On a bright Monday morning, the man they call “General Mosquito” touched down in the heart of NDC territory with a message of gratitude, unity, and political finality.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress, swept through Talensi, Nabdam, Bongo, and Bolgatanga East on his Thank You Tour, where he delivered a blunt verdict to cheering party faithful: the New Patriotic Party has been erased from the region.
“15 out of 15 seats,” Nketiah declared, his voice carrying the weight of a landslide. “The opposition is gone forever from this region.”
But the chairman’s address was far more than a victory lap. Standing before passionate supporters, he urged them not to rest on their laurels, and not to lose themselves in the pursuit of power.
“Unity is not a destination,” he told the crowd, his tone shifting from celebratory to reflective. “It is an ongoing process.”
He reminded them that disagreements and arguments are not signs of weakness but the very fabric of a healthy democracy, provided they remain constructive. “If we keep working at it,” he assured them, “our divisions will not destroy us. They will strengthen our democracy.”
Mr. Nketiah then turned to the opposition’s failed strategy, revealing what he called their desperate gamble in Bolgatanga East. “They poured money into this constituency, not by accident, but because they feared Dr. Dominic Ayine’s return to parliament,” he said. “They failed.”
The chairman was careful, however, to deflect personal credit. “No matter how wise or strategic you are, you cannot win elections alone,” he said, pointing instead to the foot soldiers who “climbed poles to hang flags, pasted posters, rode to remote villages, endured insults and rain, all for the love of the party.”
Yet even in triumph, Nketiah warned of a dangerous temptation: the instinct to reward only loyalists. He cautioned that the NDC must not follow the path of “exclusive rewards” that led to the downfall of previous NPP administrations. “If we act like our opponents and only serve our own, we risk the same fate. Our promise is to do things differently, to reset the country and win the lasting trust of all Ghanaians.”
He urged party members to resist the lure of opposition tactics, even in moments of personal disappointment. “Ask yourself: if I cannot find what I want in my own party, will I get it in the rival’s?”
The chairman also struck a somber note, addressing economic uncertainty and what he described as emerging threats, including recent fires and damage to power infrastructure. “Let us keep our eyes open and report anything suspicious,” he said, calling for prayer and vigilance. “Only through diligence and unity will we protect our gains.”
And then, in a moment of raw humility, Nketiah explained why he had embarked on the cross-country tour in the first place. “Some people work, but credit goes to others. I could not rest without traveling across the country to thank each branch, to let you know I appreciate what you have done. Even if not everyone’s expectations are met after an election, a word of thanks costs nothing and means everything.”
He closed with a prayer for continued strength and wisdom, and a promise that the NDC would build “a future of hope and progress together.”
“Some rewards come today,” he told the faithful. “Others tomorrow. And some may be for the next generation. But let us always give thanks, remain united, and keep building.”
With that, the man who declared the NPP extinct in the Upper East Region mounted his vehicle and moved on to the next stop, leaving behind a crowd convinced that, for now, General Mosquito’s arithmetic was beyond dispute.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen