Obed Rubbish Stories - Says NDC Lieing

The leader of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah has rubbished media reports that he is set to form an alliance with the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The Chronicle newspaper in a publication on Monday, March 21 claimed the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), led by Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah has finally retraced its root under the umbrella of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

According to the story, there are strong overtures being made by the ruling party to the DFP, which might have led to this reunion.

But speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning show, Dr. Obed Asamoah said the story as well as the source is 'rubbish'.

An obviously angry Obed Asamoah further stated that commenting on the story will be a 'waste of time'.

“That story put out is absolutely rubbish; I don’t want to waste my time talking about it. You have to ask the paper where they got their story from because it is absolute rubbish. You can put it out like that,” he fumed.

The DFP broke away from the NDC, after the latter’s acrimonious congress at the Eredec Hotel, Koforidua, in 2005, where some suspected loyalists of former President Jerry John Rawlings beat up people who were supportive of former National Chairman, Dr. Yao Obed Asamoah.

At the said congress, the former NDC chair was glued to his seat for close to 24 hours, because he feared for his life, as some hooligans mounted a search for him. He was eventually escorted by the police away from the congress grounds.

According to the newspaper, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which the DFP supported during the last general elections, has plans to meet the leadership of the DFP for a possible alliance, the DFP prefers joining its mother party, the NDC, on the basis of ideology, principles and core values that they share.

However, per Dr. Obed Asamoah's reaction to the publication, it is safe to assume that the DFP, even if will align with any party for 2012 elections, might not join forces with the ruling NDC.