NDC proposes renaming HQ after Rawlings, declare June as party month

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a series of proposals aimed at honouring the legacy of its founder, and late former President Jerry John Rawlings, and strengthening the party’s historical identity.

Among the key proposals, which were adopted by the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) and are pending approval by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), are the renaming of the party’s national headquarters to “Jerry Rawlings House,” an amendment to the party’s constitution to officially recognise the birthday of the late founder, and the designation of the month of June as “NDC Month.”

These proposals were announced by NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, during the commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the June 4 uprising at Agormanya Lasi Park in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region.

“We would, as a party, amend our constitution to include the birthday of our founding father as one of the significant days for the party. That is June 22. Beyond that, moves are underway to rename the party headquarters as Jerry Rawlings’ house because this is a practice all over the world.

“Party headquarters are named after the founders of those parties, and Ghana cannot be an exception. So we will begin all the processes that are necessary to secure all the approvals within the party, so that the national headquarters becomes Rawlings House,” he said.

He expressed concerns about the deterioration of Revolutionary Square in front of the Jubilee House, tasking the planning committee to come out with measures to revive the Square.

“Please establish a committee, a planning committee, to advise as to how we can get the Revolutionary Square back to its original status. If you need to contact museums and the monument board, whatever you need to pave the way for us to rehabilitate the Revolutionary Square, it has to be done. It doesn’t mean it is a monument, and it teaches our youth a lesson,” he stated.

The June 4 uprising, led by Jerry John Rawlings in 1979, remains a defining moment in Ghana’s political history and in the evolution of the NDC. The party continues to commemorate the event annually as a symbol of its commitment to accountability and probity.