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A leading member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rubbished reports that founder of the party, Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has formed a new political party. Citifmonline.com, a credible online news portal, this afternoon claimed, the new party to be called �National Democratic Party� (NDP) is yet to be given total clearance by the Electoral Commission of Ghana, but is gathering the numbers from grassroots across the country. According to the online news portal citing some political watchers' views, this latest move by the former president is likely to split the ruling party. However, NDC Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo and a staunch supporter of the Rawlingses, Hon Michael Teye Nyaunu, says the story should be treated with disdain. Speaking in an interview with Xfm 95.1 shortly after the story broke out, the man who strongly supported the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings in her bid to become the flag bearer of the NDC stated that such reports are only meant to slur the reputation of the party�s founder. �Is that the way we form a political party? Do you form a new political party in your bedroom?... It is not true, it is this Ben Ephson and Bature who have been given some money and they are talking the way they are talking. All efforts are consciously being made to discredit Rawlings; so they are determined to go any length to do that,� Hon Teye Nyaunu retorted.