He called to check up on me when I was in the US – Ofosu Ampofo opens up on relationship with Asiedu Nketia

Former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has clarified that there is no animosity between him and the current National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia.

Mr Ampofo, who lost the party’s internal elections in 2022 to Mr Asiedu Nketia, told ChannelOne TV formerly Citi TV that he maintains a cordial relationship with the new party leadership, including Mr Asiedu Nketia.

“I don’t have any problem. I arrived from the US, and I have called all the leading members of the party. I have called the National Chairman, I called the General Secretary [Fifi Fiavi Kwetey], and we spoke.

“When I was in the US, he [Asiedu Nketia] came with the Speaker for a conference, and they called to check up on me. And so, we don’t have any problem at all. I don’t have any problem at all,” he emphasised.

Mr Ampofo expressed his commitment to supporting the new executives in their mission to win the 2024 general elections.

“The NDC is focused on winning the 2024 elections. I told the journalists when I arrived at the airport that my coming was to support the efforts of the party. The new executives are doing very well, they are pushing the frontiers of the party.

“The flagbearer [Mahama] is all over the place, he’s working. The atmosphere is ripe for an NDC victory. And I believe that all I can do now is to come and support the good work that is already ongoing,” he stated.

He also denied any allegations of plotting against the party with the National Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo.

“I didn’t hear, but if you heard, it’s not true. I have observed him from afar and I think that he’s doing a very great job. The fact that they say he’s my boy, I have mentored a lot of people in the party. There are people at the national executives who passed through my hands.

“I don’t want to mention names. Across the country, I think that I have mentored a lot of people. It is most disingenuous by anybody by any stretch of the imagination to suggest the least that the current Youth Organiser will be doing anything to undermine the party,” he pointed out.

Regarding his relationship with former President John Mahama, Mr. Ampofo mentioned their long-standing camaraderie.

“Oh yes, [former] President Mahama and I have come a long way. We entered parliament the same day and were sworn in the same day as MPs…As a former chairman of the party, he would attest that if there was anybody who showed loyalty, commitment, and dedication to his course, maybe it would be second to none. If you ask him, he will tell you that I was there 24/7 for him and have worked with him till now. I owe him a lot of gratitude. I communicate with him regularly,” he clarified.