Many are those who wondered what the outcome of the Annual Delegates Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the largest opposition party in Ghana would be in the light of several issues, allegations  and injurious campaigns that were registered against different camps of the various aspirants.

The long awaited contest has come to an end with a complete overhaul of the National Executive Committee members of the party, which saw the presiding Chairman of the 2014 Tamale conference, Mr. Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, his Executive Secretary, Mr. Kojo Owusu Afriyie (a.k.a Sir John) and almost all other members of the NPP’s National Executive Committee, mercilessly dejected by the  party’s delegate -- following the mentioned executives' failure to wrestle power from the ruling NDC during the 2012 general elections.

The outcome of the NPP’s delegates’ conference leaves dozens of questions that begs for thoughts and answers from  pollsters and political think tanks.

Would the outcome of this year’s (2014) Tamale conference of the NPP, have an impact on the 2016 flagbearership ambition of its two times beaten candidate of the NPP, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akuffo Addo?

Can the newly elected Executive Committee members manage the seeming factionalism within the party (i.e. the Alan Kyeremateng/President Kuffour and the Akuffo Addo factions) positively, and translate their unity into the party’s victory come 2016 general elections?

How would the newly elected National Executive members of the NPP march and mark-out that of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), as Ghana prepares for the 2016 general elections?

These are some of the questions being asked by many, with the latter raising serious public discourse and comparison between the elected NPP Executives and that of the NDC, more especially between the General Secretaries, Mr. Kwabena Adjei Agyapong and Mr. Asiedu Nketia (a.k.a General Mosquito).

Indeed, Ghanaians cannot wait to see how the two would be engaging themselves as well as what set of Executive members the NDC delegates would be presenting, after its suspected December, 2014 National Congress.

A cursory study by our group, the (NDC Zongo Youth for Victory 2016) reveals that the worst decision to be made by NDC delegates at its upcoming National Congress, shall include;

1. To replace the General Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia famously known as the General Mosquito; the most experienced General Secretary Ghana has ever had, who has been the leading brain in administering the Political fortunes of the leading National Democratic Congress (NDC).

2. To maintain the National Chairman, Dr. Kwabena Adjei going into the 2016 general election.

3. To maintain the National Youth Organizer, Mr. Ludwig Lhordze and his Deputies; the worst thing that has ever happened to the youth wing of the NDC  since 1992 when Ghana resumed democratic rule.

4. To elect Public Education Officers and Communication directors, who can neither communicate in other Ghanaian languages nor coordinate the activities of the party’s communication team.

We focused on the autopsy of the 2012 general elections with regards to the NDC and it further revealed that if the 2012 campaign were left to just the National Executive Committee of the Party and the Campaign team, the NDC would not have won the general elections -- but thanks to the volunteer groups that sprang to the help of the NDC and President Mahama.

We, members of the NDC Zongo Youth for Victory 2016 wish to use this opportunity to advise that all well meaning supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), from branches to  the the national level to take our thoughts serious and work towards rebranding the NDC.

This will help to showcase the good works of the Mahama-led administration more especially as Ghana prepares for the 2016 polls or risk a painful experience of being dejected by the discerning Ghanaian electorates come November or December, 2016.

Some that would only be caused by complacency.

Long live Ghana.

Long live the NDC.

Ahmed Taqiyyuddeen (Spokesperson, NDC Zongo Youth for Victory 2016)