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The Managing Editor of the Al Hajj newspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu has attributed what he describes as “political naivete on the part of the Chief of Staff at the Presidency and the National Security Office, as well as incessant complaints by former President Rawlings”, as being the cause the recent violent behaviours of some NDC youth.
Alhaji Bature claims the Chief of Staff, John Henry Martey Newman is not a politician and moreover, the foot soldiers of the ruling NDC do not know him as a member of the party.
According to him, “Mr. Newman may be an intelligent man but unfortunately he is not a technocrat, he is unaware of his duties and responsibilities”.
Speaking on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM, Alhaji Bature also hit out at the National Security apparatus saying, “The National Security unfortunately are not up to date with the current issues in the country. When the Ya-Na’s ruling was pronounced, the national security were unaware because they could have advised the President not to continue his tour in the Northern Region."
He stressed that if the recent heckling among members of the NDC coupled with numerous complaints from the NDC does not cease, then the party cannot go beyond the 2012 elections.
“If the NDC does not win power in 2012 then I’m sorry they will never come close to winning any election if they don’t put their house in better shape. With this break in communication in the party, the party cannot travel past the 2012 elections,” he stated.
He was of the opinion that recent developments in the party have the potential to turn away floating voters as some people might think that the NDC is a violent party.
Story: Samuel Mantey/Adom News/Ghana
