Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reminded party members to unite behind President John Mahama government to ensure its success and to protect the image of the party.
According to Asiedu Nketia, President Mahama’s fortunes are tied to the NDC’s future success in the next election, reminding party members that if Mahama fails, the embarrassment will be on all of them.
He stressed that the failure of the Mahama administration would not be blamed on Mahama alone but on the entire party.
Asiedu Nketia urged party faithful to remain committed to the ideals of the party and contribute positively toward the government’s agenda.
Speaking during his “Thank You Tour” in the East Gonja Constituency on Thursday, May 14, the NDC Chairman
“Our party members who supported the party to power, we have three years to the end of the tenure of the Mahama government. We need to support the government to succeed,” he said.
“If Mahama fails, the embarrassment will be on all of us; Mahama will not only take the fall, but all of us. We need to support the government’s agenda with all our strength for it to succeed for the betterment of the people,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dropped an explosive bombshell concerning the relationship between the John Mahama government and the NDC party.
According to Mustapha Gbande, the relationship between the NDC and the John Mahama government is not the best.
He disclosed that since the NDC won back power, the relationship between the party and the government has been strained.
Speaking on Channel 1 TV, Mustapha Gbande stated, “The last time I checked, the national chairman said he was doing his thank-you tour. My opinion has always been that we could have done it together, but the national chairman is doing it because everyone is busy doing something else.
As stakeholders, since we won elections, the relationship between the party and the government hasn’t been the best, and it is not about jobs. I am saying the relationship between the party and the government to ensure that we succeed together has not been the best”.
Mustapha Gbande acknowledged that the strained relationship may not be deliberate since the government had a lot to do after taking over power,
He, however, stressed that the danger is that they are leaving the party behind, and as the officer in charge of operations, “I am concerned that we have to go back into conclave and assess what we have done and what we have not done so that we move,” he said.
Mustapha Gbande stressed that some elders of the political party have decided to be silent, which is not a good thing for the party.
“We have elders of the party, and we need to run back to them because they have decided to keep quiet, and that is dangerous for every political party. So should want to bring everybody back, sit as a party and government, move concurrently and make sure we succeed together,” he stated.