{"id":274305,"date":"2011-01-17T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T12:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=48133"},"modified":"2011-01-17T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T12:02:51","slug":"jj-hits-ndc-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/17\/jj-hits-ndc-again\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ Hits NDC Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_48134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48134\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-48134\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/17\/jj-hits-ndc-again\/jj_nana_konadu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48134\" title=\"jj_nana_konadu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/jj_nana_konadu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr &amp; Mrs Rawlings<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has explained why he has chosen  to wash the dirty linen of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)  in public.<br \/>\nSpeaking during a fundraising activity organized by the Concerned  Muslim Youth to rejuvenate efforts towards the construction of the  National Mosque stalled for some years now, Mr Rawlings, who was  accompanied by his wife Nana Konadu, said having tried the indoor  approach of counseling the party about their shortcomings to no avail,  he had decided on the current path of open attack.<br \/>\nHe said there was a time when he used to pass on his criticisms  through appropriate channels on the quiet, \u201cbut the way some of these  mistakes were continued, it was as if some of them were quite deliberate  or meant to destroy the NDC. But it is not possible to destroy the  NDC.\u201d<br \/>\nThe ruling party, he said, should learn from what the New Patriotic  Party (NPP) passed through in the last elections, during which,  according to him, they dissipated funds yet failed to win the elections.<br \/>\nRawlings said: \u201cWe should not forget how and why we won the  elections, why we stayed in power for 18 years. It was because of our  faith and belief in the truth, in justice and in fair play.\u201d<br \/>\nIf the NDC failed to learn useful lessons from this, they would suffer NPP\u2019s fate in the next elections, he said.<br \/>\n\u201cI know how much NPP poured into the elections, yet we beat them and  so the only way to correct the mistakes of the Kufour-led government is  to clean our house.<br \/>\n\u201cIf we do not clean up, things will not be well for us,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nHe once more expressed disappointment in the strides made so far by  the Mills administration as he posed questions about just how far the  country had gone in terms of development.<br \/>\n\u201cLet us ask ourselves that are we anywhere near the dreams we  promised ourselves; are we trying hard; are we making mistakes?\u201d he  asked rhetorically.<br \/>\nTurning his attention to the Ivorian crisis, he called for the  intervention of the National Chief Imam, warning that should the crisis  escalate, Ghana would suffer its share of the problems.<br \/>\nWhile praying for the two parties to let peace prevail, he wondered  why it was only one of them that was asking for a recount of the votes.<br \/>\nHe also called for support of the efforts being made by some African  leaders towards finding a solution to the challenges in the nearby  country.<br \/>\n\u201cI wonder why it is only one of the parties that seems to be calling  for a recount of the votes; so should the teams come out with the truth,  the real truth, the world and all of us must accept the results.\u201d<br \/>\nNana Konadu Agyeman later donated GH\u00a25,000 towards the project after  going round with her husband to exchange pleasantries with the people.<br \/>\nSpeaking on behalf of Vice President John Dramani Mahama, the Deputy  Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Dr. Mustapha Ahmed,  asked Muslims to take their destiny into their own hands and stop  relying on external assistance, especially from Arab countries, for  their development challenges.<br \/>\nHe expressed displeasure that most mosque projects were undertaken  with funds from the Middle East, adding such spiritual tasks had a  special place in the sight of God.<br \/>\nIf Muslims continue to rely on such external assistance, they would  lose their self-esteem and the accruing blessings to those who render  the assistance.<br \/>\nHaving lost the Accra Mosque situated in Accra Central at the site  known today as Rawlings Park, the nation\u2019s capital can no longer boast  of an Islamic praying facility steeped in history, as the demolished  one.<br \/>\nThe mosque was demolished during Rawlings\u2019 first coup when the place was said to be a haven for trade malpractices.<br \/>\nSoldiers on rampage at the time demolished the facility and left  Muslims in Accra without a replacement until a site was given them near  Nkrumah Circle.<br \/>\nThis too was usurped eventually until the Kawokudi land was  allocated. By and large, the management of the new project has suffered a  number of fresh challenges.<br \/>\nNow local Muslims, suffering the embarrassment of the inability to  complete such a project, have decided to attempt the climb once more  through the gathering of last Saturday, with the National Chief Imam in  the saddle.<br \/>\n<em><strong><br \/>\nBy A.R. Gomda<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings has explained why he has chosen to wash the dirty linen of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in public. 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