Obed Asamoah was a ‘messenger’, Rawlings is NDC founder – Adams

A deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams

Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings
has dismissed assertions by the life patron of the Democratic Freedom Party, Dr Obed Asamoah, that former President J. J Rawlings is not a founder of the NDC.

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Mr Adams stated that it would be flawed for anyone to suggest that ex-president Rawlings, who chaired the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC), and is duly recognised by the party’s constitution as a founding father, to be stripped of that title.

Dr Asamoah, who on Saturday announced a merger with the ruling National Democratic Congress after breaking away from the party in 2006 and supporting the NPP in the 2008 elections, stated that the NDC was founded by representatives from various districts and not by ex-president Rawlings.

According to Dr. Asamoah, former president Rawlings appropriated a provision in the party’s constitution to state that the NDC was founded on his ideals and thus is the founder of the party.

However, speaking on the Citi Eyewitness News on Monday, Mr Adams, who doubles as spokesperson for the former first family, stated that Dr Asamoah was only a messenger and was not a key member during the formation of the NDC.

Adams warned Dr Asamoah to be mindful of his utterances and avoid churning out erroneous information to the public since the NDC is yet to meet and decide on whether to accept his DFP or otherwise.

“The founder of the NDC is President Rawlings because the NDC was formed to continue the ideals and principles of the June 4 and also the 31st December revolution. ..Dr Obed Asamoah was a secretary in the PNDC and was one of the persons that of course as member of the PNDC had to be sent round to help put this dream together. So Obed is just trying to play smart and talk technicality when we have the real issues on the ground,” Adams noted.

He added that Dr Asamoah must avoid making comments that had the tendency to cause a stir in the ruling party.

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