Asiedu Nketia officially declares his intention to contest for NDC chairmanship

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has officially declared his desire to contest for the party’s chairmanship position.

He made his intentions known today, Thursday, October 13, 2022, during a Tv interview in Accra.

This declaration comes after weeks of speculation on whether the ”General” will go against the current Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.

“Yes I have the intention of picking up a form to contest the chairmanship position when nominations are opened,” he said.

The NDC goes to congress on the 17th of December 2022.

Addressing the assertion that the General Secretary position will be weakened when he vacates the seat, he said he believes his replacement will build on his solid foundation.

“I’ll have to leave some position to fit into another position. I’ve done a good job so the new person will build on what I’ve done. It’s only dictators that don’t want people to take over after them.

“How do people know I’ll be better than the future general secretary when we don’t know who will be occupying that position in the future”? Mr. Nketiah asked during the interview on CTV morning show.

Questioned on whether his stance of contesting the chairman position will not bring rivalry between him and the incumbent, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the NDC scribe said democracy is meant to bring competition and so he sees nothing wrong with competing with the incumbent.

“Is there democracy without rivalry or are we taking a decision to abandon democracy? That thinking is anti-democratic,” he stated adding “democracy must bring competition so that the best will emerge.”

Mr. Nketia is the longest-serving General Secretary of the NDC.

He became NDC’s General Secretary in 2005.

Last month, he officially announced his decision not to seek re-election as chief scribe when the party goes to congress in December.