A 21-year era is coming to an end at the NDC headquarters, former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho writes about Johnson Asiedu Nketiah’s decision to opt out of the National Chairmanship position.
In 2005, at Koforidua, we elected him as General Secretary to replace the then embattled General Secretary (GS), Dr. Nii Armah Josiah Aryeh (may his soul RIP).
He has been the longest serving General Secretary and the first person to move from General Secretary to National Chairman.
Of course, I served as his Deputy and the first and only Deputy to have contested him as a boss.
He knows, and most people know I contested because he had assured me that he would not contest again. As it is, the rest is history.
He is leaving the NDC HQ and shall never again be in-charge the way he has been and that will certainly be a new terrain for him.
From the Paloma HQ to the Adabraka HQ, he created a colossus out of himself.
Of course he has intentions of moving up to become Flagbearer – we will see how that pans out for him.
I recently (about 2 months ago), met him by chance at the Kumasi airport and he shouted “The Bull” 
. I responded “General”; we shook hands and cracked a few jokes. We sat on the same plane; arrived in Accra; had a little chat and parted ways.
I believe that there is more that unites us than divides us. Besides, I have chosen to look at the positive sides of life rather than dwell on the negatives and that’s why the enemies don’t see me walking around dejected and it hurts them more.
I honestly had no issues whatsoever working with him as his Deputy so when he got bitter that I contested him and took a unilateral decision to say he had suspended me based on his whims and caprices, I was taken aback.
As it is, that supposed suspension holds no water as I remain a member of the NDC who CANNOT be suspended nor sacked by any flimsy line of thought.
Let’s see how he climbs up the political ladder with some of the people he conspired with against me, now his ardent enemies.
We live by God’s grace to watch how the future unfolds.
He has certainly written some history politically within the NDC and Ghana.
I Thank God He did not create me with a petty mind nor petty heart so I say to Johnson Kwadwo Asiedu-Nketiah, Ayekoo.
“Onipa be ye bi ..”, I forgive you for what you sought to do to just destroy my political career by deliberately provoking me to get angry and say things that would have been haunting me today. Ultimately, you wanted me to get angry and say I have resigned from the NDC but because I was your Deputy and know your modus operandi, I did not fall for your bait and I have said consistently that I remain a bona fide member of the NDC.
I have moved on in life and wish you well as you also move on in life.