A Centre for Democratic Development director has cautioned that growing public tensions within the NDC — including friction between Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah — could distract the government from critical policy implementation if internal rivalries spill over publicly.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the Democracy Project at CDD-Ghana has described growing public tension within the NDC as a "worrying development" if allowed to intensify, cautioning that prolonged internal divisions could distract the government and affect public confidence in the administration. His comments follow a reported strained relationship and recent exchange of words between Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Political analyst Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere says recent comments by NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah—crediting himself with the party's 2023 parliamentary leadership reshuffle and recommending key ministerial appointees after the 2024 election—appear designed to position him as a capable national leader and suggest presidential ambitions within the party.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere of the African Institute of Strategic Studies has challenged NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah's claim that the party's 2024 electoral victory was partly driven by parliamentary leadership changes made in January 2023, arguing the chairman may be overstating the move's impact.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A political scientist says recent exchanges between NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu are unlikely to cause serious damage to the governing party, following comments by Iddrisu that appeared to downplay Asiedu Nketiah's separate "Thank You" tour compared to President Mahama's post-election engagements.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →