Asiedu Nketia explains decision to quit NDC chairmanship

NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia has explained why he decided not to seek another term in office despite expectations from party members that he would continue leading the party.

He said his decision to leave was deliberate and consistent with how he has approached leadership throughout his political career.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Joy News, Mr Asiedu Nketia said he had always preferred to leave positions when people still appreciated his contribution rather than wait until they demanded his exit.

“Anybody who has followed my politics or my life closely would not escape the conclusion that I always leave when the applause is loudest. I don’t wait to be chased out,” he said.

He admitted that his decision not to contest again had surprised some people, particularly because the NDC had returned to power after years in opposition.

According to him, some party members expected him to remain in office and enjoy the opportunities that come with leading the ruling party.

“When you work through difficult situations when you are in opposition, now you are in power, there’s opportunity to amass wealth if you are interested in wealth amassing, and then you all of a sudden say I’m not going again,” he stated.

Mr Asiedu Nketia disclosed that he deliberately kept his decision private because he knew party members would appeal to him to reconsider.

He said even his close friends did not know whether he would pick nomination forms to contest again.

He acknowledged that his decision might have disappointed people who wanted him to continue, but insisted that he was satisfied with the choice he had made.

“I think that the way people expected me to continue, I may have hurt such people, but I think that life is made up of choices and I’ve made my choice,” he said.

The outgoing chairman said his satisfaction came from the condition in which he would leave the party’s headquarters compared with what he inherited.

“My satisfaction is that I’m leaving the NDC headquarters better than how I came to meet it,” he added.

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