‘A mosquito you can see cannot bite’ — Ofosu Ampofo shades Asiedu Nketia

The incumbent National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has shaded the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah popularly known as General Mosquito.

Delivering his opening address at the NDC congress on Saturday, 17 December 2022, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo said the heated contest between himself and Asiedu Nketiah will not destroy the party, saying “a mosquito you can see cannot bite.

”There have been fears that the party will break apart after Saturday’s congress due to Mr Asiedu Nketiah’s decision to contest his boss for the Chairmanship slot.But Mr Ofosu Ampofo added that the contest between the two will only strengthen the party’s democratic credentials ahead of the 2024 elections.

He said “I want our detractors to know that our party still remains strong, and we will come out of today’s elections even stronger. The chairmanship contest between the party chairman and the general secretary will not destroy the NDC, we are all too strong and too intelligent for that.”

“Let those false political prophets from the opposing side who are predicting armageddon after today’s election be clear in their minds that today will rather mark a renaissance of the great akatamansonians,” he added.

He added that Saturday’s election “will mark the beginning of our march towards rescuing Ghana from the wickedness, ineptitude and catastrophic NPP government”.

About 9,000 delegates are expected to be deployed from the party’s various constituencies to partake in the voting process.

The keenly contested national chairmanship position will be between the incumbent Chair, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the incumbent General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, a former Member of Parliament, Nii Armah Ashiety, and Samuel Yaw Adusei.

The two frontrunners, Mr. Asiedu Nketiah and Mr. Ofosu Ampofo have equally expressed confidence in winning the enviable chairmanship position after working tirelessly for the party.

Check below the list of candidates vying for various positions:

CHAIRMAN

SAMUEL YAW ADUSEI

JOHNSON ASEIDU NKETIA

SAMUEL OFOSU AMPOFO

NII ARMAH ASHIETEY

VICE CHAIRMAN

SHERIF ABDUL-NASIRUABANGA

YAKUBU ALHASSANDR.

SHERRY AYITTEY

SETH OFORI OHENE

AWUDU SOFO AZOURKA

ALHAJI AMADU B. SOROGHO

ALHAJI HABIBU ADRAMANI

EVELYN ENYONAM MENSAH

GENERAL SECRETARY

ELVIS AFRIYIE ANKRAH

FIFI FIAVI KWETEY

DR. PETER BOAMAH OTOKUNOR

DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY

FRANCIS LANME GURIBE

CATHERINE DEYNU

BARBARA SERWAA ASAMOAH

GBANDE FOYO MUSTAPHA

KWAME ZU

BRADI PAUL OPATA

EVANS AMOO

NATIONAL ORGANIZER

JOSHUA HAMIDU AKAMBA

HENRY OSEI AKOTO

MAHDI MOHAMMED

GIBRILLSIDII ABUBAKARI

SOLOMON YAW NKANSAH

CHIEF HAMILTON BINEY NIXON

JOSEPH YAMMIN

DEPUTY NATIONAL ORGANIZER

KOBBY BARLON

HABIB MOHAMMED TAHIRUELIKEM

ERIC KEVIN KWAME KOTOKO

ALHAJI YAW KUNDOW

COMMUNICATION OFFICER

AMMY GYAMFI

DEPUTY COMMUNICATION OFFICER

GODWIN AKO GUNN

ADONGO ATULE JACOB

MALIK BASINTALE

KWAKU BOAHEN ANTHONY

MOHAMMED NAZIRU

ZONGO CAUCUS CO-ORDINATOR-

ABASS ZULKARNAIN KAMBARIHON. ALHAJI BABANLAMIE

ABU SADATMAMAH

MOHAMMED COLE YOUNGER

ABDUL-AZIZ MOHAMMED

YAKUBU MAHMUD MUDI

NEC MEMBERS

EPHRAIM NII TAN SACKE

PEREZ FERNANDEZ ARMAH LARYEA

ISSAHAKU ISSAH ADEL

REV. IRENE SENA AGBLEKE

ABDULLAH FARRAKHAN

ISHA

SOURCE: Citinewsroom.com