Vacancy at the top at NDC, as Top Party Officials take positions in government
Abdul Salam Sule, Ghanadot

Accra, March 3, Ghanadot - After winning the December 28 run-off elections, the ruling National Democratic Congress, (NDC), has lost some of its key party officials to the new administration.

With the new NDC administration yet to finish forming its government, there is the possibility that, many more party officials would be appointed to occupy other positions in government.

After appointing 75 ministers and some deputies, some of the party bigwigs who have joined the new administration are, Ms Ama Benyiwa-Doe, the National Women Organizer of the party, and now the Central Regional Minister, Mr Ofosu Ampofo, the National Organizer of the party and now the Eastern Regional Minister.

The rest are Hon Haruna Iddrisu, the National Youth Organizer and now the Minister of Communication, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the 1st deputy general secretary and now the deputy Minister for local government and Rural Development, Mr Baaba Jamal, the 2nd deputy general secretary and the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister. Also in the government is Mr Fiifi Kwetey, the propaganda secretary of the party and who is now heading to the Ministry of Finance as deputy Finance Minister.

Political analysts have however described the situation as a looming danger for the party, if nothing is urgently done to replace them.

Meanwhile, Mr Yaw Boateng Gyan, the deputy National Organizer of NDC has told ghanadot that, executives of the National Democratic Congress would soon convey an emergency meeting to decide on a date for a congress to elect new officers to man the affairs of the party.

He said, in order to prevent any danger associated with appointing top party officials to occupy ministerial positions, the date for the congress would be announced soon.

Ghanadot