The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has given details of the close relations his party has with former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who was also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate for the 2024 Election.

Speaking in a recent interview, Asiedu Nketiah said that he can never consider Dr Bawumia as an enemy even though he is now a key figure in the opposition NPP.

He said that the late mother of the former vice president was once one of his women’s organisers, with some of her children holding key positions in the NDC and even in governments formed by the party.

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He even stated that Dr Bawumia’s father was chairman of the Council of State during the government of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.

“His mother was my women’s organiser. So, on the day his mother passed, I sent a delegation to attend the funeral of my women’s organiser. His elder brother, Chief Bawumia, was our ambassador to Burkina Faso during Mahama’s first government. As we speak today, he (Bawumia’s big brother) is a member of the NDC’s Council of Elders.

“Two of his brothers have fought for positions in the NDC before me; one came for a DCE position, the other for MP. Before his dad passed, he was the president of the Council of State during the presidency of President Rawlings,” he said.

He added, “So, if I met Bawumia at an event and I treated him as an enemy, would God not punish me? He (Bawumia) is one of us.”

Watch a video of his remarks below:



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