The NDC has announced that the misunderstanding between the party’s Founder, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings and its Chairman, Obed Yao Asamoah has finally come to an end. ''We have got to where reconciliation manifested openly at Tuesday’s demonstration, Baba Jamal, NDC’s Deputy General Secretary told the Evening News.
Mr Jamal said it took sometime for true reconciliation to be achieved because the process of solving the dispute could not be achieved in one day. He confirmed that the differences between the two had been a teething one for the party.
The problem between the Founder and Chairman began prior to the NDC’s National Delegates Conference in April 2002, when Rawlings openly challenged the decision of Dr Asamoah to contest the position of chairmanship.
Rawlings then accused Dr Asamoah of using the party’s resources to campaign for himself. The conflict however reached its peak last month when Dr Asamoah defied all odds and questioned the reasoning for the organization of a news conference by Rawlings which he thought was not his function.
Now, Baba Jamal says the bickering is over and the NDC is prepared to enter 2004 as a united force. ''The searchlight is now on the NPP and we will tackle them and kick them out in 2004,'' he added.
