{"id":1186695,"date":"2022-08-22T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/tension-brewing-in-ndc-over-chairmanship-race-as-asiedu-nketiah-plot-to-unseat-ofosu-ampofo\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T13:43:40","slug":"tension-brewing-in-ndc-over-chairmanship-race-as-asiedu-nketiah-plot-to-unseat-ofosu-ampofo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/tension-brewing-in-ndc-over-chairmanship-race-as-asiedu-nketiah-plot-to-unseat-ofosu-ampofo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension Brewing In NDC Over Chairmanship Race As Asiedu Nketiah Plot To Unseat Ofosu Ampofo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/155c2bb90d474a9f8f985938c0c0b686\" height=\"600\" width=\"506\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">An ominous rumblings of discontent is brewing among the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as they prepare to elect new national and regional executives to steer affairs of the party towards the 2024 elections and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The National Chairmanship position of the party is seriously being courted by the General Secretary Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah while the incumbent Samuel Ofosu Ampofo is very much gunning to be retained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5476bd1a1a88472e873823b1d61b04aa\" height=\"379\" width=\"624\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">While Mr Asiedu Nketiah and Mr Ofosu Ampofo may look like close and trusted pals in public, murmurings from the party\u2019s Adabraka Headquarters suggest all is not well between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The murmurings further suggest that Mr Asiedu Nketiah\u2019s ambition is causing disquiet among the NDC\u2019s rank and file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Sources say the contest between the two leading figures in the NDC could potentially harm the party\u2019s chances in the forthcoming general elections in two years\u2019 time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The two are household names in the NDC, commanding huge followings and influence across the various levels of the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">While Mr Asiedu Nketiah may slightly be ahead of Mr Ofosu Ampofo, in terms of influence at the grassroots level, any contest between the two will not be easy for either of them and the unity of the party may suffer in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The source further disclosed that elders of the party are not happy with the two\u2019s decision to go against each other especially at a period where NDC is preparing for a crucial election in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Elders of the NDC party, sources say, are currently engaging both Mr Asiedu Nketiah and Ofosu Ampofo for one of them to step aside for the other in the Chairmanship race. However, it is left to be seen whether they could be persuaded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0faf7487d4774b1da652079a33fc5dc1\" height=\"336\" width=\"624\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Asiedu Nketiah was first elected general secretary of the NDC in November 2005 and has since been retained in the position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Ofosu-Ampofo, on the other hand, was elected national chairman at the NDC\u2019s national delegates\u2019 conference in 2018 at the Fantasy Dome &#8211; Trade Fair Centre in Accra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The NDC Regional and National internal elections have been slated for October and November, respectively, this year, but the Ward and Branch contest are currently ongoing and it will be followed by the Constituency elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: OPolitics (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAdabraka Headquarters<br \/>\nAsiedu Nketiah<br \/>\nNDC<br \/>\nOfosu<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ominous rumblings of discontent is brewing among the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as they prepare to elect new national and regional executives to steer affairs of the party towards the 2024 elections and beyond. 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