists are also talking ill of immediate-past President Mahama and some of his appointees for complacency and neglect of the grassroots which lead to the party’s embarrassing defeat in the 2016 elections.
Jostling for party positions at the various levels including the next flag bearer position is also said to be creating tension in the party. Whilst majority of the party members are rooting for Mr Mahama’s comeback, others are kicking against his comeback and have started ‘marketing’ their preferred candidates.
More worrying is the ongoing elbowing among incumbent National Executives and some NDC kingpins who are warming up to supplant the current executives. A group in the party with the backing of some kingpins is reported to have adopted a plot codenamed “operation wipe out all incumbent executives” which is said to be causing consternation wthin the party. Some of the incumbent executives bent on retaining their positions are also said to have vowed to defend their positions.
Source: Al-hajj
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Oh, are all these happening in NDC? I thought they said NDC was more unified than NPP! NAMI%$#AMA! When you are STEALING Ghana's money are sharing shame right, left center, who thought people liked you (NDC). Now I want Nana Addo to conduct FORENSIC AUDIT of all your (NDC) actions in government from Jan, 07, 2009 to 12:00 midnight of Jan, 06, 2016. All money STOLEN must be collected and the culprits PUNISHED!
I LIKE THE TERM "OPERATION WIPE OUT ALL INCUMBENT EXECUTIVES". MAY IT COME TO PASS.
abi we said we are in a comfortable lead? we should continue to be in the comfortable lead. lies and deception has been the hallmark of our leaders. we lied to the populace any given opportunity from the govt to party leadership were all liars. we will not forgive all of you for causing the defeat of our party. fire burn all of you.
NDC we chal come to power again JJ like it or not we don't care 2020ndc will come to power insha allah
'COULD DOUSED' IS HARAM. PLS, SAVE OUR CHILDREN
NDC members should be informed of the availability of DDT in case they want to kill themselves. Evil shall never triumph over good forever.
I DON'T TRUST AL HAJJ. HE SITS IN THE OFFICE AND EXAGGERATES HE DOES NO INVESTIGATION EVERYTHING IS FINE IN NDC NO PROBLEMS.
The Al-hajj is now pretending to be neutral but they are also supporting Joshua Alabi and giving him ink space to campaign. Dont waste out ears.
May all their uniquities deepen ceaselessly, and continue to face the full rigours and wrath of the Almighty God. Nation wreckers, un-Godly heartless bunch of ***barred word***. May they all continue to be in an end shambles and never able to resurrect again and again. Amen!!. NATION WRECKERS!!!!
NDC, let us all agree that with the history behind this unprecedented electoral defeat, we shall never be forgiven by Ghanaians because we took them for granted, we insulted their intelligence, we abused their inalienable rights. Whoever thinks we will ever be given the opportunity to govern Ghana again will be living in a ***barred word***'s paradise. This is why our right thinking leaders like Ex-President JJ Rawlings , Hon ET Mensah and even the immediate President John Mahama, in his sober reflections has started going round telling all Ghanaians to help H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to rebuild the nation Ghana. That is a sign of good statesmanship. We the faithful loyalist of NDC are calling on all other to help build Ghana. The success of NPP is success for Ghana. This is the time we shall see the true NDC members and those who were there to serve their selfish interest. Remember, they shall be known by their fruits. NDC, Eye Zu, NDC, Eye Za!