“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning, new every morning, great is thy faithfulness or Lord, great is thy faithfulness”.
I have woken up this Sunday morning singing this time-accepted song of praise to the Most High God because, as the saying goes; “Vindication lies in the womb of time”.
The NDC has just run through its, Womens, Youth, and Regional elections, and across the length and breadth of the country, the highly nauseating levels of vote buying/voter bribery, reached unprecedented dizzying heights never witnessed in the political history of any of Ghana’s democratic dispensations.
From the North to the South, East to the West, there was open vulgar display of money. Votes were bought on election day to the extent that nobody seems to remember any solid message from any of the aspirants; all we are remembering is the vulgar and profligate display of cash and goodies by contestants.
Viral video clips of delegates carrying, fans, stoves, tvs, cooking utensils, microwaves etc., looked like scenes from 1983/84, when Ghanaians were returning to Ghana from Agege with the items that they were able to leave Nigeria with under the deportation decree.
The Volta Region, the Home Region of the NDC and its Founder, Jerry John Rawlings, was not spared its share of the vulgar display of cash and goodies and the Roads Minister and MP for Adaklu, Honourable Kwame Governs Agobdza, was unable to hold back his genuine concerns about what he had witnessed and was witnessing.
Taking his turn to speak at the Ho Technical University venue for the Volta elections, Kwame Agbodza, in the shortest speech delivered, openly stated that, the current NDC “… IS NOT THE NDC OF JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS …”.
In other words, the NDC has lost all its original character, ethos, ethics, morals etc., and is now a party that has no respect for ideas and the capacity of people to perform: All the party now thinks about is, money, money, money.
When I saw the clip of Kwame Agbodza speaking, as I examined his facial expression and gestures as well as the brevity of his speech, this was a true comrade feeling a deep sense of betrayal for the Revolution that gave birth to the PNDC and NDC. Kwame Agobdza was in serious pain and it was palpable.
The NDC has moved away from brain power to money power – the FOR SALE tag is boldly hanging around the neck of the NDC and it is only people who appreciate where the NDC has come from, who would also appreciate the sentiments Kwame Agbodza expressed.
Of course, there are many more people like Kwame Agbodza who are very peeved and disturbed about the misdirection of the NDC and how it is going to lead to the mowing down of the party.
How on earth can an aspirant for regional chairman be openly distributing 18 brand new pickups to the 18 constituencies in his region on voting day as happened in the Northern Region? Damn!!!!
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of the June 4, 1979, revolution?
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of the 31st December 1981 revolution?
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of the type of Probity and Accountability that tied people to the stakes at Teshie Range and shot them in cold blood?
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of making people run into exile for stealing state monies?
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of seizing the businesses of people who were not paying taxes to the state?
Is this the NDC that was born out of the fetus of stripping market women naked and flogging them in public for hoarding essential commodities?
So, when Kwame Agbodza expresses deep and genuine concerns about the vulgar and extremely dangerous path the NDC is walking on, I have no option but to give the Minister a very BIG SALUTE for being very bold and speaking his mind.
I am saluting Kwame Agbodza for what he said because the language he spoke is the same language I have been speaking for the past 14 years since President Atta-Mills passed-on and the NDC began to lose its moral compass way back in 2013.
Ever since President John Evans Atta-Mills passed-on to glory on, July 21, 2012, the NDC has been moving from bad to worse as far as the true identity of the party is concerned.
Of course, with the passing-on to glory of the Founder, President Jerry John Rawlings, on November 12, 2020, the gates opened wider for the, hijackers, buccaneers and imposters, to turn the NDC into a money-making enterprise to just be making all kinds of dirty monies so that such monies can be used to buy votes and own the NDC.
As things stand now, the vulgar vote buying has come to add its own negative energy to the unending tall list of scandals that continue to plague the current NDC daily.
I am openly applauding Kwame Governs Agbodza because it takes a man of courage, mettle, self-respect, dignity, conscience and principles, to be a part of this current NDC but speak out boldly and say this NDC is NOT the NDC of Jerry John Rawlings.
I chose to walk on the same path and in spite of all the bigotry and insults, I continue to walk on that path because the danger signs are too visible for any well-meaning Comrade/Cadre to ignore.
Honourable Kwame Governs Agbodza, I doff my hat for you and welcome you to the side of the NDC that is prepared to speak out without fear or favour and raise the necessary flags so that our ship does not hit the huge iceberg of complete destruction that is staring the party in the face.
It is my prayer that Honourable Kwame Agbodza shall not be singled out for victimization because he has spoken the truth.
Indeed, he said in his speech that at age 54, he does not mind if loses friends and does not make new ones and so he will speak his mind. Bravo!!!!
The current NDC is NOT the NDC of Jerry John Rawligns and that is a FACT!!!
The earlier the bitter truth pill is swallowed for the NDC to begin to face the reality and start the necessary medication for healing, the better it would be because at this rate …
Congratulations to all who won genuinely; I wish them all the best.
Shalom.
Samuel Koku Anyidoho
Sunday, November 15, 2026
