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Accra, Nov 19, GNA \u2014 Dr. Donald Senanu Agumenu, a Special Assistant to Former President, Flt.Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has described the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, as courageous and a politically witty individual.<\/p>\n
He has, therefore, urged the Party to elect persons with such qualities to lead from the front and stair its affairs into the 2024 general election.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGeneral Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia from the lenses of my former Boss, the late Chairman Rawlings, I see nothing less than a resolute figure of patriotism, and resilience with absolute loyalty , political wit and dedication to the ideals of the NDC,\u201d Dr Agumenu said in a news brief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He noted that Mr Nketia was a well-rooted grassroots man with the requisite leadership qualities and \u201csome degree of political correctness\u201d and passion, adding that, former President Rawlings had a great deal of respect for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not surprised he advised my big brother Mr. Korku Anyidoho, the then Dep General Secretary not to contest him . He (Rawlings) said , \u2018Agumenu inform Korku that I said, he should not contest the GS . He should rather maintain his position as Deputy General Secretary\u2019,\u201d which I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the position of President Rawlings on General Secretary Asiedu Nketiah,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Agumenu added that President Rawlings as philosophical as he was, reinforced his likeness for Mr Nketia through diverse political- satires.<\/p>\n
He said it was without doubt that times were hard and that the NDC could only redeem that \u201cquagmire\u201d going forward when it put in place a transformational leadership\u00a0\u00a0that would not only reorganise the Party as a people- centred, socially responsible and an economic reform machinery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said but also as a\u00a0\u00a0national vehicle for equitable distribution of goods and services , job creation through industrialisation and prudent management of national resources.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point, I have no hesitation\u00a0\u00a0but to challenge the rank and file, especially the delegates to critically and dispassionately conduct a competitive and SWOT analysis , diving into the strength,\u00a0\u00a0weaknesses , opportunities, threats and qualities that each candidate brings on board for our collective interest to achieve the desired result we need as a party and a nation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI, therefore, wish to implore all delegates to equally put their eyes on other strategic positions not limited to the General Secretary,\u00a0\u00a0National Organizer,\u00a0\u00a0National Youth and the women front .\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need a leadership that is visionary with the of level of integrity, wisdom , craft and passion\u00a0\u00a0to sustain the growth of the Party and lead a national developmental agenda,\u201d Dr Agumenu said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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