A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, believes the ruling party stands a better chance of winning the December elections without its bitter founder, Jerry John Rawlings.
Mr. Amaliba said the 20-year-old party cannot �waste time� in solving the rift between Rawlings and his �successor� � President John Evans Atta Mills � when there are pressing national issues to tackle, especially in an election year.
Former President Rawlings once again took a swipe at his one-time bosom friend, President Mills, at the 33rd anniversary celebration of his June 4, 1979 uprising. He told an open gathering that the NDC government is in a ditch and they have lost the chance to win the 2012 elections because they have shunned the �ideals, the principles and values of June 4th.�
However, speaking on The Big Issue of Citi FM on Saturday, the lawyer said the upcoming general elections, which is a straight fight between candidate Mills and the New Patriotic Party�s (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo, is not about Rawlings, but about issues.
�Ghanaians will vote according to their conscience and not what Rawlings will say. We should think of going to the elections minus Rawlings,� Lawyer Amaliba said. �We can�t continuously waste time in wooing them [Rawlings and Mills] back.�
�If he [Rawlings] comes on board so be it. What Rawlings says or does not say will not affect the chances of this government.�
Lawyer Amaliba pointed out that Rawlings, as a founder, may be right with his assessment of the government, but using the court of public opinion to channel his grievances, when there are laid down party communication structures, is unacceptable.
�Even in his camp, they are saying they agree with him, but the modus operandi is what they have problem with.
�If two brothers fight to their death, a stranger will inherit their father�s estate. So if we don�t take care the NPP will win the elections� People will vote not because Rawlings says the party is in a ditch, but because the administration has done tremendously well,� Mr. Amaliba stated.
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