Many of the leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) including the Eastern Regional Chairman, Bismarck Tawiah Boateng believes the founding father of the party, former President Rawlings has disappointed them and the party for allowing his wife form her own political party.
According to Tawiah Boateng, some of them joined the NDC due to the ideologies and the principles of social democracy inculcated in the party by former President Rawlings to address the needs of the ordinary Ghanaian through infrastructure and social amenities.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Tawiah Boateng posited that former President Rawlings has been his hero as he was the one who brought electricity to his hometown in the Afram Plains until he allowed his wife, Mrs. Konadu Agyeman Rawlings to form the National Democratic Party (NDP).
“We followed Rawlings because of stability, developmental projects and infrastructure as well as peace and unity. My hometown in Afram Plains has no electricity but Rawlings managed to send electricity to my village through the river; he was my hero and whenever someone insults him, it pains me until he allowed his wife to form her own party”, he stated.
He added that former President John Mahama possesses these same values as the NDC as such he must be allowed to come back to complete his work in 2020.
“John Mahama’s vision tallies with Rawlings, Kwame Nkrumah as he [Mahama] helped to stop the monopoly of radio stations and mobile phones in Ghana. Look at the E-block Day Schools and the asphalt roads he constructed in the country within 4 years in power”, he added.
He reiterated that President Mahama was not selfish and amassing wealth when he was in power, but rather was interested in the development of the country as he provided water and electricity to some areas in the country.
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Until he became a criminal taking bribes.
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We didn't bring that ideology you are talking about. socialist is practice at uncivilized nation. The leaders look very good at the expenses of ordinary person. check world all over and see.
Afram Plains or no Afram Plains you must know that the social democracy you are hailing has not helped any country to stand on its feet. In Africa, only people who are not serious in life use that ideology to enrich themselves. Sound economic and fiscal policies are what build nation states. Even China had to rethink and change its economic direction to become a world economic power. What could the likes of Rawlings and Mahama achieve on their own in their private lives? They rode on the backs of the masses in the name of social democracy to where they are now. Their contributions to the country have been highly negative! Frankly compare what Kuffour, a liberal democrat, did in 8 years to what your idol, Rawlings, did in 20 years and what Mahama did with more than 10 times resources Kuffour had and you will realise that their tenures in office has been wasted years for the country. I hope you have the descerning mind to assess it objectively. You may also be interested to know that this writer is also from the Afram Plains!
Yes NDC is NDC because of Rawlings but he has woefully betraqyed that cause and people do not trust him again but beleve the Ndc CAN STAND THE TEST OF TIME. kWAME SEFA KAI be profession and stop being a ***barred word*** for the NPP. Eyes are watchinhg
Oooh Manama did not amass wealth? Really????
oh so wife form party?? and that is your problem? someone father was killed on the instrcutions of this man
Bismark, You are right, Rawlings was my hero and way back l used to argue with my husband even before we wake up from bed and he will ask, what at all do you see in this my and l always tell him, he is my hero and a secret admirer. l believed in his way of leadership and principles but not anymore because he allowed his wife's greediness into forming her own party. I have lost complete interest in him for allowing himself to be used by his wife and also talk so badly about the party and its leadership style and even gave the opposition then the audacity to talk about the party as the the NDC is the worst party ever existed on earth. This is very pathetic.
The blackman is far more intelligent than the White man. The number of people the whiteman has killedd for the past 600years shows how cruel and stiwwpid these guys are. In fact I believe that the whiteman is the devill,! We shouldn't allow them to take or gold, oil, bauxite and all the important minerals away for Free.