[ 2014-12-22 ]

NDP hasn’t considered returning to NDC – Josiah Aryeh
The Chairman of the National Democratic Party
(NDP), Dr Josiah Aryeh has said the NDP has not
yet considered joining its mother party, the NDC.

The former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang
Rawlings left the NDC two years ago to form the
NDP, a year after the Kumasi Congress that elected
the late President Mills as flagbearer.

Mrs Rawlings formed the party in 2012 after she
lost the flagbearership race of the NDC in 2012.
Speaking at the NDC congress Saturday, former
President, Jerry Rawlings called on the party to
consider recalling Mrs Rawlings to join the NDC.

“Let us invite our mother Nana Konadu to come
back home. I hope she can hear us, I hope she can
see us but then again, can you blame her? he
said.

He said although his wife left the party in 2012
to form her own party, she cannot be blamed for
her decision to leave. However, Dr Aryeh, in an
interview with Citi News said it has “never been
on the NDP’s agenda” to return to the NDC.

He said if the NDC has considered calling the NDP
back , the party[NDP] members have to hold a
meeting and collectively agree as to whether to
return or not.
“…We believe in plurality of opinions and we
have to take decisions collectively. If it comes
to a particular point where we must take a
decision, we will take that decision collectively
democratically. If former President thinks that is
the way to go…his opinion is respected…we have
to also consider it within a meeting and come to a
collective decision,” he stated.

Source - Joy News

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