The ‘Unity walk’ initiated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership to cement the seeming cracks in the party with the patronage of former President John Dramani Mahama, appears to have further drawn a wedge in the party as leading members were conspicuously absent.
The once ‘untied’ NDC as touted by Mr Mahama ahead of the December 7, 2016 elections that sent him and the party to opposition following a humiliating defeat-is struggling to find its feet with the organization of the ‘unity walk’.
The exercise was snubbed by leading activists of the NDC with the party’s founder and chairman of the Council of Elders, former President Jerry John Rawlings, missing in action.
The roll call of the NDC leaders who were absent at the much-touted ‘unity walk’ initiated by John Mahama using his loyalists, included dismissed former metropolitan chief executive for Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu-who pitched camp in Tamale ahead of the walk, Ekow Spio-Garbrah, Sylvester Mensah, Joshua Alabi and Alban Bagbin-who were all interested in contesting Mahama for presidential slot.
Even Kwesi Botchwey, whose committee recommended the ‘healing tour’ after the NDC’s defeat, was not seen during the walk, with insinuations that the ‘unity walk’ was Mahama’s initiative and not that of the party.
Even party National Chairman, Kofi Portuphy, was nowhere to be found.
Bagbin missing
Curiously, Alban Bagbin, second deputy speaker of parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli/Kaleo-who was seen in Tamale on Friday head of the walk on Saturday, miraculously disappeared, leaving the stage for Mahama and his lackeys.
Mr. Bagbin was seen at the Tamale Airport on Friday with the former President and other executives exchanging hearty pleasantries, but went missing the following day when hundreds of party supporters joined the former President to walk on selected streets of Tamale.
It is still not clear why Mr. Bagbin refused to partake in the activity, but the former majority leader is on record to have subtly declared his intention to lead the NDC in 2020.
Healing time
Former President Mahama, speaking after the walk, stressed the need to allow the NDC time to heal its wounds and fully recover from the shock of the 2016 electoral defeat.
The ex-President said the time had come for the party to be united, prepare and develop formidable strategies and politics that would secure victory for it in 2020.
Source: Daily Guide
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*NYINAHIN BAUXITE DEPOSITE* The Nyinahin bauxite deposits is about 960 million metric tonnes valued at $460 billion dollars presently. Now, the 58% that Mahama gave to his brother is about $266.8 billion dollars! It's clear the deal is for you and your family not Ibrahim alone How much were they supposed to give to the people of Ghana for this concession? Griting my teeth and shaking my damn head !!!! They should tell us. So far as I know, nothing. They are giving us nothing. *Only paid 1.2 million cedis* You give your family a concession worth about $266.8 billion (now remember that the richest man in the world is worth just a little over $100 billion) without following due process and when you are called out your defense is that you are a Ghanaian company? Really? What was Ghana and Ghanaians going to get from this deal? Tell us. NOTE: John mahama and his greedy NDC ***barred word*** signed these concession documents on 29th December, 2016 after losing the election and one week before leaving office! JOHN MAHAMA IS A VERY GREEDY CORRUPT MAN! NPP GOVERNMENT HAS CANCELLED THIS DUBIOUS TRANSACTION. *NANA CONGRATULATION FOR THE COURAGE* Ghana will remember you when you leave this world
I will be surprise if the caption from daily guide had said otherwise,this shows lack of understanding of the queen's language, what is the definition of "SPLIT", i guess now that u have free SHS you can send your editors back to school.
What do they want power for, ndc haven't as yet said why? They just want power for Ibrahim Mahama to get the concession for the Nyinahin bauxite. First of all,how come Exton Cubic could even think of going into that forest when galamsey was on hold? That was test 1 for the mahama ndc on the government when they failed they said they were going to court and change to defending themselves and when that too failed the next strategy was for them to call for a unity walk for mahama to start his campaign ahead of others who have shown interest and the whole thing was orchestrated by Kojo Bonsu the disgraced and sacked KMA chairman. Do you remember some chiefs from Nyinahin came to defend Ibrahim and that was all from Kojo Bonsu who bribed those chiefs to come out to say what they did and when that failed their next step was the so called unity walk for mahama and they think Ghanaians are fo*ls to allow the mahama family to come back and sell Ghana for them ,their friends and cronies to enjoy while the people suffer. Ndc have 1000×1000 plans but they will fail in all. If in power you couldn't succeed how can you in opposition? Ndc has no chance whatsoever for the first 20 years we can't afford our country to be guinea pigs for experiment when good policies are laid out people with no ideas about them like the ndc to come and destroy and use that to ste*l our resources to enrich themselves. Mahama eeeeeeee bye bye oooooo! Mahama,mahama eeeeeeee bye bye ooooooooooooooh Nana's government Onaapo, Akufo Addo onaapo! Free SHS Onaapo!
"The ex-President said the time had come for the party to be united, prepare and develop formidable strategies and politics that would secure victory for it in 2020" You see your above quote .... You lost because you weren't united. You can't cheat time. How can a divided party rule a country You think u can secure victory in 2020, forget it. Your strategies to win won't work. Because we know all your strategies and even those you are about to implement. we will counter all your strategies
MENTAL PATIENCE WALK AFTER ***barred word***
Aimless walk!!