The outgoing General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has apologised to party members he offended in the conduct of his duties and service to the party.

Mr Nketiah who has served as the NDC General Secretary for 17 years is stepping down today, Saturday, 17 December 2022, to contest the Chairmanship position.

He is hoping to unseat the incumbent, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, at today’s congress taking place at the Accra sports stadium.

Delivering a speech at the congress grounds, Mr Nketiah said “let me say a word of farewell to you as I step down today as your general secretary having served in that position for the past 17 years.

“I thank you for your cooperation and thank everybody.”

“Those I’ve offended may the Lord touch your heart to forgive me,” he noted.

“The credit I’ve made so far is shared and attributed to the foot soldiers of this country and this party,” he added.

Former Member of Parliament Nii Armah Ashiety, and Mr Samuel Yaw Adusei are also contesting the chairmanship position but the frontrunners are Mr Asiedu Nketiah and Mr Ofosu-Ampofo.

Below is the list of candidates vying for various positions:

CHAIRMAN

SAMUEL YAW ADUSEI
JOHNSON ASEIDU NKETIA
SAMUEL OFOSU AMPOFO
NII ARMAH ASHIETEY

VICE CHAIRMAN

SHERIF ABDUL-NASIRU
ABANGA YAKUBU ALHASSAN
DR. SHERRY AYITTEY
SETH OFORI OHENE
AWUDU SOFO AZOURKA
ALHAJI AMADU B. SOROGHO
ALHAJI HABIBU ADRAMANI
EVELYN ENYONAM MENSAH

GENERAL SECRETARY

ELVIS AFRIYIE ANKRAH
FIFI FIAVI KWETEY
DR. PETER BOAMAH OTOKUNOR

DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY

FRANCIS LANME GURIBE
CATHERINE DEYNU
BARBARA SERWAA ASAMOAH
GBANDE FOYO MUSTAPHA
KWAME ZU
BRADI PAUL OPATA
EVANS AMOO

NATIONAL ORGANIZER

JOSHUA HAMIDU AKAMBA
HENRY OSEI AKOTO
MAHDI MOHAMMED GIBRILL
SIDII ABUBAKARI
SOLOMON YAW NKANSAH
CHIEF HAMILTON BINEY NIXON
JOSEPH YAMMIN

DEPUTY NATIONAL ORGANIZER

KOBBY BARLON
HABIB MOHAMMED TAHIRU
ELIKEM ERIC KEVIN KWAME KOTOKO
ALHAJI YAW KUNDOW

COMMUNICATION OFFICER

SAMMY GYAMFI

DEPUTY COMMUNICATION OFFICER

GODWIN AKO GUNN

ADONGO ATULE JACOB
MALIK BASINTALE
KWAKU BOAHEN ANTHONY
MOHAMMED NAZIRU

ZONGO CAUCUS CO-ORDINATOR- 

ABASS ZULKARNAIN KAMBARI
HON. ALHAJI BABANLAMIE ABU SADAT
MAMAH MOHAMMED COLE YOUNGER
ABDUL-AZIZ MOHAMMED
YAKUBU MAHMUD MUDI

NEC MEMBERS

EPHRAIM NII TAN SACKEY
PEREZ FERNANDEZ ARMAH LARYEA
ISSAHAKU ISSAH ADEL
REV. IRENE SENA AGBLEKE
ABDULLAH FARRAKHAN ISHAQ
MALIK ADAMA
VICTORIA KUMA-MINTAH
EMMANUEL EWOENAM YAO ADZOME-DZOKANDA
CECILIA N. ASAGA
EBENEZER EFFAH HACKMAN
NAJAWA ALHAJI ISSAH
STEPHEN LADZEDO
ANITA ANNAN
RANSFORD CHATMAN VANNI-AMOAH
THOMAS AYISI KUMAH
WONDER VICTOR KUTOR
MOHAMMED MAMUDU
ARABA TAGOE
FAMOUS KWESI KUADUGAH