A former Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has launched a scathing attack on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that the party should be dissolved if it truly opposes coup makers.
His remarks come in the wake of mounting public debate over the government’s proposal to rename the Kotoka International Airport as the Accra International Airport.
The plan has sparked widespread controversy, with critics questioning the rationale behind the move and urging the government to focus on more pressing national concerns.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr Hammond argued that the renaming exercise is misplaced at a time when Ghanaians are grappling with economic challenges, unemployment, and infrastructure deficits.
He maintained that the government’s priorities should be directed towards alleviating the hardships faced by ordinary Ghanaian citizens rather than engaging in symbolic gestures.
Turning his attention to the NDC, the former Adansi Asokwa MP emphasized that the NDC traces its origins to the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which was established following a coup led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings in December 1981.
“The founder of the PNDC, now NDC, came to power through a coup. So if the party is against coup makers like Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, then they should collapse the NDC and form a new one,” he asserted, adding that the party’s history is inseparable from Ghana’s era of military interventions.
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