NDC has every right to own Rawlings and his legacy – Sekou Nkrumah

General news for Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2020-11-18

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, has asserted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has legitimate reasons to claim the property of the late President Jerry John Rawlings and his legacy.

According to him, the party is survived by Rawlings ‘ideals and should receive the recognition it deserves when it comes to planning Rawlings’ funeral.

In a Facebook post, Sekou Nkrumah said that while Rawlings “lacked the intelligence” to establish the NDC, the events and principles on which the party was founded belong to Rawlings.

“NDC has every right to own Rawlings and his legacy! In fact, Rawlings is the founder of NDC, it’s not that he founded the party himself, JJ lacks that kind of brainpower or depth. But the party was founded around him, his personality and leadership! “

“JJ is the face of June 4 and December 31, and it was these events that led to the creation of NDC as a political party. The party is inspired by the principles of June 4; Social justice, probity and accountability ”.

In the wake of the death of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, the NDC, the party he founded has regretted that it has been kept in the dark regarding his burial and funeral arrangements.

Asiedu Nketia, the party’s general secretary accused the government of failing to recognize the NDC as a key feature of Rawlings’ story.

He lamented on Class FM that the government hijacked Rawlings’ funeral.

“We were deeply disappointed that the President of the Republic, even when issuing a statement of condolence, refused or did not acknowledge the fact that President Rawlings was the founder of the NDC. It is against all the different practices that we have been involved in, in the past, in regards to the death of prominent members of the two political parties, “he said.

“The president has refused to acknowledge that the man belongs to NDC, and he is the founder of NDC,” he argued, adding: “Everything about this funeral, so far, represents an attempt by an opponent to hijack the funeral of the founding father of our political party, and we do not believe that the funeral of the founder of our party should be organized somewhere, and we are invited, ”he said on Class FM.

However, the government has denied these claims, insisting that the former president served the country and that his funeral must be managed by the government.

The government also said that all relevant institutions and individuals will be involved in organizing Jerry John Rawlings’ funeral.