The crushing defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suffered in the 2016 general election has thrown the party, its leadership and the rank and file into disarray.
Already, there have been calls from the grassroots of the party to demand accountability and stewardship from various functionaries of the party who were purported to have been given resources to work with but failed to do so.
These calls have partly contributed to the formation of a task force chaired by Dr Kwesi Botchwey to research into what caused the humiliating defeat of the NDC in the 2016 general election.
The findings of the Kwesi Botchwey Committee will point to significant things that can help make or break the NDC.
The recent scandal in Parliament generated by the Honourable Minority NDC Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, is just one of the majority of silent issues confronting the NDC.
Struggle for leadership
So far, there seems to be a struggle for the leadership of the NDC in so many ways.
The lines along which the struggle for the soul of the NDC has been drawn would further deepen the cracks in the major opposition party.
Aside the camps of Rawlings, Ahwoi, Tsikata, there is the Mahama camp and surely the Haruna Iddrisu camp in Parliament.
Some political pundits The National Forum (TNF) spoke to expressed fear that the internal bickering in the NDC, if not properly handled, could lead to a very weak and divided opposition in the Parliament.
A weak and divided Minority in parliament would have adverse consequences for nation building and parliamentary development.
Ghana needs a united NDC to offer constructive criticism to the NPP administration. We cannot settle for anything less.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Cracks in the NDC is imminent. Any human set-up that is built on deceit and hero worship/boot licking has no future. The CPP was built on deceit whereby Nkrumah thought he was witty so conned his benefactors. After his demis his followers thronged to the NRC to promote UNIGOV to perpetuate their "daily bread". They also dumped Liman and followed their hero Rawlings, though he overthrew a constitutionally elected government. They supported all the PDCs and CDRs till the government metamorphosed into a civilian political party. Which of the members has ever contributed money and other resources towards the building of a political party? You have since time immemorial been parasites on state resources. Can you guys give me a single constructive criticism you have ever made towards state building? Both in and out of government you show incompetence, hatred, lack of cohesion and articulation. In government you misrepresent on your achievements and capabilities not forgetting unpleasant comments and castigation from your babies with sharp teeth. Out of government you fabricate lies on those in government. All you know is plotting evil to looot the nation.