National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah
The National chairman of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has sent strong warning to government appointees to refrain from corruption stating that, the reset agenda is not only about punishing political opponents found culpable of corruption but also appointees of current government who engage in same.
“Even as we are dealing with the excesses of the previous administration, we must send a strong signal to our own party functionaries and our own appointees that whatever will be happening to the appointees of the previous government will very soon be happening to our own appointees who engage in the same misconduct.”
He explained that it is when such decisive indiscriminate actions are taken that “Ghanaians will take us serious that we are indeed resetting a nation to the path of truth, accountability and on to the path progress.”
He said the ongoing investigations, arrest and prosecution of past government officials is not about revenge, but about holding people accountable for their own deeds.
He urged NPP and NDC communicators to understand that it is part of the reset agenda to fight corruption.
“It is about resetting the country; it is about holding people accountable for a mandate that the population has given them. It is about holding people to account for the looting of our state resources, and we shouldn’t allow political parties to be the refuge for Criminals. A criminal remains a criminal whether he is NDC or NPP”.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah made these remarks while Speaking at the 46th anniversary of the June 4 uprising held at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region.
The June 4 uprising, led by then Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, founder of NDC, was a significant event in Ghana’s political history, driven by calls for, probity, accountability and justice against corruption and mismanagement by the ruling elite.
This year’s event was under the theme “Resetting Ghana; Reflecting on June 4”. It brought together key figures of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), political leaders, and children of the former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah announced a proposal by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of NDC to declare the month of June as NDC month to celebrate its anniversaries and other major activities.
He also said a proposal has been tabled to rename NDC Headquarters after late Founder, Jerry John Rawlings.