The Rawlings Phenomenon In The NDC Is Gradually Being Demystified – Kwaku Baako

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Malik Kwaku Baako, believes that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party is gradually but surely getting to the end of the Rawlings’ hold over the party.

According to him, the Rawlings phenomenon in the NDC is gradually being demystified.

“The NDC is being torn apart and is going through some self-inflicted collective agony…we are gradually but surely getting insight of the end of the Rawlings’ illusion; the Rawlings phenomenon is being demystified,” he stated.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsfile Programme, he rubbished Article 6 of the NDC’s constitution which states inter alia that “the founding father of the party is Jerry Rawlings and the party was established on his visions and leadership”.

According to him, it is a political absurdity and abnormality.

“Article 6 of the NDC’s constitution that states…the founding father of the party is Jerry John Rawlings upon whose vision and leadership the party was established…It was a constitutional absurdity or abnormality…it is a political myth that they chose collectively to live with. They’ve lived a lie all these years and they’ve been living it for some time…,” he stated.

To him, for the NDC to say it was established on the principles and ideologies of Mr Rawlings is a complete myth, in that the former President lacks “managerial capacity” and “the discipline to form a political party”.