{"id":272930,"date":"2011-01-06T12:42:32","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45059"},"modified":"2011-01-06T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:42:32","slug":"tempers-flare-in-ndc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/06\/tempers-flare-in-ndc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempers Flare In NDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_39446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39446\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-39446\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/12\/04\/muntaka-rides-high\/mohammed_muntaka_4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39446\" title=\"mohammed_muntaka_4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mohammed_muntaka_4-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2022KINGLY RIDE! Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak receiving a rousing reception in Kumasi<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA meeting between former Youth and  Sports Minister, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak and aggrieved National  Democratic Congress (NDC) youth to resolve the impasse currently raging  in the party in the Northern region ended in a deadlock.<br \/>\nThe  party\u2019s youth, whose recent outburst over happenings in the region is  said to have prompted Alhaji Muntaka\u2019s visit in order to mediate in the  matter, were seen engaging in hot exchanges in his presence over the  conduct of party executives and officials.<br \/>\nThe meeting, which  initially begun on a good note with an Islamic prayer, ended with  flaring tempers as both parties failed to reach a consensus regarding  the issues tabled for discussion.<br \/>\nYouth Coalitions from Tamale  North, Central and south Constituencies within the Tamale Metropolis,  had planned to stage a demonstration against the Metropolitan Chief  Executive (MCE), Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, over claims that he was  inefficient in handling issues as a mayor. Despite calls by executives  of the party in the region for the irate youth to rescind their  decision, the youth took an entrenched position and refused to kowtow to  such calls, accusing the party of jilting them after winning power.<br \/>\nSections  of the youth said that prior to the 2008 general elections, they were  tasked to support the NDC to win power but after two years in power,  they were being relegated into the background.<br \/>\nMany blamed their  executives for living flamboyant lifestyles while those of them who  worked tirelessly to garner votes for the party to win power had been  completely forgotten and abandoned.<br \/>\nThey indicated that the  mayor, who should have come to their aid, also abandoned them and the  development of the metropolis, wondering if they could win more votes  under Alhaji Haruna Friday.<br \/>\nTo this end, the youth have decided  to hit the streets to protest against the unfair treatment meted out to  them by government, and have also called for the immediate removal of  Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, with the explanation that he was  incompetent.<br \/>\nAt the Regional Secretariat of the party in Tamale,  where a crucial meeting was held to address their concerns, the Asawasi  Member of Parliament (MP) appealed to the angry youth to rescind any  decision to hit the streets.<br \/>\nHe stated that their continuous  public agitations were driving away floating voters who are major  contributors in every general election, warning that should the  agitations continue to spill into the public domain, the party would  lose power in 2012.<br \/>\nThe former Sports and Youth Minister advised  them to channel their grievances through the appropriate channels to  redeem the image of the party since internal wrangling might derail the  party\u2019s chances.<br \/>\nHis appeal however seemed to have agitated the  youth, who almost engaged in fisticuffs but for the intervention of  Mohammed Amin Adam-Abio, the Regional Youth Organizer of the party and  the National Youth Employment Coordinator.<br \/>\nThe meeting, as  tempers rose, came to an abrupt end with the MP and his entourage  promising to return and meet the leadership of the youth coalitions and  leadership of the party in the region to help iron out their  differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A meeting between former Youth and Sports Minister, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak and aggrieved National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth to resolve the impasse currently raging in the party in the Northern region ended in a deadlock. 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