Nationwide Meeting Majority Chief Mahama Ayariga mentioned the bizarre act of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) to cede energy after shedding the 2000 elections demonstrated the democratic goal of agreeing to the presidential time period enshrined within the 1992 Structure.
He asserted that the NDC’s uncommon transfer as a political get together to relinquish energy after its defeat within the 2000 elections was what sowed the seeds of democracy within the nation.
“Folks had been questioning, would he (President Jerry John Rawlings) go? Or not?”
Even when he mentioned he was going, they did not imagine he was going. Even when he mentioned that the NDC would relinquish energy if we misplaced the election, they didn’t imagine that we’d relinquish energy. ”
Talking on the NDC’s thirty fourth anniversary and flag hoisting ceremony on the get together headquarters in Accra final Wednesday, Ayariga mentioned Ghanaians had already skilled good governance below the Transitional Nationwide Protection Council (PNDC), however the NDC acknowledged that the nation wanted to change into democratic.
“When it comes to establishing democracy and deepening democracy, I’m satisfied that the get together has already achieved its goals. Agreeing to restrict the time period of presidency within the structure was a radical choice,” he mentioned.
“And to return to the political wilderness, to not collapse however to reorganize and are available again as a political pressure. To take again energy. That is it.
This institution of democracy is really the results of the historical past and success story of the NDC,” Ayariga added.
authorities management
The bulk chief mentioned that after efficiently establishing and deepening nationwide democracy, the NDC’s subsequent main venture should be to discover a method to “management the federal government” in order that the get together doesn’t lose energy once more.
The get together mentioned it was fashioned to advertise initiatives that guarantee good governance below democratic establishments.
“A crew targeted on constructing establishments mustn’t ever be misplaced on us as a political get together. This get together was fashioned to advance the venture of making certain good governance below democratic establishments. This due to this fact turned the aim of the get together,” he mentioned.
Ayariga urged the get together management to “assume a bit extra in order that we are able to discover a method to successfully management the federal government when it’s fashioned so that it’ll by no means be ousted once more.”
Remember June 4th
He known as on all NDC leaders to recollect the origins of the get together.
“If we at all times keep in mind that the explanation we’re sitting the place we’re is to proceed to serve the pursuits of the widespread man, we are going to by no means lose energy once more.
“On the root of each motion we undertake as leaders should be unusual folks, unusual human beings,” he mentioned.
