{"id":467977,"date":"2018-02-27T08:35:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/rawlings-wants-nii-lante-et-al-booted-out-of-ndc\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T08:35:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T08:35:12","slug":"rawlings-wants-nii-lante-et-al-booted-out-of-ndc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/rawlings-wants-nii-lante-et-al-booted-out-of-ndc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings wants Nii Lante et al booted out of NDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Tuesday, 27 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/89052911.295.jpg\" alt=\"Rawlings Mouth Open\" title=\"Rawlings Mouth Open\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former President Jerry John Rawlings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519720512_18_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former President Jerry John Rawlings is concerned some leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are laying the foundation to keep the party in opposition for a \u201clong long time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cthe corruption by some of those who were in office resulting in a humiliating defeat in the last election does not appear to have affected their conscience and reasoning in any way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former leader made these remarks on Monday in relation to comments by his party\u2019s Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye.<\/p>\n<p>The former Youth and Sports Minister is said to have told NDC supporters during the Somanya edition of the periodic Unity Walk that the party will win the 2020 elections and get recently convicted Abuga Pele \u2013 a former MP \u2013 out of prison.<\/p>\n<p>But he has since come under a barrage of criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>Without mentioning the name of Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Mr Rawlings in a statement said the quest for political power is not to release wrongdoers from prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the quest for political power is to release wrongdoers from prison, then the NDC is laying its own foundation to remain in opposition for a long long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, this kind of talk belongs to a handful of people in the NDC leadership who have gained power and influence they do not deserve and the sooner they are packed off the better for the NDC and this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018Moral compass\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Rawlings, widely acclaimed the founder of the NDC, said the party needs to regain its moral compass.<\/p>\n<p>He said just as the negative elements are colluding to insulate each other, the positive-minded members must also come together \u201cto contain and keep such elements from political power\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the current circumstances favour the patriotic forces the most, the unpatriotic elements are more bent on collaborating and exploiting the constitutional climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s make changes for the better. Clear the bad and  retain the good. Bring on board other patriots,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UgnvyhE7dt\">pic.twitter.com\/UgnvyhE7dt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of JJRawlings (@officeofJJR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officeofJJR\/status\/968129043160854528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 49 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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>Politics of Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Source: 3news.com 2018-02-27 Former President Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings is concerned some leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are laying the foundation to keep the party in opposition for a \u201clong long time\u201d. 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