The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied allegations by its founder Jerry John Rawlings that the party’s ongoing elections have been fraught with widespread malpractices which have compromised the process.
In a statement on Friday, Mr Rawlings called on aggrieved candidates to petition the National Headquarters for a quick resolution.
He added that the party risks being disunited if officers continue to interfere with the process, creating an unequal playing field.
“I have observed that certain elements in the party who are supposed to be unbiased arbiters and supervisors in these elections are rather pursuing a parochial agenda that is not in the party’s interest.
“We are on the verge of breaking up the NDC if we pursue this path. That National Executive Committee has to take a serious look at the entire branch electoral process and ascertain whether they have been held in an open, free and fair manner devoid of foul play and deliberate abuse,” Mr Rawlings said.
However, the NDC’s General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia said although there were some challenges, steps are being taken to address them. The General Secretary said he has already explained the development to the former president and is surprised at his comments. ”I didn’t think that the impression is going to be created that the whole exercise has been a flop and all that.”
He stressed that in areas that electoral processes were not adhered to, the elections have been annulled with a rerun ordered. “But in his opinion that the whole exercise has been a mess, I don’t think that is the case,” Mr Asiedu Nketia stated.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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There's no one in the ndc party that can learn from their mistakes bcos words they were speaking when they were in power to malign the incorruptible savior Nana Addo are the same words without talking about unity in their party. UNITY WALK always become words to discredit the prez and the more they do the more people like Nana Addo please ndc learn your lessons
You say you are unifying, but when you go for those so-called unity walks, all you do is talk about the President and his government. You did worse things when you were in government and Nana Addo in opposition, it didn't work. So try to learn some lessons! All your energy is focused on one person, and he is soaring, yet you cannot rethink your strategies small. Aba!