Member of Parliament for the Lawra Constituency, and organizing member of the 10th National Delegates Congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bede Anwataazumo Ziedeng,
is optimistic the elections will not be marred by any violence.

Taken a cue from happenings at the National Youth and Women’s Organizer elections last week at the University of Cape Coast, the party has put in place measures to ensure peace prevails at the congress.

“We hope the election will be peaceful and without any incident. We saw what happened in Cape Coast and have put in measures to ensure that is not repeated.
We have adequate police men here to help us in ensuring there is peace and order,” he told Sefah-Danquah in an interview.

The Accra Sports has seen heavy security presence to forestall any violent clashes at the NDC’s 10th National Delegates Congress. Aside from the police, the venue has the ambulance and fire service on standby.

The NDC is the biggest opposition party in Ghana. The party was formed in 1992 and has won four elections respectively in 1992, 1996, 2008 and 2012.

The party is seeking to re-energize its support base in order to capture political power in the 2024 general elections.

In all, 63 members had put themselves up to contest for various positions including National Chairman, General Secretary, National Organiser and National Communications Officer.

Two key positions stand out- National Chairman and General Secretary.

The National Chairman contest is between former General Secretary, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the incumbent National Chairman.

This position is expected to be a tight race as both candidates vying for the position have vast experience having held different posi-tions in the party over the years.

There is a general concern among supporters and sympathisers of the NDC that the electoral victory of the party was dependent on who delegates elect to lead the party in the 2024 general elections.

By: Joel Sanco