{"id":272536,"date":"2010-12-31T05:33:16","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T05:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44157"},"modified":"2010-12-31T05:33:16","modified_gmt":"2010-12-31T05:33:16","slug":"statement-ndc-remains-committed-to-the-ideals-of-31st-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2010\/12\/31\/statement-ndc-remains-committed-to-the-ideals-of-31st-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement: NDC remains Committed to the Ideals of 31st December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_27201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27201\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-27201\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/10\/27\/ndc-is-on-a-dangerous-suicide-mission-gen-mosquito\/asiedu_nketia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27201\" title=\"asiedu_nketia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/asiedu_nketia1.jpg\" alt=\"Johnson Asiedu Nketia\" width=\"280\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnson Asiedu Nketia<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of its commemoration of  the 29th anniversary of the December 31st Revolution which falls  tomorrow\u2019 wish to remind Ghanaians of the events that brought about the  revolution of 31st December, 1981; which lit the path for Ghana\u2019s  transformation from a state of decadence to one of sturdy development  and the enviable democratic governance that the nation enjoys.<br \/>\nThe  periods before the revolution of 31st December, 1981 could aptly be  described as the dark days in Ghana as it was characterized by a near  collapse of most state institutions, scarcity of basic necessities of  life such as potable water, maize, sugar, rice, toilet roll among others  for which people had to queue for long hours; and those who had access  to them were the few privileged who were politically connected. It was a  period where a few privileged greedy individuals took advantage of the  system to hoard these basic necessities only to sell them later at  cutthroat prices to those who could afford. Those were times many  Ghanaians rarely afforded a meal a day.<br \/>\nSo badly was the  country bruised that it only begun registering positive growth following  the 1981, 31st December Revolution. Before the 1981 \tRevolution, Ghana  witnessed economic turbulence which was captured by fluctuating real GDP  growth and real per capita GDP growth rate. Real GDP at the time grew  at an average rate of 0.81% per annum while the growth of real per  capita GDP on average was -8.34%.<br \/>\nThe revolution was credited  for resuscitating a collapsed economy and restored an atmosphere of  freedom and justice required to turn around the clock of decay. What  galvanized such positive turnaround at the time was strict adherence to  the principles of truth, probity, accountability, freedom and justice.<br \/>\nThe  31st December Revolution relit the flame of freedom and justice and  awakened the Ghanaian to a renewed sense of patriotism and dedication to  economic and political upliftment and gave power to the people and  voice to the voiceless.<br \/>\nIt was based on the same ideals of  probity, accountability, freedom and justice that the National  Democratic Congress was formed. It is for this reason for which it is  acknowledged in the constitution of the NDC as a historic landmark.<br \/>\nAs  we observe the 29th anniversary of 31st December reflectively, we are  embolden to continue to ensure that as a social democratic party, we  will not relent in our effort to bring rare hope to not only Ghana but  Africa as a whole.<br \/>\nAs we observe the day under the theme  \u2018Integrity for Sustainable Democracy\u2019, leadership of our great Party,  the NDC, entreats members in Accra to throng to the Teachers Hall  tomorrow to be part of the public lecture to commemorate the day. It is  also urging members of the Party in the regions to take part in  activities marking the day in their respective regions.<br \/>\nLong Live 31st December!<br \/>\nLong Live the NDC!<br \/>\nLong Live Ghana!<br \/>\nSigned,<br \/>\nMr. Aseidu Nketia<br \/>\nGeneral Secretary, NDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of its commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the December 31st Revolution which falls tomorrow\u2019 wish to remind Ghanaians of the events that brought about the revolution of 31st December, 1981; which lit the path for Ghana\u2019s transformation from a state of decadence to one of sturdy development [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement: NDC remains Committed to the Ideals of 31st December - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2010\/12\/31\/statement-ndc-remains-committed-to-the-ideals-of-31st-december\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Statement: NDC remains Committed to the Ideals of 31st December - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of its commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the December 31st Revolution which falls tomorrow\u2019 wish to remind Ghanaians of the events that brought about the revolution of 31st December, 1981; 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