{"id":3722,"date":"2019-09-25T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2019-09-25T13:28:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:28:45","slug":"im-glad-okyeman-bared-teeth-against-ndc-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/im-glad-okyeman-bared-teeth-against-ndc-rawlings","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m glad Okyeman bared teeth against NDC \u2014 Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former President Rawlings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has registered his displeasure in some members of the umbrella family who go about disrespecting others in their political discourse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Ghana leader expressing his discontent on the Okyeman Traditional Council and the NDC bruhaha said, any person born out of the\u00a0Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) does not show indiscipline towards other as according to him, &#8220;NDC stands for natural justice, discipline and respect&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that residents and chiefs of Akyem Abuakwa protested against the leadership of the NDC\u00a0 over what they said was \u201cabusive and provocative\u201d comment against the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, by the party&#8217;s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Kwame Zu.<\/p>\n<p>Kwame Zu while addressing participants of a demonstration by the Coalition for National Sovereignty last week said among other things that a water treatment project which was provided in the hometown of the current President, Kyebi,\u00a0 saved the Okyenhene from drinking from the same river animals drank from.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0has since apologised for the comment indicating &#8220;I hold the Okyenhene in high esteem&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr. Rawlings, however, commenting in a post on Tweeter, wrote: &#8220;Let&#8217;s hope our party can curb the use of strong language by some in their political discourse. 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