"I believe very well that we can create an opportunity for ourselves if indeed the party understands and whoever is wishing victory for the party understands that we need the two most influential persons not only in our party but in Ghana today, that is, His Excellency the former President J.J Rawlings and the current President John Mills in our party to make victory a reality for us. I think that we all have to come together and create an opportunity for ourselves to meet and to make sure that we patch up our differences."
Mr. Yammin was commenting on President Mills’ response to a question on how he intends to patch up the differences between himself and former President Rawlings during his recent meeting with editors.
During the media encounter, President Mills expressed his desire to iron out any differences he has with former President Rawlings.
"I’m waiting for an opportunity, if it should come, the two of us will sit down and plan together. This is not strange, it happens with a number of parties… However, we are working hard to bring all our parties together. It is not easy, but we have to make an effort. I want to appeal to all of us in the NDC to be able to sit down with one another to resolve all our differences. All of us should be able to realize that without a united front, things will not come easy for us, …", President Mills told the media.
But Mr Yammin believes the time is now.
Speaking to XFM he said President Mills and the NDC executives should swiftly solicit the assistance of the former President Rawlings stressing that he plays a pivotal role in ensuring victory for the party.
"If I should have the chance to speak to the president, then I would tell the president that Mr. President, please and please and please again, let us make time. We shouldn't wait for the opportunity; let us create the opportunity because we have just limited time ahead of us", he said.
He added that as the country nears the electioneering time, it behooves on the party executives to mobilize all members "…no matter how devilish that person is. If that person's contributions to the party will bring victory for us, I think that it is incumbent upon us as national executives, as regional executives, as constituency executives, as a government to come together and make sure that we bring everybody on board so that each and everybody plays his or her part to make victory a reality for us."
"I'm so happy that the president is admitting that indeed something needs to be done but I am expecting that we need to do that thing very fast at least by February..."
Joseph Yammin said the members of the party are deceived by the perception that former President Rawlings would return to the party anytime soon.
"One serious thing that we are all not looking at is that we are lying to the people. We are telling the people that the man is coming. You can't go and tell the grassroots that the man is not coming because it is either you are going to be stoned, it is either you are going to be sacked from the meeting or whatever. You can't go down there and speak evil against the former president and that happens to be the problem. So, you are forced to lie to the grassroots and so we have a serious, serious problem ahead of us," he disclosed.
According to him, the divisions in the NDC spell doom for the party and as a result, maintaining a unified body is the surest way to retain the party in power.
He said the disparity within the governing NDC poses a threat to the party's stability and called on the rank and file of the party to resolve their differences.
Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/ X fm 95.1/Accra/Ghana
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