NDC Can't Go Into 2024 Without Our Founder Rawlings' Legacy - Afriyie Ankrah | Politics

National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has mentioned that the social gathering will maintain strongly, the legacy of the founder, the late Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings as they transfer into the 2024 elections.

According to him, Mr. Rawlings has been very key to the various electoral victories clocked by the social gathering up to now and his demise mustn't imply that he's forgotten.

Speaking to GhanaWeb's Edward Smith Anamale on Election Desk, Mr. Afriyie defined that it's important that the social gathering rides on the legacy of the late founder to attain victory within the upcoming polls.

“When it comes to the founder, we live in a physical and spiritual world so his aura, even though he is not physically present, is critical,” he mentioned.

Mr. Afriyie additional emphasised that despites his private disagreements with the founding father of the NDC, he held and nonetheless holds him in excessive esteem.

He additionally condemned individuals suggesting that the social gathering strikes on with out involving the likes of the late Rawlings, John Evans Atta Mills and Tsatsu Tsikata.

“You shall be amazed that some individuals have advised me that in my interviews, I should not be speaking about Rawlings and I mentioned 'neglect it, there isn't any manner!'. And I need to make this clear, there isn't any manner that I'll ever be within the NDC and disrespect Rawlings, it'll by no means occur. That is harmful. So for many who suppose that we must always neglect about Rawlings, he's useless and gone, I respectfully disagree with them. He based the social gathering, and I do not cover my disagreements with him.

“For occasion the operating mate difficulty [declaring JM as running mate for Mills], we disagreed, once I felt like he was changing into near Nana Addo whom he advised us to not belief, he was a nasty particular person and all that – you advised us to not belief him and now, you're saying the person is a person of integrity. You can disagree along with your father however he would not stop to be your father.

“So when I become general secretary, I'm going to make sure that, I'm going to ensure that that happens, the same way, I will ensure that the name Atta Mills will not die. I'm going to make sure that the Rawlings, Mills and Mahama legacy; this collective legacy, we are going into 2024 on the basis of our legacy and history,” he added.

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah additionally spoke concerning the social gathering's plans, his methods within the General Secretary race amongst different issues on this version of Election Desk on GhanaWeb TV.

The full interview airs on Monday November 14, 2022.