Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah who has been elected to serve another four-year term as General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the fact that nobody from the Volta Region was elected into the leadership of the party at the 9th delegates congress was an indication that the NDC was not concerned about tribal considerations.
In a radio interview with Accra based Class FM, Mr Asiedu Nketiah rejected claims that the party’s leadership has become more ‘Akanised’ after its Saturday's congress.
A defeated National Organiser aspirant, Ms Anita De-Sooso, a Voltarian, in a television interview with Joy News at the Congress grounds said that the defeat of many Voltarian candidates who were aspiring to frontline positions meant that Ewes had been sidelined from the game, adding that: “Let’s see how it goes”.
The Volta Region sees itself as the ‘World Bank’ of the NDC.
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, an Akan, who is now the newly-elected Chairman of the NDC, beat Mr Dan Abodakpi, a Voltarian, and three other aspirants at the Congress.
For the two-man General Secretary race, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, an Akan, beat his former Deputy, Koku Anyidoho, a Voltarian.
Mr Sammy Gyamfi, also an Akan, beat Mr Fred Agbenyo, a Voltarian, to become the new National Communication Officer.
Reaction
But reacting to the ethnic concerns raised by Ms De-Sooso in a radio interview with Class FM on Monday morning, Mr Asiedu Nketiah said: “the results rather tell you that the NDC is more tribal-neutral”.
“We have more to show that our party has risen above ethnic consideration.
“We are the party that has elected presidents from the three major ethnic classes – the Akan, Volta and North. So, if the election results of our party now seem to indicate that the choices were made from areas that do not seem to be predominantly NDC, it tells you that we are not an ethnic party.”
"The leadership that has been elected are predominantly Akan so how does it follow NPP's Akan agenda, so are you going to call NDC now as the Akan party or the Voltarian party or the Northern party," he said.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Asiedu Nketiah,this election also shows that, the Akans in Ghana are the best in terms of reasoning,critical thinking and human development focus. The NPP saw it long time ago. Now the NDC has seen the light. Good for you. I can foresee politics changing for the better in Ghana from now. The Akans from both parties will meet and discuss issues as Akans and seek the development of this nation. The Voltarians can go to hell. After all, they always seek the interest of their people only.
Bringing back the NDC and John Mahama is the best thing to do for mother Ghana. What has your ***barred word*** / visionless and super incompetent President Nana Addo done for the country ever since he came to power, apart from sharing positions to families and friends? Stop the name calling and lets have piece of mind. try and remove the log in your eyes before trying to remove it for others. Doomsor is back....things are falling apart, and you are there vomiting none sense. mcheteeeeeeew
the evil food call tribalist you Asiedu Nketia and your ndc cooked is what is being served you and your evil party, if you had preach a united Ghana not base on tribe this thing wouldn't have happened. I am sorry ndc is going to disintegrate because the purpose of the party is not to seek the interest of Ghanaian but a sectional interest which majority of Ghanaians are realizing, the evil that men do lives after them ndc is doomed forever
The worst mistake Ghanaians could make is to return the corrupt, incompetent, tribalist mahama back to power in 2020!
This is the saddest time in my life as an EWE who have been volting all my life for ndc and we have been paid with hard coin no problem now I know and surely I will make a senssibble choice in 2020 not to be fuuuulllleed anymore. ndc akpe kakakakakaka! OK NDC TRIBAL NEUTRAL
What is this palm wine tapper saying? So bcos ndc hates JJ Rawlings Asiedu Nkate3 and his cronies have done all they could to eliminate we the voltarians in every position and they will come and campaign for us to vote for ndc? Well we shall see
When it happened in NPP, it is Akanfo) party but when it happens in NDC it is not Akanfo) party. Asiedu Nketiah you think Ghanaians are *ffuuuls?. Don't underrate our intelligence. The stick dem used hit Takyi, ebe the same stick dem go used hit Baah. #kwasiabanku. NDC has now become akanfo party. Come 2020 we voltarians will show NDC thier smoothness level
I was sad that upon all we the voltarians is doing for the party NDC delegate see no good in us, a word to the wise is enough. As Anita said, we shall see!
'Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah who has been elected to serve another four-year term as General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the fact that nobody from the Volta Region was elected into the leadership of the party at the 9th delegates congress was an indication that the NDC was not concerned about tribal considerations'. Oh, sahhh, mosquito! The same meat, if it is at the back of a cattle NDC and people like them will describe it at 'good-meat'. But when it is at their backs it is disease. Ghanaias have seen all you deceptions! NEVER AGAIN!
IF EWES HAS BEEN SIDELINED, ANITA DE SOOSO THEN WHAT WILL BE YOUR NEXT STRATEGY? COUP D'ETAT? YOU GUYS ARE GOOD AT THAT. SEEKING THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.YOU WAIT THE AKANS YOU HATED SO MUCH WILL TAKE OVER THE NDC YET THE NDC IS DOOMED FOREVER.FORWARD NEVER BACKWARD EVER.TIME ALONE WILL TELL.