Asiedu Nketia becomes NDC National Chair

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, after serving as General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for 17 years was last Saturday elected as the party’s National Chairman during its 10th National Delegates Congress held at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Asiedu Nketia won the Chairmanship race with a handsome margin by polling 5,574 representing 65.17 percent of the valid votes cast to beat his closest contender, the immediate past National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo who had 2,892 votes representing 33.81 percent.

Two other persons who contested for the National Chairman position were Samuel Yaw Adusei and Nii Armah Ashitey who had 52 and 38 votes respectively.

Former NDC Propaganda Secretary who doubles as a former Member of Parliament for Ketu South Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, was also elected as General Secretary to continue from where Johnson Asiedu Nketia bowed out.

Joseph Yamin, a former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister was elected as National Organiser.
Victory Speech.

In the early hours of Sunday, after results had been announced and newly elected officers sworn in, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in his first speech after the polls said he thanked all the delegates and promised he would work with all including the nominees who contested him.

“We are prepared to sacrifice everything and I mean everything including our lives to achieve victory,” Mr Asiedu Nketiah said, adding that “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.”

He also called on party members to unite and eschew 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.”

John Mahama

Former President John Mahama, in is address at the Congress, urged the newly elected national executives to work as a united team to snatch power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections.

He said the NDC has gone through years of turmoil and the reorganization hasn’t been easy and has been a long way coming thus sacrifices must be made to protect the current serenity.

“Two years ago, we started this reorganization exercise, and it has been a slow but thorough exercise. There were many times in this journey when many people asked me why it is taking so long, and I said better for us to do this exercise thoroughly than to rush it and repeat the mistakes of the past. So it has been two long years, but in the end, we have come to the climax of the exercise.”

He further called for unity and a general consensus and acceptance of the decision of the delegates to elect the new crop of executives.

“The delegates have spoken and we have heard. Many people say fear delegates, but I believe the delegates have the best wisdom, and they have spoken and told us what they want, and it is our duty to work with the blueprint that they have given us. For those who have lost, let us understand that there is a lot of room under the umbrella for everyone.”

Below is the full list of winners:
National Chairman – Johnson Asiedu Nketia

Vice Chairmen
Awudu Sofo Azourka – 1st Vice Chair
Dr Sherry Ayittey – 2nd Vice Chair
Yakubu Abanga Alhassan – 3rd Vice Chair

General Secretary – Fifi Fiavi Kwetey

Deputy General Secretary
Barbara Serwaa Asamoah
Gbande Foyo Mustapha

National Organiser – Joseph Yammin

Deputy National Organisers
Kobby Barlon
Elikem Kotoko

National Communications Officer –
Sammy Gyamfi – Unopposed

Deputy National Communications Officers
Malik Basintale
Godwin Ako Gunn

National Zongo Caucus Coordinator
Mamah Cole Younger
NEC Members
Wonder Victor Kutor
Araba Tagoe
Cecilia Asaga
Victoria Kuma-Mintah
Ephraim Nii Tan Sackey

National Women’s Organiser – Hannah Louisa Bissiw

National Youth Organiser – George Opare Addo