{"id":1267848,"date":"2022-12-20T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/20\/why-i-wore-a-warlord-smock\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T09:20:40","slug":"why-i-wore-a-warlord-smock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/20\/why-i-wore-a-warlord-smock\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I wore a warlord smock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1044\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1671283372608-696x1044.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"NDC 10th Congress at the Accra Sports Stadium\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asiedu Nketia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has couched an identity for himself with the symbolic smocks he wears at virtually every major party event.<\/p>\n<p>Among the numerous smocks he wears, there\u2019s one particular smock he is noted for donning for some of these events.<\/p>\n<p>The smock is a black one with party colours, which also contains emblems.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, he revealed that he often appears in this symbolic smock whenever there is a battle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1671283484130.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1671283484130-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2196734\"  \/><figcaption>Asiedu Nketia and his entourage <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He explained at the National Delegates Congress, he chose to wear his symbolic smock to indicate his readiness for the battle \u2013 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wear this type of costume occasionally, when the occasion demands. It is our traditional war battle dress, so when you are going into battle you wear it and you know I\u2019m referred to as the General of NDC for a good reason because people think that whenever there is crisis, I am the one who is called upon to take the lead. Traditionally this is the regalia of a war general and so on occasions like this is the dress\u2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nketia has been elected National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NDC Decides: Moment Asiedu Nketia arrived in his warlord smock (Photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6ObhrG9h2z8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sports Minister, how much did you spend in Qatar - Fire for Fire on Adom TV (19-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ObhrG9h2z8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asiedu Nketia The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has couched an identity for himself with the symbolic smocks he wears at virtually every major party event. Among the numerous smocks he wears, there\u2019s one particular smock he is noted for donning for some of these events. 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