Blame new executives for NDC’s 2016 defeat; not me’ – Aseidu Nketia

‘        Johnson Asiedu Nketia, NDC General Secretary

Incumbent General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic
Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has blamed the party’s
defeat in 2016 on the crop of new executives that led the party into
the elections.
According to Asiedu Nketia, the party has been winning elections
since he was elected in 2005, but they dropped from grace after a
particular group of executives were brought on board in 2014.
The NDC scribe, who is parrying blame for the party’s 2016 defeat
argued that the NDC lost the general election only after party
delegates decided to vote out the executives who were in office in
2014.
Asiedu Nketia is seeking re-election after occupying the general
secretary position since December 2005.
The NDC has set November 17, 2018, to select new administrative
leaders to lead the party for the next four years.

Speaking to party members on his campaign trail, Asiedu Nketia
said he should not be blamed for the party’s 2016 defeat.
“In 2005, when we went to vote, during that time the party was
divided, yet I was still given the nod. We were in office, and three
years after some executives were removed. For some of us the
main ones, we were retained…because we were able to reason
together we contested in 2012 and we won. We were dragged to
court (by the NPP) and after eight months we were victorious. In
2014, some of the people that reason together with me were
removed and new ones were brought on board, and we went to the
elections and were defeated. So who is at fault, myself or the new
ones that were brought on board?” he asked.
Asiedu Nketia is a dictator
Asiedu Nketia’s comments come on the back accusations that he
is a dictator.
The National Treasurer of the NDC, Alhaji Abdullah Ahmed, wants
Asiedu Nketia to be rejected at the party’s upcoming national
primaries.

According to him, Asiedu Nketia is a dictator and some of his
actions are destroying the party.
Alhaji Abdullah Ahmed, popularly known as Alhaji PMC, says
Asiedu Nketia does not heed to advice, adding that the party’s
National Chairman, Kofi Portuphy, is even unable to control him
and his cohorts.
“There has never been an issue raised by Chairman Portuphy or
myself at our meetings that Asiedu Nketia has approved before.
When I make suggestions they throw it away saying it is illegal.
Chairman Portuphy is unable to control him.
Asiedu Nketia is a dictator. He has a bad attitude. He does not
listen to advice. He likes insulting people. When you say
something and it goes against them, they push the young guys to
insult you,” he said in an interview on Ekosii sen on Accra based
Asempa FM.

source:citinewsroom