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Some NDC Members Are Treacherous…JJ@NDC Congress:
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Jan 17, Ghanadot - Former President Jerry John
Rawlings has expressed his outmost disgust at the rather
appalling and deplorable conditions under which some NDC
delegates were boarded and has lashed out at those in charge
of logistical arrangement regarding the organization of the
Congress.
“I find it very ironical that some of us here are actually
in charge of logistics supply like mattresses…yet when
senior colleagues die or their in-law die, lorry loads of
mattresses, supplies of rice and what nots are dispatched to
go and take care of those funerals. And when it’s even done,
so much is left to be transported. Ladies and Gentlemen,
there is something wrong,” he cried out.
Reports say Hotels and other hospitality centres in Tamale,
the Northern regional capital, have all been booked, thereby
forcing some NDC delegates to even spend the night on
tables.
About 3000 Delegates and invited guests who are relevant to
the Congress are part of an estimated 20,000 crowd attending
the 8th National Delegates Conference of the NDC, which
started on Friday, January 15th and ended on Sunday, 17th
January.
Addressing NDC delegates prior to the taking of some major
constitutional amendments, the ex-President also accused
some members of the NDC of treachery. He, however, stopped
short of naming them.
“I said it once and I’m saying it again. We survived the
malice of the NPP, their viciousness. Can we survive the
treachery of some amongst us? It’s a serious question we
must deliberate and be asking ourselves. Otherwise, we’ll be
going downhill…,”
Mr. Rawlings implored the delegates to critically assess the
party’s constitution and not just second any amendments,
adding that if the need arises, the delegates should even
suspend taking any decision on it. Otherwise, he said, the
delegates “will be mortgaging the future of the NDC.”
“I can only hope that the decisions you’re going to make
will improve the personalities or bring in people of quality
into the new leadership…And please, when it comes to some
adjustments that you need make in the constitution, examine
it properly because I know that a handful of some three
people literally worked on that thing…at the last minute,
they brought in lawyers to rectify it. If you need to
suspend that thing and re-examine it, you must do it. Don’t
just sit here and say, yeah yeah. Otherwise, you’ll be
mortgaging the future of this party and by extension the
future and stability of this country,” he cautioned.
Ghanadot
NDC adopts "party learship" position
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Reports reaching Ghanadot indicate that Delegates at the 8th
National Delegates Conference of the ruling National
Democratic Congress (NDC), have voted overwhelmingly in
favour of the creation of a Party Leader position, including
a number of amendments proposed for the party’s
constitution.
This means, a sitting President of the country who is a
member of the NDC will hold that position as the leader, or
the Chairman of the Party takes up the position when the
party is out of government or any person elected the flag
bearer of the party in case the sitting president is not
elected the flag bearer.
Reports also say, besides the creation of a three-man
Special Complaints Committee to deal with complaints of and
about party officers and the creation of an Office of a
Director of Electoral Matters, the NDC has also agreed to
expand its constituency delegates to regional conferences
from six to eight
Consideration and voting on some other proposals, including
the amendment of the Propaganda Secretary in favour of
Communications Secretary or Political Education Officer,
have been however, deferred for either being too
controversial or the time not conducive.
Ghanadot
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