Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has commended the party’s leadership for renaming its headquarters after its founder, the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.
According to him, the decision would help place the party on more solid grounds of unity.
In a post on X on Monday, June 22, Koku Anyidoho described the move as a significant event, coinciding with the birthday of the founder of the NDC.
“Today, June 22, marks the birthdate of the Founder of the NDC, President Jerry John Rawlings, and a very significant event is taking place at the headquarters of the party to name the building after the Founder,” he wrote.
He noted that the headquarters remains one of the most significant legacies of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, adding that the former president would have been pleased to see the structure being used to honour Rawlings.
“The building remains one of the most significant monuments built for the party by President John Evans Atta Mills. Humbly so, I was a deep insider. I know for sure that the soul of President Atta Mills would be smiling that in death, the lasting legacy he gave the NDC is the symbol being used in honouring the man who gave him the opportunity to become Vice President, creating the opportunity to serve as President of the Republic of Ghana,” he stated.
Koku Anyidoho further revealed that National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah had announced plans to name the future structures of the party school after the late President Atta Mills.
“I believe that this event today will walk the NDC onto more solid grounds of party unity,” he added.
The comments come after the NDC officially renamed its headquarters “Jerry Rawlings House” and unveiled a bust in honour of the party’s founder as part of activities marking what would have been his 79th birthday.
The ceremony, held under the theme, “From Revolution to Fourth Republic: The Rawlings Legacy,” formed part of a series of events organised in collaboration with the J.J. Rawlings Foundation to celebrate the life and contributions of the late statesman.
Senior party officials, supporters and dignitaries attended the event, which highlighted Rawlings’ role in Ghana’s democratic evolution and the continued relevance of his ideals within the NDC.
Rawlings, who died in November 2020, remains one of the most influential figures in Ghana’s contemporary political history. He first ruled the country as a military leader before overseeing the transition to constitutional rule and serving as Ghana’s first President under the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001.