Former President John Dramani Mahama has counselled members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against “insulting” founder of the party, Jerry John Rawlings.
Mr Rawlings has for some time now been commending President Nana Akufo-Addo, while remaining critical of the leadership of the party he founded.
Since the NPP’s election victory, Mr Rawlings appears to be offering public support to President Akufo-Addo on many fronts, including the latter’s commitment to fighting corruption thus causing some NDC sympathisers to accuse him of disloyalty. This has led to public utterances against Mr Rawlings from notable NDC members, with some even blaming him for the party’s 2016 election defeat to NPP and further calling for his expulsion from the party.
Speaking at the party’s Unity Walk in Wa in the Upper West Region. Mr Mahama asked party members to refrain from insulting Mr Rawlings even if they disagree with his views.
“I want to talk about our Founder. You might not like something he says or an action he is taking.You might disagree with his views but do not insult his person.”
Rawlings not ‘romancing’ NPP – Amissah-Arthur
A few weeks ago, former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah Arthur also dispelled suggestions that Mr Rawlings was in bed with the NPP.
Mr Amissah-Arthur said the outspoken National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder must not be vilified for speaking his mind on issues of national interest.
Mr Amissah-Arthur, who was on the losing side of the 2016 election as a running mate, said suggestions that Mr Rawlings is disloyal are farfetched.
“I don’t know what this thing about romancing is. When he attends the State of the Nation, people say that he is romancing the NPP. I say that he is a former President of the Republic. We paid him as President for eight years. It means that we have taken his life like ours and for the next 20, 30 years, as long as he lives, he is our property, and he should participate in all those things.”
“So when he attends national events, I don’t think he is attending it because he is romancing one side or supporting the other side,” Mr Amissah-Arthur said.
Source: Citi
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you gave this advice immediately after insulting the sitting president who is older than you
The fact that Ndc members need to be caustioned tells a lot about their character. They’re a bunch of ruffians and semi-literate hoodlums.
Mahama is a hypocrite and ***barred word*** supper incompetent ***barred word*** ndc
John Mahama is a hypocr!te, you think Rawlings doesn’t know is coming from your camp, John Mahama is a ridiculous l!ar, you think you can hide behind those !diotic Baarstard to insult Rawlings, that of communist inferior tactics is known to everyone, when did you realize that your boys are baarstardizing, denigrating and insulting him and his family,I know you haven’t forgotten how you organized those stup!d parliamentarians to booo his wife. Don’t worry he is waiting for the right time to respond to your f00lisness
John mahama is a hypocrite who muddy the waters up stream and ce down to banks and ask who did it! He hide behind people to insult the founder of the ndc and now calling for cease fire like he wasn't part of it. He is dangerous and I agree with president Rawlings such people shouldn't be in his party a man with no credibility. Why didn't he do that before but now, just because the man met with the cadres and said his mind he still need credible people which mahama is not one so mahama is trying to play it nice, but that doesn't wipe away the perception about John mahama is a thi*f, John mahama is incompetent, John mahama has no shame, John mahama is a disgrace to Ghana and everywhere he goes humiliation follow him, he did this walk and talked sh*t to cover his runaway from Sierra Leone, where he sent his rigging mentality to and got humiliated by the good people of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leoneans Moy3 bue! You are not st*pid like ndc I'm fat I love you people ,you can see good from evil unlike some primitive people in Ghana who see nothing wrong with this shameful thing. There are some fine gentleman within the ndc but because most if them are f000000ls they are following a dead goat! (Odwanfun)