The newly-elected national executives of the biggest opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have taken the oath of Office after Saturday’s elections.
The new leaders were sworn in today, December 18, at the end of the 10th National delegates Conference held at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The election, which was supervised by the Electoral Commission of Ghana, produced former General Secretary of the party, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia as the new National Chairman and Mr Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey as the new General Secretary.
Mr. Kwetey contested the position together with Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, NDC’s Director of Elections, and Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, outgoing Deputy General Secretary of the party.
Mr. Fifi Kwetey contested the NDC General Secretary position following the decision of Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the outgone General Secretary of the party to exit the role. Mr. Nketia rather contested for the position of National Chairman and won.
Mr Joseph Yamin won the National Organizer race whiles Sammy Gyamfi retained his position as the National Communications Officer. Madam Hannah Bissiw also retained her position as Women’s Organizer last Saturday December 10, together with George Opare Addo, who also retained his position as the party’s Youth Organizer.
We’re Prepared To Sacrifice Our Lives To Defeat NPP
Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, told the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the newly elected executives of the NDC are willing to sacrifice their lives for electoral victory in the 2024 general elections.
In his victory speech on Sunday morning after taking the oath of office, the former General Secretary of the NDC now the National Chairman, thanked the delegates for trusting them, emphasizing that the new executives will take the fight to the NPP to wrestle power from them in the next election.“We are prepared to sacrifice everything and I mean everything including our lives to achieve victory,” he noted.
“Wherever impunity becomes law, resistance becomes a duty. Looking at the array of executives elected today I have no doubt the party wants us to carry the battle to the elephant; we cannot let the country, and we cannot let the party down.”
Asiedu Nketia
Mr Asiedu Nketia further called on party members to unite and forgo hatred and bitterness to secure victory in the 2024 general elections.
“We are not taking the confidence for granted, Ghana is in crisis and the NDC is also at a crossroads. What we need is unity, we pledge on behalf of myself and the new executives that in the coming days our first assignment is to work to unite the party and bring everybody on board even as we march forward to defeat the elephant and set the nation on the path of progress.”
Aseidu Nketia
Azorka Retained, Two Others Win Vice Chairmanship Position
Sofo Awudu Azorka was also retained as the First Vice chairman of the National Democratic Congress in the party’s just-ended national congress.
Mr. Azorka was elected together with Dr. Hanny Sherry Ayittey as 2nd Vice Chair and Abanga Yakubu Alhassan as 3rd Vice Chairman.
Mr. Azorka had the highest votes per the results announced by the Electoral Commission (EC) after the election, polling 2707 votes. Dr. Sherry Ayittey and Yakubu Alhassan also polled 1820 and 864 votes respectively.
Mr Azorka contested with seven other candidates to win the election and the three were elected out of a list of the eight persons.
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