{"id":429273,"date":"2017-10-16T19:39:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/16\/ive-asiedu-nketias-blessing-to-contest-as-general-secretary\/"},"modified":"2017-10-16T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:39:32","slug":"ive-asiedu-nketias-blessing-to-contest-as-general-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/16\/ive-asiedu-nketias-blessing-to-contest-as-general-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve Asiedu Nketia\u2019s blessing to contest as General Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Koku-Anyidoho.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), in charge of Operations, Koku Anyidoho has confirmed he will contest for the General Secretary position of the party.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the incumbent General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia aka General Mosquito has told him, he\u2019s not interested in vying for the same office when nominations opens nex year.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe beautiful thing is that he gave me his endorsement that he\u2019ll not contest again and that is the beauty of it. He\u2019s given me his blessing to contest as General Secretary. I\u2019m going in continuity and Asiedu Nketia\u2019s legacy shall forever remain strong in the NDC,\u201d <\/em>Koku told Neat FM Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He considers himself the best replacement for Asiedu Nketia who\u2019s noted for being witty and\u00a0and bullish in his political arguments and also has a way of whipping party members into line on issues.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAsiedu Nketia has done a great job for the NDC, what I\u2019ve learnt from him I can\u2019t even put a ruler to it. Briliant boss, brilliat General Secretary who has done a lot for this party. I\u2019ll step in his shoes and continue to support him and carry this party from where he\u2019ll be leaving it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There has been a popular call by party members for an early congress after the NDC\u2019s defeat in the 2016\u00a0presidential and parliamentary elections held on December 7.<\/p>\n<p>Several party members have expressed their intentions to run for positions in the party when nominations open next year.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC recently held a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting during which the party discussed ways of wrestling power from the New Patriotic Party come 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), in charge of Operations, Koku Anyidoho has confirmed he will contest for the General Secretary position of the party. 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