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0 By Benjamin Akoto
Banda-Ahenkro (Bono), June 4, GNA-Dr William Ahadzi, the Rector of the Ghana Institute of Social Democracy, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to remain faithful to the ideals and principles upon which the party was founded.
He emphasised that the NDC’s long-term survival and relevance in the nation’s political circle depended largely on the ideologies championed by the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, its founder.
Dr Ahadzi indicated that the party could build its ideological foundation through continuous political orientation and sensitising its members and supporters to understand well and uphold the NDC’s core values and virtues.
He was speaking at a public lecture held at Banda-Ahenkro in the Banda District of the Bono Region to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the June 4, 1979 uprising. The lecture was on the theme: “Strengthening state institutions: Lessons from the June 4, 1979 Uprising.”
Dr Ahadzi referenced a quote late former President Rawlings during the launch of the NDC’s 2016 electioneering at Cape Coast and urged party members to return to their own value systems, rather than imitate others.
He said: “The foot soldiers of the revolution are the cadres, and they are disciplined and ideologically oriented and this process must continue because the revolution itself is ongoing.”
Dr Ahadzi said the adherence to the sound principles and values of the NDC would accordingly prevent recurring challenges that characterized the nation’s political past.
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NDC, said the June 4 Uprising remained a significant event that altered the country’s trajectory that led to the establishment of the District Assembly concept, and thereby deepening decentralization.
He said: “The uprising underscores the importance of leadership committed to serving the people,”
He called for stronger accountability mechanisms within the nation’s governance system.
Mr Marfo advocated the reactivation of tribunals within the judicial system, arguing that tribunals had previously proven effective in promoting accountability.
Comrade Anane Adjei, a cadre, noted the significance of the uprising, and it ought not to be underestimated.
“That raised political consciousness among the masses,” he said.
Comrade Adjei extolled the late former President Rawlings for fostering national unity, after the uprising, and thereby averting divisions that could have arisen in the aftermath.
Comrade Adjei challenged the youth to take an active interest in national development, saying that the future of the country depended largely on the commitment and hard work of the youth.
He urged the youth to learn a cue from the nation’s history and contribute meaningfully to the accelerated national progress and sustainable development.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Benjamin Akoto
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