The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has cautioned members, particularly leaders of the party against antagonism and bickering amongst themselves, especially in the Ashanti region.
According to him, one other dangerous tendency that should be avoided at any cost must be discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, tribalism or physical or personal deformities since such attitudes put asunder rather than unite people for which the party could be the ultimate loser, should such attitudes be encouraged within the rank and file.
The General Secretary gave the warning when he addressed participants at the just-ended Ashanti Regional Delegates Conference of the party during which a new batch of Executives were chosen to run the party in the next four years.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah noted that, research has proven that the world over, people who believe to be in the minority and discriminated usually re more receptive to groups and individuals who are welcoming rather than discriminatory.
He entreated the new Regional Leadership of the party to work hard to unite everybody, particularly losers in the various contests so as to forge a stronger front to propel the NDC towards victory in the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
The General Secretary emphasized the fact that, the Ashanti region has over the years, been a major determiner in the national electoral fortunes of the NDC saying that, the region has since 1992 remained among the four regions with the highest vote tallies for the party.
He said the fewer Parliamentary seats won by the party should not be yardstick to measure the NDC’s performance in the region, but the total votes won in the Presidential elections.
Therefore, both the winners and losers must put the elections behind and come together and work hard to advance the interest of the party in the region.
Present at the Conference were some prominent members including one of a National Vice Chairperson, Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Deputy National Communications Officer, Anthony Kwaku Boahene as well as former appointees of the John Mahama government.
